How many images can I record on a memory card?
31-Mar-2009
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Solution
| Recording Pixels | Compression Ratio | Single Image Data Size (Approx. KB) | Number of Recordable Images | |
| 2 GB | 8 GB | |||
 (Large)12M / 4000 x 3000 |  Fine | 3084 | 626 | 2505 |
 Normal | 1474 | 1280 | 5116 | |
 (Medium 1)8M / 3264 x 2448 | Fine | 2060 | 930 | 3721 |
| Normal | 980 | 1920 | 7675 | |
 (Medium 2)5M / 2592 x 1944 | Fine | 1395 | 1365 | 5457 |
| Normal | 695 | 2672 | 10679 | |
 (Medium 3)2M / 1600 x 1200 | Fine | 558 | 3235 | 12927 |
| Normal | 278 | 6146 | 24562 | |
 (Small)0.3M / 640 x 480 | Fine | 150 | 10245 | 40937 |
| Normal | 84 | 15368 | 61406 | |
 (Widescreen)4000 x 2248 | Fine | 2311 | 830 | 3318 |
| Normal | 1105 | 1707 | 6822 | |
- 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 | ||
| 2 GB | 8 GB | ||
 | 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames / sec. | 23 min. 49 sec. | 1 hr. 35 min. 11 sec. |
 | 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames / sec. | 1 hr. 13 min. 10 sec. | 4 hrs. 52 min. 24 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.