Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot SX500 IS / SX160 IS)
Article ID: ART136780 | Date published: 05/13/2015 | Date last updated: 08/15/2015
 

Description

Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot SX500 IS / SX160 IS)

Solution

Still Image

Recording PixelsCompression RatioNumber of Shots per Memory Card (Approx. shots)
8 GB32 GB

(Large)
16M/4608x3456

Super Fine
11314567

Fine
19037684

(Medium 1)
8M/3264x2448

Super Fine
22529094

Fine
372115020

(Medium 2)
2M / 1600x1200

Super Fine
744230040

Fine
1292752176

(Small)
0.3M / 640x480

Super Fine
27291110150

Fine
40937165225

  • These values are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
  • Table values are based on images with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Changing the aspect ratio will enable more shots, because less data is used per image than for 4:3 images. However, with (), 16:9 images have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which requires more data than for 4:3 images

Movie

Image Quality (Recording Pixels, Frame Rate)ContentMemory Card Capacity
8 GB32 GB

1280 x 720 pixels,
25 frames/sec.
For shooting highdefinition (HD) movies.Approx. 49 min. 18 sec.*1Approx. 3 hr. 19 min. 03 sec.*2

640 x 480 pixels,
30 frames/sec.
For shooting standard definition (SD) movies.Approx. 1 hr. 28 min. 59 sec.Approx. 5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.
*1: Approx. 27 min. 28 sec. for iFrame movies
*2: Approx. 1 hr. 50 min. 52 sec. for iFrame movies

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


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8201591400