Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot A1200)
28-Jan-2011
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Solution
| Recording Pixels | Compression Ratio | Single Image Data
Size (Approx. KB) | Number of Shots per Memory Card | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | 16 GB | |||
 (Large)12M / 4000 x 3000 |  Fine | 3084 | 1231 | 5042 |
 Normal | 1474 | 2514 | 10295 | |
 (Medium 1)
6M / 2816 x 2112 | FIne | 1620 | 2320 | 9503 |
| Normal | 780 | 4641 | 19007 | |
 (Medium 2)
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) | Content | Shooting Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | 16 GB | |||
 | 1280 x 720 pixels, 24 frames / sec.* | For shooting high-definition movies. | Approx. 26 min. 48 sec. | Approx. 1 hr. 49 min. 48 sec. |
 | 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames / sec. | The image quality will
be higher when
compared with ( ), but
the recording time will
be shorter. | Approx. 50 min. 17 sec. | Approx. 3 hr. 25 min. 54 sec. |
| 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames / sec. | Since the file size is small, shooting time will increase, but the image quality will decrease. | Approx. 3 hr. 2 min. 52 sec. | Approx. 12 hr. 28 min. 47 sec. |
* [Miniature Effect] (
) movies play back at 30 fps.
) movies play back at 30 fps.- Based on Canon’s testing standards.
- Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches approximately 10 minutes when shooting in (), and approximately 1 hour when shooting in () or ().
), and approximately 1 hour when shooting in () or ().- 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.