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Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot SX170 IS)

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Still Image

Recording PixelsCompression RatioNumber of Shots per Memory Card
(Approx. shots)
8 GB32 GB
(Large)
16M / 4608x3456
Super Fine11314567
Fine19037684
(Medium 1)
8M / 3264x2448
Super Fine22529094
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
49 min. 15 sec.3 hr. 19 min. 00 sec.
1 hr. 28 min. 53 sec.5 hr. 59 min. 05 sec.

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 (), 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.
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