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"Cyber-shot"

Media Capacity	VGA	XGA	SXGA	2Megapixel	3Megapixel	4Megapixel
16GB	97,646	40,686	24,411	16,274	10,171	8,137
8GB	48,166	20,069	12,041	8,027	5,017	4,013
4GB	24,014	10,006	6,003	4,002	2,501	2,001
2GB	12,154	5,064	3,038	2,025	1,266	1,012
1GB	5,928	2,470	1,482	988	617	494
512MB	2,904	1,210	726	484	302	242
256MB	1,428	595	357	238	148	119
128MB	790	343	202	133	82	65
64MB	394	171	101	66	41	32
32MB	196	85	50	33	20	16

Media Capacity	5Megapixel	6Megapixel	7Megapixel	8Megapixel	10Megapixel	12Megapixel
16GB	6,340	6,027	5,085	4,981	4,001	3,321
8GB	3,127	2,973	2,508	2,457	1,974	1,638
4GB	1,559	1,482	1,250	1,225	984	816
2GB	789	750	633	620	498	413
1GB	384	365	308	302	242	201
512MB	188	179	151	148	119	98
256MB	92	88	74	72	58	48
128MB	51	48	41	40	32	26
64MB	25	24	20	20	16	13
32MB	12	12	10	10	8	6

This shows a number of photos to be recorded when using a Sony "Cyber-shot".
Exact number of images to be recorded may vary by devices.
Before purchasing, please check if the capacity of Memory Stick™ is compatible with your devices. Using incompatible media may cause data loss or corruption. Refer to the instruction manual of each product or device used.

"α"[DSLR-A100]

	S (2.5M)		M (5.6M)		L (10M)
Media Capacity	Standard	Fine	Standard	Fine	Standard	Fine	RAW+ JPEG	RAW
8GB	9,729	6,688	4,936	3,234	2,915	1,873	402	513
4GB	4,850	3,334	2,460	1,612	1,453	933	200	255
2GB	2,454	1,687	1,245	815	735	471	100	128
1GB	1,196	822	606	397	358	229	48	62
512MB	586	402	296	194	174	112	23	30

This shows a number of photos to be recorded when using a Sony "a" digital SLR camera.
Exact number of images to be recorded may vary by devices.

"α"[DSLR-A700]

	L (12M)
Media Capacity	Standard	Fine	Extra Fine	cRAW+ JPEG	RAW+ JPEG	CRAW	RAW
32GB	7,895	5,381	2,883	1,640	1,236	2,361	1,605
16GB	4,011	2,727	1,461	831	626	1,196	813
8GB	1,973	1,344	720	410	309	590	401
4GB	982	669	358	204	153	293	199
2GB	496	338	180	103	77	148	100
1GB	245	167	89	51	38	73	50
512MB	120	81	43	24	18	35	24

	L (10M)
Media Capacity	Standard	Fine	Extra Fine	cRAW+ JPEG	RAW+ JPEG	CRAW	RAW
32GB	9,002	6,214	3,379	1,710	1,275	2,361	1,605
16GB	4,562	3,149	1,712	867	646	1,196	813
8GB	2,250	1,553	844	427	318	590	401
4GB	1,120	773	420	212	158	293	199
2GB	565	390	212	107	80	148	100
1GB	280	193	105	53	39	73	50
512MB	136	94	51	25	19	35	24

	M (5.4M)					M (6.4M)
Media Capacity	Standard	Fine	Extra Fine	cRAW+ JPEG	RAW+ JPEG	Standard	Fine	Extra Fine	cRAW+ JPEG	RAW+ JPEG
32GB	13,761	10,034	5,733	1,911	1,384	-	-	-	1,863	1,358
16GB	6,974	5,085	2,905	968	701	6,258	4,478	2,516	944	688
8GB	3,439	2,508	1,433	477	345	3,087	2,208	1,240	465	339
4GB	1,712	1,248	713	237	172	1,536	1,099	617	231	169
2GB	865	630	360	120	86	776	555	311	117	85
1GB	429	312	178	59	43	385	275	154	57	42
512MB	209	152	87	29	21	188	134	75	28	20

	S (2.5M)					S (3.0M)
Media Capacity	Standard	Fine	Extra Fine	cRAW+ JPEG	RAW+ JPEG	Standard	Fine	Extra Fine	cRAW+ JPEG	RAW+ JPEG
32GB	20,069	15,537	9,444	2,049	1,455	18,176	13,961	8,233	2,019	1,439
16GB	10,170	7,874	4,786	1,038	737	9,211	7,075	4,172	1,023	729
8GB	5,016	3,883	2,360	512	363	4,543	3,489	2,057	504	359
4GB	2,497	1,933	1,175	255	181	2,262	1,737	1,024	251	179
2GB	1,262	977	593	128	91	1,142	877	517	126	90
1GB	625	484	294	63	45	566	435	256	62	44
512MB	305	236	143	31	22	276	212	125	30	21

This shows a number of photos to be recorded when using a Sony "α" digital SLR camera.
Exact number of images to be recorded may vary by devices.

