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Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot SX520 HS)

Content Id: 8202111400


Still Image

Recording Pixels Compression Ratio Number of Shots per Memory Card
(Approx. shots)
8 GB32 GB
(Large)
16M / 4608x3456
Super Fine 10584272
Fine 17056883
(Medium 1)
8M / 3264x2448
Super Fine 19968059
Fine 306912391
(Medium 2)
3M / 2048x1536
Super Fine 472319064
Fine 846934184
(Small)
0.3M / 640x480
Super Fine 27291110150
Fine 40937165225

The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
The number of shots at an aspect ratio of 4:3 per memory card is shown. Note that the number of shots available varies by aspect ratio

Movie

Image Quality Recording Time per Memory Card
8 GB32 GB
33 min. 14 sec.2 hr. 14 min. 16 sec.
1 hr. 44 min. 50 sec.7 hr. 03 min. 31 sec.
3 hr. 24 min. 26 sec.13 hr. 45 min. 52 sec.

The values in the table are based on Canon measurement conditions 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 [ ], 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 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.
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