Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card

Solution

Still Image
Recording PixelsCompression RatioNumber of Shots per Memory Card
(Approx. shots)
8 GB32 GB
(Large)
12M / 4000 x 3000
Super Fine13795568
Fine21928850
(Medium 1)
6M / 2816 x 2112
Super Fine24319814
Fine372115020
(Medium 2)
2M / 1600 x 1200
Super Fine744230040
Fine1292752176
(Small)
0.3M / 640 x 480
Super Fine27291110150
Fine40937165225
RAW Images
PowerShot S110 : 4160 x 3124
PowerShot SX50 HS / PowerShot G15 : 4000 x 3000
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  • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
  • The values in the table are based on 4:3 aspect ratio. If the aspect ratio is changed, more images can be shot because the data size per image will be smaller than with 4:3 images. However, since [ ] 16:9 images have a setting of 1920 x 1080 pixels, their data size will be larger than 4:3 images.

Movie
Image QualityRecording Time per Memory Card
8 GB32 GB
29 min. 39 sec.1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec.
42 min. 11 sec.*12 hr. 50 min. 19 sec.*2
1 hr. 28min. 59s ec.5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.
*1: 27 min. 39 sec. for iFrame movies
*2: 1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec. for iFrame movies

  • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
  • Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shooting in () or (), and approximately 1 hour when shooting in ().
  • Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.
NOTE
In () and (), black bars appear on the top and bottom of the screen. These areas cannot be recorded.