Approximate shooting time and card capacities for movie files using the PowerShot SX20 IS.
| Article ID: ART132074 |
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Date published: 05/12/2015 |
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Date last updated: 08/17/2015 |
Solution
Approximate movie file bit rates
Estimated Card Capacities for Movies:
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Recording Pixels
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Frame Rate per second
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Movie size (KB/sec.)
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2 GB
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8 GB
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1280 x 720
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30
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3.041 KB/sec.
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10 min. 33 sec.
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42 min. 11 sec.
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640 x 480
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30
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1,402 KB/sec.
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22 min. 45 sec.
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1 hr. 30 min. 57 sec.
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320 x 240
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30
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480 KB/sec.
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1 hr. 4 min. 1 sec.
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4 hrs. 15 min. 51 sec.
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For 1280 x 720 High Definition the maximum clip length is approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory card are recommended.
The maximum movie clip size is 4 GB. Even before the recording size reaches 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the recording time reaches one hour. Depending on the memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches 1 hour.
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