Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot SX230 HS / SX220 HS)
31-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/4000×3000 |  Fine | 3084 | 1231 | 5042 |
 Normal | 1474 | 2514 | 10295 | |
 (Medium 1)6M/2816×2112 | Fine | 1620 | 2320 | 9503 |
| Normal | 780 | 4641 | 19007 | |
 (Medium 2)2M/1600×1200 | Fine | 558 | 6352 | 26010 |
| Normal | 278 | 12069 | 49420 | |
 (Small)0.3M/640×480 | Fine | 150 | 20116 | 82367 |
| Normal | 84 | 30174 | 123550 | |
- The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
- The values in the table are based on 4:3 aspect ratio. If the aspect ratio is changed, more images can be shot because the data size per image will be smaller than with 4:3 images. However, since () 16:9 images have a setting of 1920 x 1080 pixels, their data size will be larger than 4:3 images.
) 16:9 images have a setting of 1920 x 1080 pixels, their data size will be larger than 4:3 images.| Image Quality (Recording Pixels / Frame Rate) | Content | Shooting Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | 16 GB | |||
 | 1920×1080 pixels,
24 frames / sec. | For shooting full high-definition movies. | Approx. 14 min. 34 sec. | Approx. 59 min. 40 sec. |
 | 1280×720 pixels,
30 frames / sec. | For shooting high-definition movies. | Approx. 20 min. 43 sec.*1 | Approx. 1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.*2 |
 | 640×480 pixels,
30 frames / sec. | The image quality will
be higher when
compared with ( ), but
the recording time will
be shorter. | Approx. 43 min. 43 sec. | Approx. 2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec. |
| 320×240 pixels,
30 frames / sec. | Since the file size is small, shooting time will increase, but the image quality will decrease. | 1 hr. 58 min. 19 sec. | Approx. 8 hr. 4 min. 30 sec. |
*1: 13 min. 35 sec. for iFrame movies
*2: 55 min. 38 sec. for iFrame movies
- Based on Canon’s testing standards.
- Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shooting in () or (), and approximately 1 hour when shooting in () or ().
) 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 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.
NOTE
In () and (), black bars appear on the sides of the screen. These areas cannot be recorded.
) and (), black bars appear on the sides of the screen. These areas cannot be recorded.