Acoustic Recording Power Consumption

Power consumption measurements taken using a single SanDisk® 256 GB Extreme 180 MB/s SD card. Power consumption can vary significantly between cards, even among those with similar labels from a single manufacturer.

Table 1. Acoustic Recording Power Consumption by Recording Mode and Sample Rate

Sample Rate (Hz)

Highest Quality Mode

Power (mW)

Low-Power Mode

Power (mW)

8,000

66

45

12,000

69

48

16,000

78

51

22,050

71

67

24,000

74

56

32,000

85

63

44,100

82

70

48,000

84

74

96,000

103

93

Table 2. Expected Recording Time: Default Acoustic Settings, Mono Channel

Battery Configuration

Highest Quality Mode Recording Time (Hours)

Low-Power Mode Recording Time (Hours)

8x Alkaline AA

420

530

6x Lithium-Ion

1,040

1,330