Battery life

The following lists the battery life(*1) for the built-in rechargeable battery by file format.

REC Mode Recording Playback with the built-in speaker(*2) Playback with external headphones Recording with REC Remote
LPCM 96kHz/24bit Approx. 15 h. Approx. 20 h. Approx. 24 h. Approx. 8 h.
LPCM 44.1kHz/16bit Approx. 30 h. Approx. 24 h. Approx. 30 h. Approx. 15 h.
MP3 320kbps Approx. 30 h. Approx. 24 h. Approx. 30 h. Approx. 15 h.
MP3 192kbps Approx. 30 h. Approx. 24 h. Approx. 30 h. Approx. 15 h.
MP3 128kbps Approx. 30 h. Approx. 24 h. Approx. 30 h. Approx. 15 h.
MP3 48kbps(MONO) Approx. 30 h. Approx. 24 h. Approx. 30 h. Approx. 15 h.
Music file (LPCM 192kHz/24bit) - Approx. 12 h. Approx. 15 h. -
Music file (MP3 128kbps) - Approx. 24 h. Approx. 30 h. -

(h.: hours)

*1 Measured values acquired under our measurement conditions. The battery life may shorten depending on how you operate the IC recorder.

*2 When playing back music through the built-in speaker with the volume level set to 25

Battery charge time

The worn-out battery takes about 3 hours to fully charge.