How many images can I record on a memory card?
29-Jan-2010
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Solution
| Recording Pixels | Compression Ratio | Single Image Data Size (Approx. KB) | Number of Recordable Images | |
| 4 GB | 16 GB | |||
 (Large)12M / 4000 x 3000 |  Fine | 3084 | 1231 | 5042 |
 Normal | 1474 | 2514 | 10295 | |
 (Medium 1)8M / 3264 x 2448 | Fine | 2060 | 1828 | 7487 |
| Normal | 980 | 3771 | 15443 | |
 (Medium 2)5M / 2592 x 1944 | Fine | 1395 | 2681 | 10981 |
| Normal | 695 | 5247 | 21486 | |
 (Medium 3)2M / 1600 x 1200 | Fine | 558 | 6352 | 26010 |
| Normal | 278 | 12069 | 49420 | |
 (Small)0.3M / 640 x 480 | Fine | 150 | 20116 | 82367 |
| Normal | 84 | 30174 | 123550 | |
 (Widescreen)4000 x 2248 | Fine | 2311 | 1630 | 6677 |
| Normal | 1105 | 3352 | 13727 | |
- The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings
| Image Quality (Recording Pixels / Frame Rate) | Shooting Time | ||
| 4 GB | 16 GB | ||
 | 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames / sec. | 32 min. 26 sec. | 2 hrs. 12 min. 50 sec. |
 | 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames / sec. LP | 1 hr. 2 min. 51 sec. | 4 hr. 17 min. 23 sec. |
 | 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames / sec. | 1 hr. 31 min. 25 sec. | 6 hrs. 14 min. 23 sec. |
- Based on Canon's testing standards.
- Recording will automatically stop when either the clip file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches approximately 1 hour.
- Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.