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    Battery performance (XA25 / XA20)

    14-May-2013
    8201839300

    Solution

    Recording and playback times given in the following tables are approximate and vary according to recording mode and charging, recording or playback conditions. The effective usage time of the battery pack may decrease when recording in cold surroundings, when using the brighter screen settings, etc.

    XA25
    • Recording AVCHD movies
    Battery packRecording modeRecording (maximum)Recording (typical)*Playback
    OLEDViewfinderOLEDViewfinderOLED
    BP-820
    (Supplied)    		28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) /28 Mbps (59.94P)140 min.140 min.85 min.85 min.220 min.
    24 Mbps LPCM / 24 Mbps150 min.150 min.90 min.90 min.230 min.
    17 Mbps150 min.150 min.90 min.90 min.235 min.
    5 Mbps155 min.155 min.90 min.90 min.240 min.
    BP-828
    (Optional)    		28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) /
    28 Mbps (59.94P)    		210 min.210 min.130 min.130 min.340 min.
    24 Mbps LPCM / 24 Mbps220 min.220 min.135 min.135 min.350 min.
    17 Mbps225 min.220 min.140 min.135 min.350 min.
    5 Mbps230 min.230 min.140 min.140 min.355 min.

    • Recording MP4 movies
    Battery packRecording modeRecording (maximum)Recording (typical)*Playback
    OLEDViewfinderOLEDViewfinderOLED
    BP-820
    (Supplied)    		35 Mbps (59.94P)140 min.140 min.85 min.85 min.220 min.
    24 Mbps160 min.160 min.95 min.95 min.235 min.
    17 Mbps160 min.160 min.95 min.95 min.235 min.
    4 Mbps170 min.170 min.100 min.100 min.245 min.
    3 Mbps170 min.170 min.100 min.100 min.255 min.
    BP-828
    (Optional)    		35 Mbps (59.94P)210 min.210 min.130 min.130 min.340 min.
    24 Mbps240 min.235 min.145 min.145 min.355 min.
    17 Mbps245 min.240 min.145 min.145 min.355 min.
    4 Mbps250 min.250 min.150 min.150 min.370 min.
    3 Mbps260 min.260 min.155 min.155 min.375 min.

    XA20
    • Recording AVCHD movies
    Battery packRecording modeRecording (maximum)Recording (typical)*Playback
    OLEDViewfinderOLEDViewfinderOLED
    BP-820
    (Supplied)    		28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) /28 Mbps (59.94P)145 min.145 min.85 min.85 min.230 min.
    24 Mbps LPCM / 24 Mbps155 min.150 min.90 min.90 min.240 min.
    17 Mbps155 min.155 min.90 min.90 min.245 min.
    5 Mbps155 min.155 min.95 min.90 min.250 min.
    BP-828
    (Optional)    		28 Mbps LPCM (59.94P) /
    28 Mbps (59.94P)    		215 min.215 min.130 min.130 min.350 min.
    24 Mbps LPCM / 24 Mbps230 min.225 min.140 min.140 min.365 min.
    17 Mbps230 min.230 min.140 min.140 min.365 min.
    5 Mbps235 min.235 min.145 min.145 min.370 min.

    • Recording MP4 movies
    Battery packRecording modeRecording (maximum)Recording (typical)*Playback
    OLEDViewfinderOLEDViewfinderOLED
    BP-820
    (Supplied)    		35 Mbps (59.94P)145 min.140 min.85 min.85 min.230 min.
    24 Mbps165 min.165 min.100 min.95 min.245 min.
    17 Mbps165 min.165 min.100 min.100 min.250 min.
    4 Mbps175 min.170 min.100 min.100 min.260 min.
    3 Mbps175 min.175 min.105 min.105 min.265 min.
    BP-828
    (Optional)    		35 Mbps (59.94P)215 min.215 min.130 min.130 min.350 min.
    24 Mbps245 min.245 min.150 min.150 min.370 min.
    17 Mbps245 min.245 min.150 min.150 min.370 min.
    4 Mbps260 min.260 min.155 min.155 min.390 min.
    3 Mbps270 min.270 min.160 min.155 min.400 min.
    *Approximate times for recording with repeated operations such as start/stop, zooming, and power on/off.

    NOTE
    • We recommend that you prepare battery packs to last 2 to 3 times longer than you think you might need.
    The power usage of the video camera will change depending on how it is operated. Actual battery usage times may vary from those shown in the tables above.

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