Number of Recordable Still Photos and Total Movie Recording Time on Memory Cards with EOS 5D Mark III

Last Updated : 27-Feb-2012
Issue Number : 8201378800

Solution

Number of Recordable Still Photos on A Memory Card

Guide to Image-recording Quality Settings (Approx.)

Image Quality		Pixels Recorded (megapixels)	Printing Size	File Size (MB)	Possible Shots	Maximum Burst
JPEG	(Large/Fine)	22M	A2 or larger	7.0	1010	65(16270)
	(Large/Normal)	22M	A2 or larger	3.7	1930	1930(30990)
	(Medium/Fine)	9.8M	A3 or larger	3.8	1860	1860(29800)
	(Medium/Normal)	9.8M	A3 or larger	2.0	3430	3430(55000)
	(Small/Fine)	5.5M	A4 or larger	2.5	2810	2810(45140)
	(Small/Normal)	5.5M	A4 or larger	1.3	5240	5240(83980)
		2.5M	Around 9x13 cm	1.4	5030	5030(80520)
		0.3M	-	0.3	19520	19520(312420)
RAW	(RAW)	22M	A2 or larger	27.1	260	13(18)
	(Medium RAW)	10M	A3 or larger	19.1	370	10(11)
	(Small RAW)	5.5M	A4 or larger	15.1	480	12(15)
RAW+JPEG	+	22M 22M	A2 or larger A2 or larger	27.1+7.0	210	7(7)
	+	10M 22M	A3 or larger A2 or larger	19.1+7.0	270	7(7)
	+	5.5M 22M	A4 or larger A2 or larger	15.1+7.0	320	7(7)

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is suitable for playing the images on a digital photo frame.
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is suitable for emailing the image or using it on a Web site.

and will be in (Fine) quality.
The file size, possible shots, and maximum burst during continuous shooting are based on Canon's testing standards (3:2 aspect ratio, ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using an 8 GB CF card. These figures will vary depending on the subject, card brand, aspect ratio, ISO speed, Picture Style, Custom Functions, and other settings.
The maximum burst applies to [ ] high-speed continuous shooting. Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode 7, 128 GB card based on Canon's testing standards.

REFERENCE

If you select both RAW and JPEG, the same image will be recorded simultaneously to the card in both RAW and JPEG at the imagerecording quality that was set. The two images will be recorded with the same file numbers (file extension .JPG for JPEG and .CR2 for RAW).

Total Movie Recording Time on Memory Cards and Approx. File Size Per Minute

Movie-Recording Size			Total Recording Time (approx.)			File Size (approx.)
Movie-Recording Size	Frame rate (*1)	Compression method (*2)	4 GB Card	8 GB Card	16 GB Card	File Size (approx.)
Full HD (Full High-Definition) recording quality			16 min.	32 min.	1 hr. 4 min.	235 MB/min.
Full HD (Full High-Definition) recording quality			5 min.	11 min.	22 min.	685 MB/min.
HD (High-Definition) recording quality			18 min.	37 min.	1 hr. 14 min.	205 MB/min.
HD (High-Definition) recording quality			6 min.	12 min.	25 min.	610 MB/min.
Standard recording quality			48 min.	1 hr. 37 min.	3 hr. 14 min.	78 MB/min.

*1:Frame rate is the value that indicates the number of frames recorded per second (fps).

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*2:

: Compresses multiple frames at a time efficiently for recording. Since the file size will be smaller than with ALL-I, you can shoot longer.

(I-only) : Compresses one frame at a time for recording. Although the file size will be bigger than with IPB, the movie will be more suited for editing.

NOTE

Even if you shoot a movie exceeding 4 GB, you can keep shooting without interruption. Approx. 30 sec. before the movie reaches the 4 GB file size, the elapsed shooting time or time code displayed in the movie-shooting image will start blinking. If you keep shooting the movie and the file size exceeds 4 GB, a new movie file will be created automatically and the elapsed shooting time or time code will stop blinking. When you play back the movie, you will have to play the individual movie files. Movie files cannot play back consecutively automatically. After the movie playback ends, select the next movie to play.

IMPORTANT

When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card with a fast writing/reading speed as shown below.

- [Compression method: IPB] CF Cards: 10 MB/sec. or faster; SD Cards: 6 MB/sec. or faster

- [Compression method: ALL-I (I-only)] CF Cards: 30 MB/sec. or faster; SD Cards: 20 MB/sec. or faster

If you use a slow-writing card when shooting movies, the movie may not be recorded properly. Also, if you play back a movie on a card with a slow reading speed, the movie may not play back properly.
If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie, you will need an even faster card.
An increase of the camera's internal temperature may cause movie shooting to stop before the maximum recording time shown in the table above.
The maximum recording time of one movie clip is 29 min. 59 sec. If the movie shooting time reaches 29 min. 59 sec., the movie shooting will stop automatically. You can start shooting a movie again by pressing the < > button. (A new movie file starts being recorded.)
Even if [Record func.] is set to [Auto switch card], the card cannot be switched automatically during movie shooting.