Memory Stick™ Camcorder (2008 DVD/HDD/Memory Stick™ model)

Media Capacity	W0.2M	VGA	W0.7M	1M	1.7M	1.9M	W2.1M	2.2M	W2.3M	W3M	4M	5.7M	6.1M	W7.6M	10.2M
16GB	115,000	94,000	39,500	29,500	17,500	15,500	14,500	14,500	14,500	10,000	7,700	6,000	5,700	5,000	3,800
8GB	59,000	47,000	19,500	14,500	8,700	7,900	7,400	7,400	7,400	5,100	3,850	3,000	2,850	2,500	1,900
4GB	29,000	23,000	9,700	7,200	4,300	3,850	3,600	3,600	3,600	2,500	1,900	1,450	1,350	1,200	930
2GB	14,500	11,500	4,950	3,700	2,200	1,950	1,850	1,850	1,850	1,250	970	760	710	630	475
1GB	7,200	5,800	2,400	1,800	1,050	960	900	900	900	630	475	370	345	310	230
512MB	3,500	2,800	1,150	880	520	465	440	440	440	305	225	175	165	150	110
256MB	1,600	1,300	540	405	240	215	200	200	200	140	105	83	78	69	52

Exact number of images to be recorded may vary by devices.

MPEG-4

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate Resolution	Video	384kbps	768kbps
Bit Rate Resolution	Audio	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)
Resolution	(Dot)	320 x 240	320 x 240
Frame Rate	(fps)	15	30
Media Capacity	16GB	69h10m	39h 30m
	8GB	34h	19h 30m
	4GB	17h	9h 40m
	2GB	8h 30m	4h 50m
	1GB	4h 10m	2h 20m
	512MB	2h	1h 10m
	256MB	55m	30m
	128MB	30m	15m
	64MB	15m	9m
	32MB	8m	4m

Recording time varies depending on the device used. For details, refer to the instructional manual of your device.

H.264/AVC (Main Profile)

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate Resolution	Video	384kbps	768kbps	1000kbps	3000kbps
Bit Rate Resolution	Audio	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)
Resolution	(Dot)	320 x 240	320 x 240	480 x 270	720 x 480
Frame Rate	(fps)	30	30	30	30
Media Capacity	16GB	68h 20m	39h 20m	31h 10m	11h 20m
	8GB	33h 40m	19h 20m	15h 20m	5h 30m
	4GB	16h 40m	9h 40m	7h 40m	2h 40m
	2GB	8h 30m	4h 50m	3h 50m	1h 20m
	1GB	4h 10m	2h 20m	1h 50m	40m
	512MB	2h	1h 10m	50m	20m
	256MB	55m	30m	27m	9m
	128MB	30m	19m	15m	5m
	64MB	15m	9m	7m	2m
	32MB	8m	4m	3m	1m

The above table shows approximate recording time based on calculations used to record a 10-minute file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1" software.
When converting a file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1", the maximum recording time available per file on your computer is 390 minutes. (160 minutes in 3000kbps)
Recording time varies depending on the device used. For details, refer to the instructional manual of your device.
When converting a file with "Image Converter 3 ver.3.0", the bit rate resolution (video) available are 384kbps and 768kbps.

H.264/AVC (Baseline Profile)

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate Resolution	Video	384kbps	384kbps	768kbps
Bit Rate Resolution	Audio	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)
Resolution	(Dot)	320 x 240	320 x 240	320 x 240
Frame Rate	(fps)	15	30	30
Media Capacity	16GB	69h 30m	68h 30m	40h 10m
	8GB	34h 20m	33h 50m	19h 40m
	4GB	17h 00m	16h 50m	9h 50m
	2GB	8h 30m	8h 30m	5h 00m
	1GB	4h 10m	4h 10m	2h 20m
	512MB	2h	2h	1h 10m
	256MB	55m	55m	30m
	128MB	30m	30m	15m
	64MB	15m	15m	9m
	32MB	8m	8m	4m

The above table shows approximate recording time based on calculations used to record a 10-minute file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1" software.
When converting a file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1", the maximum recording time available per file on your computer is 390 minutes. (160 minutes in 3000kbps)
Recording time varies depending on the device used. For details, refer to the instructional manual of your device.
When converting a file with "Image Converter 3 ver.3.0", the bit rate resolution (video) available are 384kbps and 768kbps.

