Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot D20)
23-Feb-2012
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Solution
| Resolution (Pixels) | No. Shots per Memory Card (Approx.) | |
|---|---|---|
| 8GB | 32 GB | |
 (Large) 12M/4000x3000 | 2505 | 10115 |
 (Medium 1) 6M/2816x2112 | 4723 | 19064 |
 (Medium 2) 2M/1600x1200 | 12927 | 52176 |
 (Small) 0.3M/640x480 | 40937 | 165225 |
- These values are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
- Table values are based on images with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Changing the aspect ratio will enable more shots, because less data is used per image than for 4:3 images. However, with (), 16:9 images have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which requires more data than for 4:3 images
| Image Quality | Recording Time per Memory Card | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 GB | 32 GB | |
 | 29 min. 39 sec. | 1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec. |
 | 42 min. 11 sec.*1 | 2 hr. 50 min. 19 sec.*2 |
 | 1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec. | 5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec. |
 | 26 min. 24 sec. | 1 hr. 46 min. 35 sec. |
 | 52 min. 28 sec. | 3 hr. 31 min. 49 sec. |
*2: 1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec. for iFrame movies.
- These values are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
- Recording will automatically stop when the file size of an individual clip being recorded reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds (for () or () movies) or approximately 1 hour (for () movies).
- On some memory cards, recording may stop before the maximum clip length has been reached. Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.