Sony HDR-XR550 User Manual

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Expected recording time of movies

Internal memory

HDR-CX550/CX550V
High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m 

(minute)

Recording mode

Recording time

HDR-CX550

HDR-CX550V

[HD FX]

6 h 5 m

6 h

[HD FH]

7 h 45 m

7 h 40 m

[HD HQ]

15 h 50 m 15 h 35 m

[HD LP]

(5.1ch)

*

25 h 35 m 25 h 15 m

[HD LP]

(2ch)

*

26 h 55 m 26 h 35 m

Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and 

m (minute)

Recording mode

Recording time

HDR-CX550

HDR-CX550V

[STD HQ]

(5.1ch)

*

15 h 50 m 15 h 35 m

[STD HQ]

(2ch)

*

16 h 15 m

16 h 5 m

Internal hard disk

HDR-XR550/XR550V
High definition image quality (HD) in h (hour) and m 

(minute)

Recording mode

Recording time

HDR-XR550

HDR-XR550V

[HD FX]

23 h 22 h 50 m

[HD FH]

29 h 20 m 29 h 10 m

[HD HQ]

59 h 30 m 59 h 20 m

[HD LP]

(5.1ch)

*

96 h 30 m 96 h 10 m

[HD LP]

(2ch)

*

101 h 20 m

101 h

Standard definition image quality (STD) in h (hour) and 

m (minute)

Recording mode

Recording time

HDR-XR550

HDR-XR550V

[STD HQ]

(5.1ch)

*

59 h 40 m 59 h 20 m

[STD HQ]

(2ch)

*

61 h 20 m 61 h 10 m

*

 You can change the recording sound format with 

[AUDIO MODE] (p. 79).

Tips

You can record movies of a maximum of 3,999 

scenes with high definition image quality (HD), 

and 9,999 scenes with standard definition image 

quality (STD).

The maximum continuous recording time of 

movies is approximately 13 hours.

If you want to record up to the maximum 

recording time indicated in the table, you need 

to delete the demonstration movie on your 

camcorder.

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.

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