"Cyber-shot"

(h = hours, m = minutes, s = seconds)

	QCIF (Video Mail)*	CIF	HQ	VX Standard*	VX Fine*
16GB	195h17m34s	48h49m23s	12h12m20s	12h12m20s	3h23m25s
8GB	96h19m59s	24h04m59s	6h01m14s	6h01m14s	1h40m20s
4GB	48h01m45s	12h00m26s	3h00m06s	3h00m06s	50m01s
2GB	24h18m30s	6h04m37s	1h31m09s	1h31m09s	25m19s
1GB	11h51m25s	2h57m51s	44m27s	44m27s	12m21s
512MB	5h48m33s	1h27m08s	21m47s	21m47s	6m03s
256MB	2h51m25s	42m51s	10m42s	10m42s	2m58s
128MB	1h34m49s	23m42s	5m55s	5m55s	1m30s
64MB	47m18s	11m44s	2m57s	2m57s	49s
32MB	23m34s	5m53s	1m23s	1m23s	24s

* MPEG VX Fine, MPEG VX Standard and Video Mail are Sony MPEG movie recording mode for "Cyber-shot".

Recording time varies depending on the device used. For details, refer to the instruction manual of your device.
Before purchasing, please check if the capacity of Memory Stick™ is compatible with your devices. Using incompatible media may cause data loss or corruption. Refer to the instruction manual of each product or device used.

Memory Stick™ Camcorder (2008 Model)

(h = hours, m = minutes)

	Standard Definition			High Definition
Media Capacity	LP mode/3Mbps	SP mode/6Mbps	HQ mode/9Mbps	LP mode/5Mbps	SP mode/7Mbps	HQ mode/9Mbps	XP mode/15Mbps
16GB	10h 55m	5h 40m	3h 50m	5h 55m	4h 40m	3h 50m	1h 50m
8GB	5h 25m	2h 50m	1h 55m	3h	2h 20m	1h 55m	55m
4GB	2h 40m	1h 20m	55m	1h 25m	1h 5m	55m	25m
2GB	1h 20m	40m	25m	40m	30m	25m	10m
1GB	35m	20m	10m	20m	15m	10m	6m
512MB	15m	9m	6m

Recording time may vary depending on the device used. For details, refer to the instruction manual of your device.

Music Recording Time

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate		32kbps	48kbps	64kbps	66kbps
Media Capacity	16GB	1072h	738h 50m	554h 20m	545h 39m
	8GB	528h 50m	364h 30m	273h 30m	269h 10m
	4GB	226h 20m	183h 30m	138h	135h 20m
	2GB	133h 50m	92h 10m	69h 10m	68h
	1GB	65h 10m	44h 50m	33h 40m	33h 10m
	512MB	32h	22h	16h 30m	16h 10m
	256MB	15h 30m	10h 40m	8h	7h 50m
	128MB	8h 30m	5h 50m	4h 20m	4h
	64MB	4h 15m	2h 50m	2h 10m	2h
	32MB	2h	1h 25m	1h 5m	1h

Bit Rate		96kbps	105kbps	128kbps	132kbps
Media Capacity	16GB	373h 40m	346h 10m	281h 40m	272h 40m
	8GB	184h 20m	170h 50m	139h	134h 30m
	4GB	92h 40m	86h	69h 50m	67h 40m
	2GB	46h 30m	43h 10m	34h 50m	34h
	1GB	22h 30m	21h	16h 50m	16h 30m
	512MB	11h	10h 10m	8h 20m	8h
	256MB	5h 20m	5h	4h	3h 50m
	128MB	2h 50m	2h 40m	2h	2h
	64MB	1h 25m	1h 20m	1h	1h
	32MB	40m	40m	30m	30m

Bit Rate		160kbps	192kbps	256kbps	320kbps
Media Capacity	16GB	224h 40m	187h 50m	141h 30m	112h 20m
	8GB	110h 50m	92h 40m	69h 50m	55h 30m
	4GB	55h 40m	46h 30m	35h	27h 50m
	2GB	27h 50m	23h 20m	17h 30m	13h 50m
	1GB	13h 30m	11h 20m	8h 30m	6h 40m
	512MB	6h 30m	5h 30m	4h 10m	3h 10m
	256MB	3h 10m	2h 40m	2h	1h 30m
	128MB	1h 40m	1h 20m	1h	48m
	64MB	50m	40m	30m	24m
	32MB	25m	20m	15m	12m

Bit Rate		352kbps
Media Capacity	16GB	102h 20m
	8GB	50h 30m
	4GB	25h 20m
	2GB	12h 40m
	1GB	6h 10m
	512MB	3h
	256MB	1h 20m
	128MB	40m
	64MB	20m
	32MB	10m

Recording time may vary depending on the device used, codec and music software.

Usable Capacity

Media Capacity	User Capacity
16GB	14.9GB
8GB	7.35GB
4GB	3.66GB
2GB	1.85GB
1GB	940MB
512MB	460MB
256MB	220MB
128MB	123MB
64MB	61MB
32MB	30MB

User capacities are approximate.
The actual usable capacity of Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick PRO™ is different from that of Memory Stick Micro™ due to the difference of the inside devices and system designs.

