Number of Recordable Still Photos and Total Movie Recording Time on Memory Cards with EOS 5D Mark III
27-Feb-2012
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Solution
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) | 3.7 | 1930 | 1930(30990) | |||
 (Medium/Fine) | 9.8M | A3 or larger | 3.8 | 1860 | 1860(29800) | |
 (Medium/Normal) | 2.0 | 3430 | 3430(55000) | |||
 (Small/Fine) | 5.5M | A4 or larger | 2.5 | 2810 | 2810(45140) | |
 (Small/Normal) | 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) | |
is suitable for playing the images on a digital photo frame.*2:
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).
| 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 | |
 Full HD (Full High-Definition) recording quality | 
 |  | 16 min. | 32 min. | 1 hr. 4 min. | 235 MB/min. |
|
|  | 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. |
|
| | 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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] :Mainly for motion pictures.*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.