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Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot SX270 HS / PowerShot SX280 HS)

Content Id: 8201818200


Still Image

Number of 4:3 Shots per Memory Card

Recording PixelsCompression RatioNumber of Shots per Memory Card
(Approx. shots)
8 GB32 GB
(Large)
12M / 4000x3000
Super Fine13795568
Fine21928850
(Medium 1)
6M / 2816x2112
Super Fine24319814
Fine372115020
(Medium 2)
2M / 1600x1200
Super Fine744230040
Fine1292752176
(Small)
0.3M / 640x480
Super Fine27291110150
Fine40937165225

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
1920 x 1080 pixels,*1
60 frames/sec.
30 min. 03 sec.2 hr. 01 min. 27 sec.
1920 x 1080 pixels,*2
30 frames/sec.
43 min. 29 sec. 2 hr. 55 min. 43 sec.
1280 x 720 pixels,
30 frames/sec.
2 hr. 03 min. 55 sec. 8 hr. 20 min. 32 sec.
640 x 480 pixels,
30 frames/sec.
5 hr. 14 min. 34 sec. 21 hr. 10 min. 33 sec.
*1: Available in [ ] mode.
*2: Fine Detail Movie Processing (This function quickly processes a large amount of information, making it possible to record even finer details in 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 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.

Caution

In [ ] [ ] modes, black bars displayed on the top and bottom edges of the screen indicate image areas not recorded.

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