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Remaining Recording Time/Battery Power

You can check the remaining video recording time on the built-in memory and SD card as well as the remaining battery power.

Press the POWER_BUTTON button.

Power button

Display the remaining recording time.

Remaining Recording Time

The remaining recording time is displayed only in the video recording mode.

Press the POWER_BUTTON button to check the remaining recording time of each recording media.

While the remaining recording time is being displayed, touch the operation button "BATTERY ICON" to display the remaining battery power.

To exit the display, touch the MENU button.

Display the remaining battery power.

Battery Power

To exit the display, press the POWER_BUTTON button or touch the MENU button.

Remaining battery power will not be displayed when the AC adapter is connected.

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  • You can change the video quality from the remaining recording time display.
    Select the video quality with the slider and touch OK .

Approximate Video Recording Time

Quality Built-In Memory
(GZ-MS250)
Built-In Memory
(GZ-MS230)
SDHC Card 4 GB SDHC Card 8 GB SDHC Card 16 GB SDHC Card 32 GB
ULTRA FINE

7 h 30 m

1 h 50 m

56 m

1 h 50 m

3 h 45 m

7 h 30 m

FINE

11 h 20 m

2 h 45 m

1 h 20 m

2 h 50 m

5 h 40 m

11 h 20 m

NORMAL

15 h

3 h 40 m

1 h 45 m

3 h 45 m

7 h 30 m

15 h

ECONOMY

40 h

9 h 50 m

4 h 57 m

10 h

20 h

40 h

Built-in memory applies to GZ-MS230 only.

The actual recording time may shorten depending on the shooting environment.

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Approximate Number of Still Images (Unit: Number of Shots)

Switch Image Size Quality SD Card 256 MB SD Card 512 MB SD Card 1 GB SD Card 2 GB
Still Image

832x624 (4:3)

FINE

970

1950

3950

7590

Still Image

832x624 (4:3)

STANDARD

1450

2930

5930

9999

Video

640x480 (4:3)

FINE

1450

2930

5930

9999

Video

640x480 (4:3)

STANDARD

2080

4180

8480

9999

Video

640x360 (16:9)

FINE

1820

3660

7420

9999

Video

640x360 (16:9)

STANDARD

2430

4880

9890

9999

Up to 9999 still images may be recorded on the built-in memory and SD cards with at least 4 GB capacity (regardless of image size and quality).

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Approximate Recording Time (Using Battery)

Battery Pack Actual Recording Time Continuous Recording Time
BN-VG107U
(Supplied)

50 m

1 h 30 m

BN-VG114U

1 h 40 m

3 h 5 m

BN-VG121U

2 h 35 m

4 h 40 m

The above are values when “LIGHT” is set to “OFF” and “LCD BACKLIGHT” is set to “STANDARD”.

The actual recording time may be shorter if zooming is used or if recording is stopped repeatedly.
(It is recommended to prepare battery packs ready for three times the expected recording time.)

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