Sony DCR-SX85 - Manual (Page 84)


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You can record movies of a maximum of 9,999
scenes.
The maximum continuous recording time of
movies is approximately 13 hours.
Your camcorder uses the VBR (Variable Bit
Rate) format to automatically adjust image
quality to suit the recording scene. This
technology causes fluctuations in the recording
time of the media. Movies containing quickly
moving and complex images are recorded at
a higher bit-rate, and this reduces the overall
recording time.
Memory card
(unit: minute)
HQ SP LP
512MB 6
(5)
9
(5)
20
(10)
1GB 10
(10)
20
(10)
40
(25)
2GB 25
(25)
40
(25)
85
(55)
4GB 55
(50)
80
(50)
170
(110)
8GB 115
(100)
165
(100)
350
(225)
16GB 230
(205)
330
(205)
690
(445)
32GB 465
(415)
670
(415)
1405
(910)
Notes
The recordable time may vary depending on
the recording and subject conditions, [ REC
MODE] (p. 66).
The number in ( ) is the minimum recordable
time.
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Expected number of recordable
photos
Internal recording media (DCR-SX65/
SX85)
You can record the maximum 9,999 photos.
Memory card
VGA(0.3M)
512MB 2800
1GB 5700
2GB 11500
4GB 22500
8GB 46500
16GB 91000
32GB 185000
The indicated number of recordable photos on
a memory card is based on the maximum image
size of your camcorder. The actual number
of recordable photos is displayed on the LCD
screen during recording (p. 93).
The maximum number of recordable photos
on a memory card may vary depending on the
recording conditions.
Tips
You can also use memory card with a capacity
of under 512 MB for recording photos.
The following list shows the average bit-rate, the
recording pixels, and the aspect ratio of each
movie recording mode.
HQ: Approx. 9Mbps 720 pixels ×
480 pixels/16:9, 4:3
SP: Approx. 6Mbps 720 pixels ×
480 pixels/16:9, 4:3
LP: Approx. 3Mbps 720 pixels ×
480 pixels/16:9, 4:3
The photo recording pixels and the aspect ratio.
Photo recording mode:
640 dots × 480 dots/4:3
640 dots × 360 dots/16:9
Capturing a photo from a movie:
640 dots × 360 dots/16:9
640 dots × 480 dots/4:3
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