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

Last Updated : 25-Jan-2011
Issue Number : 8201062900

Solution

Still Image

Recording Pixels	Compression Ratio	Single Image Data Size (Approx. KB)	Number of Shots per Memory Card
Recording Pixels	Compression Ratio	Single Image Data Size (Approx. KB)	4 GB	16 GB
(Large) 10M / 3648 x 2736	Fine	2565	1471	6026
(Large) 10M / 3648 x 2736	Normal	1226	3017	12354
(Medium 1) 6M / 2816 x 2112	Fine	1620	2320	6503
(Medium 1) 6M / 2816 x 2112	Normal	780	4641	19007
(Medium 2) 2 M/1600x1200	Fine	558	6352	26010
(Medium 2) 2 M/1600x1200	Normal	278	12069	49420
(Small) 0.3 M/640x480	Fine	150	20116	82367
(Small) 0.3 M/640x480	Normal	84	30174	123550
(Widescreen) 3648x2048	Fine	1920	1978	8101
(Widescreen) 3648x2048	Normal	918	4022	16473

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)		Content	Shooting Time
Image Quality (Recording Pixels / Frame Rate)		Content	4 GB	16 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.