SD Cards and Estimated Capacities for Movies and maximum recording time for the PowerShot SD900.
Depending on the Movie Mode selected will determine the maximum movie clip length. For the 
(Standard) 
(High Resolution) and 
/ 
(Color Accent, and Color Swap) the maximum clip size is 4GB*. For 
(Compact) the maximum clip length is 3 minutes.
* The recording time will vary according to the capacity of the memory card you use. A High Speed memory card is recommended for movie recording.
* Recording will stop after one hour of continuous recording even if the recorded data volume has not reached 4GB.
SD Cards and Estimated Capacities for Movies
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Frame Rate-
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32MB SD Card
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128MB SD Card
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512MB SD Card
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 Standard
/ Color Accent and Color Swap.
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 (640 x 480 pixels)
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30 fps
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14 sec.
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1 min. 4 sec.
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4 min. 9 sec.
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Standard
/ Color Accent and Color Swap.
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(640 x 480 pixels) |
15 fps
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30 sec.
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2 min. 7 sec.
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8 min. 14 sec.
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- Standard
/ Color Accent and Color Swap.
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 (320 x 240 pixels)
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30 fps
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42 sec.
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3 min. 1 sec.
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11 min. 42 sec.
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- Standard
/ Color Accent and Color Swap.
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(320 x 240 pixels) |
15 fps
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1 min. 24 sec.
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5 min. 55 sec.
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22 min. 53 sec.
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 High Resolution |
 (1024 x 768 pixels) |
15 fps
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14 sec.
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1 min. 4 sec.
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4 min. 9 sec.
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 Compact
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 (160 x 120 pixels)
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15 fps
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1min. 47 sec.
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14 min. 29 sec.*
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55 min. 57 sec.*
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*Maximum movie clip length in Fast Frame is 1 min. and in Compact mode is 3 min. The figures above indicate the maximum continuous recording time.
