Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot A800)

Solution

Still Image
Recording PixelsCompression
Ratio
Single Image Data
Size (Approx. KB)
Number of Shots per
Memory Card
4 GB16 GB
(Large)
10M / 3648 x 2736
Fine256514716026
Normal1226301712354
(Medium 1)
6M / 2816 x 2112
Fine162023206503
Normal780464119007
(Medium 2)
2 M/1600x1200
Fine558635226010
Normal2781206949420
(Small)
0.3 M/640x480
Fine1502011682367
Normal8430174123550
(Widescreen)
3648x2048
Fine192019788101
Normal918402216473

  • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.

Movie
Image Quality
(Recording Pixels / Frame Rate)
ContentShooting Time
4 GB16 GB
640 x 480 pixels,
30 frames / sec.
The image quality will be higher when compared with , but the recording time will be shorter.Approx. 32 min. 26 sec.Approx. 2 hr. 12 min. 50 sec.
640 x 480 pixels,
30 frames / sec. LP
The image quality will appear coarse when compared with , but you can record approximately twice the length.Approx. 1 hr. 2 min. 51 sec.Approx. 4 hr. 17 min. 23 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. 1 hr. 31 min. 25 sec.Approx. 6 hr. 14 min. 23 sec.

  • 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 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.