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Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot SX40 HS / S100)

Content Id: 8201259800


Still Image

Recording PixelsCompression
Ratio
Single Image Data Size
(Approx. KB)
Number of Shots per Memory Card
(Approx. shots)
4 GB16 GB
(Large)
12M / 4000x3000
Fine308412315042
Normal1474251410295
(Medium 1)
6M / 2816x2112
Fine162023209503
Normal780464119007
(Medium 2)
2M / 1600x1200
Fine558635226010
Normal2781206949420
(Small)
0.3M / 640x480
Fine1502011682367
Normal8430174123550

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 Quality
(Recording Pixels, Frame Rate)
ContentMemory Card Capacity
4 GB16 GB
1920 x 1080 pixels,
24 frames/sec.
For shooting Full HD movies.Approx. 14 min. 34 sec.Approx. 59 min. 40 sec.
1280 x 720 pixels,
30 frames/sec.
For shooting highdefinition (HD) movies.Approx. 20 min. 43 sec.*1Approx. 1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.*2
640 x 480 pixels,
30 frames/sec.
For shooting standard definition (SD) movies.Approx. 43 min. 43 sec.Approx. 2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.
*1: Approx. 13 min. 35 sec. for iFrame movies
*2: Approx. 55 min. 38 sec. for iFrame movies

Based on Canon’s testing standards.
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.

Caution

In () and (), black bars appear on the top and bottom of the screen. These areas cannot be recorded.

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