"Cyber-shot"

Media Capacity	VGA	XGA	SXGA	2M	3M	4M	5M	6M	7M	8M	10M	12M
16GB	97,646	40,686	24,411	16,274	10,171	8,137	6,340	6,027	5,085	4,981	4,001	3,321
8GB	48,166	20,069	12,041	8,027	5,017	4,013	3,127	2,973	2,508	2,457	1,974	1,638
4GB	24,014	10,006	6,003	4,002	2,501	2,001	1,559	1,482	1,250	1,225	984	816
2GB	12,154	5,064	3,038	2,025	1,266	1,012	789	750	633	620	498	412
1GB	5,757	2,399	1,439	959	599	479	373	355	299	293	235	195
512MB	2,877	1,199	719	479	299	239	186	177	149	146	117	97
256MB	1,405	585	351	234	146	117	91	86	73	71	57	47

This shows a number of photos to be recorded when using a Sony "Cyber-shot".
Exact number of images to be recorded may vary by devices.

Mobile phone

Media Capacity	VGA	1Megapixel	2Megapixel	3Megapixel
16GB	244,109	97,643	48,822	23,248
8GB	120,413	48,165	24,083	11,468
4GB	59,949	23,979	11,990	5,709
2GB	30,301	12,120	6,060	2,886
1GB	14,397	5,759	2,879	1,371
512MB	7,197	2,879	1,439	685
256MB	3,517	1,407	703	335

This shows a number of photos to be recorded when using a Sony Ericsson mobile phone.
Exact number of images to be recorded may vary by devices.

MPEG-4

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate Resolution	Video	384kbps	768kbps
Bit Rate Resolution	Audio	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)
Media Capacity	4GB	17h	9h 40m
	2GB	8h 30m	4h 50m
	1GB	4h	2h 20m
	512MB	2h	1h 10m
	256MB	50m	30m

H.264/AVC (Main Profile)

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate Resolution	Video	384kbps	768kbps	1000kbps	3000kbps
Bit Rate Resolution	Audio	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)
Media Capacity	4GB	16h 40m	9h 40m	7h 40m	2h 40m
	2GB	8h 30m	4h 50m	3h 50m	1h 20m
	1GB	4h	2h 10m	1h 50m	40m
	512MB	2h	1h	50m	20m
	256MB	50m	30m	20m	8m

The above table shows approximate recording time based on calculations used to record a 10-minute file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1" software.
When converting a file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1", the maximum recording time available per file on your computer is 390 minutes. (160 minutes in 3000kbps)
Recording time varies depending on the device used. For details, refer to the instructional manual of your device.
When converting a file with "Image Converter 3 ver.3.0", the bit rate resolution (video) available are 384kbps and 768kbps.

H.264/AVC (Baseline Profile)

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate Resolution	Video	384kbps	768kbps
Bit Rate Resolution	Audio	128kbps (stereo)	128kbps (stereo)
Media Capacity	4GB	16h 50m	9h 50m
	2GB	8h 30m	5h
	1GB	4h	2h 20m
	512MB	2h	1h 10m
	256MB	50m	30m

The above table shows approximate recording time based on calculations used to record a 10-minute file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1" software.
When converting a file using "Image Converter 3 ver.3.1", the maximum recording time available per file on your computer is 390 minutes. (160 minutes in 3000kbps)
Recording time varies depending on the device used. For details, refer to the instructional manual of your device.
When converting a file with "Image Converter 3 ver.3.0", the bit rate resolution (video) available are 384kbps and 768kbps.

Music Recording Time

(h = hours, m = minutes)

Bit Rate		MP3 128kbps	AAC 96kbps	AAC+ 56kbps	eAAC+ 32kbps
Media Capacity	16GB	271h 12m	361h 36m	614h 4m	1,084h 52m
	8GB	133h 44m	178h 20m	302h 52m	535h 8m
	4GB	66h 36m	88h 48m	150h 48m	266h 24m
	2GB	33h 40m	44h 52m	76h 12m	134h 40m
	1GB	15h 56m	21h 16m	36h 12m	63h 56m
	512MB	7h 56m	10h 36m	18h 4m	31h 56m
	256MB	3h 52m	5h 12m	8h 48m	15h 36m

Recording time may vary depending on the device used, codec and music software.

Usable Capacity

Media Capacity	User Capacity
16GB	14.9GB
8GB	7.35GB
4GB	3.66GB
2GB	1.85GB
1GB	900MB
512MB	450MB
256MB	220MB

The usable capacity of Memory Stick Micro™ is different from that of Memory Stick™ and Memory Stick PRO™ due to the difference of the inside devices and system designs.