Sony VRD-P1 - Manual (Page 12)

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Disc space (recordable time) available for recording videos
Available recording time of video on a disc depends on the Handycam  REC mode setting.
High Definition (HD) Standard Definition (SD)
REC mode Recordable time* REC mode Recordable time*
HD FH approx. 30 minutes STD HQ/HQ approx. 1 hour
HD HQ approx. 55 minutes SP approx. 1 hour 30
minutes
HD SP approx. 1 hour 10
minutes
LP approx. 3 hours
HD LP approx. 1 hour 35
minutes
* Single disc
Hints
When down-converting to SD (Standard Definition) with an appropriate Handycam  model, you can
record up to approx. 2 hours 40 minutes on a disc. (Picture quality may depend on the recording time.)
Available REC modes vary between Handycam  models.
Time required for recording
When recording video, the length of time required for recording depends on the model of
Handycam  , the REC mode setting used to shoot the video and the number of scenes the
video contains. Typically, more time is required to record videos onto a disc if the video has
been recorded at a higher image quality (bit rate) setting. Down-converting to SD (Standard
Definition) video takes more than the actual video time.
Recording HD (High Definition) video or SD
(Standard Definition) video as is
approx. 20 minutes ~ 1 hour
Down-converting to SD (Standard Definition) video approx. 1 hour 5 minutes ~ 3 hours
Notes
You cannot record HD (High Definition) video taken in REC mode at a bit rate exceeding 18Mbps, such
as in [HD FX] mode (for example, High Definition Handycam  ) in AVCHD format.
If the time of a scene exceeds the disc’s capacity, recording will not be possible. In this case, divide the
scene using the edit function of the Handycam  .
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Video Lengths and Recording Time