General Performance, Recording Conditions, Memory Card
- Q1
- What is the recording capacity of the camera in terms of number of images and movie recording time?
- A1
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The following shows the number of image and the movie recording time capacities for built-in memory and a memory card. Note that these values are approximate, and may be different depending on individual file size. Snapshots : JPEG (Exif Ver.2.3) Image Size (pixels) Image
QualityApproximate Image File Size Built-in Memory 52.2MB *1 SD Memory Card 16GB *2 16M
(4608 x 3456)Fine 10.71 MB 3 shots 1072 shots Normal 5.57 MB 5 shots 1654 shots 3:2
(4608 x 3072)Fine 9.43 MB 4 shots 1214 shots Normal 4.92 MB 6 shots 1873 shots 16:9
(4608 x 2592)Fine 7.83 MB 5 shots 1466 shots Normal 4.1 MB 7 shots 2221 shots 10M
(3648 x 2736)Fine 6.4 MB 6 shots 1787 shots Normal 3.38 MB 9 shots 2728 shots 5M
(2560 x1920)Fine 2.99 MB 10 shots 2990 shots Normal 1.72 MB 14 shots 4283 shots 3M
(2048 x 1536)Fine 2.0 MB 15 shots 4669 shots Normal 1.25 MB 22 shots 6533 shots VGA
(640 x 480)Fine 430 KB 67 shots 19683 shots Normal 290 KB 91 shots 26809 shots 
Movies *5: MOV (H.264/AVC) Movie
ModeImage Quality
(Pixels) / (Audio)Approximate Data Rate
(Frame Rate)Approximate Recording Time for Built-in Memory 52.2MB *1 Approximate Recording Time for SD Memory Card 16GB *2 FHD/
STD
FHD 1920×1080)
(Stereo)14.2 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)27 seconds 35 minutes
59 secondsHD (1280×720)
(Stereo) *410.9 Megabits / second
(15 frames / second)35 seconds 46 minutes
54 secondsSTD (640×480)
(Stereo)3.9 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)1 minute
41 seconds2 hours
12 minutes
54 secondsHS HS120 (640×480)
(No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(120 frames / second)9 seconds 12 minutes
55 secondsHS240 (512×384)
(No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(240 frames / second)9 seconds 12 minutes
58 secondsHS480 (224×160)
(No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(480 frames / second)9 seconds 13 minutes
2 secondsHS1000 (224×64)
(No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(1000 frames / second)10 seconds 13 minutes
10 secondsHS30-120
(640×480)
(Audio recording at 30fps only)10.4 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)
40.4 Megabits / second
(120 frames / second)38 seconds *3 49 minutes
57 seconds *3HS30-240
(512×384)
(Audio recording at 30fps only)5.4 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)
40.4 Megabits / second
(240 frames / second)1 minute
13 seconds *31 hour
36 minutes
54 seconds *3
Movies *5: MOV (H.264/AVC) Movie
ModeImage Quality
(Pixels) / (Audio)Approximate Data Rate
(Frame Rate)Approximate Recording Time for Built-in Memory 52.2MB *1 SD Memory Card
(Maximum recording time per recording)YouTube
Capture
ModeYouTube (HS120)
(640×480) (No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(120 frames / second)9 seconds 3 minutes
45 secondsYouTube (HS240)
(512×384) (No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(240 frames / second)9 seconds 1 minute
52 secondsYouTube (HS480)
(224×160) (No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(480 frames / second)9 seconds 56 seconds YouTube (HS1000)
(224×64) (No audio)40.0 Megabits / second
(1000 frames / second)10 seconds 27 seconds YouTube (HS30-120)
(640×480) (Audio recording at 30fps only)10.4 Megabits/ second
(30 frames / second)
40.4 Megabits / second
(120 frames / second)38 seconds *3 15 minutes *3 YouTube (HS30-240)
(512×384) (Audio recording at 30fps only)5.4 Megabits/ second
(30 frames / second)
40.4 Megabits / second
(240 frames / second)1 minute
13 seconds *315 minutes *3 YouTube (FHD)
(1920×1080) (Stereo)14.2 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)27 seconds 15 minutes YouTube (STD)
(640×480) (Stereo)3.9 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)1 minute
41 seconds15 minutes * 1 Built-in memory capacity after formatting * 2 The above values are based on use of a 16GB SDHC memory card (SanDisk Corporation). The number of images you can save depends on the type of memory card you are using. * 3 Recordable time when the entire movie is recorded at 30 fps. Recording time is shorter if the 30 fps frame rate is switched to 120 fps or 240 fps during recording. * 4 "HD" appears in place of "FHD" when you are shooting with "HDR Art". * 5 Recording capacity or time becomes the following in the case of continuous movie recording.
- Up to 4GB for a single continuous recording.
- Maximum recording times for all models besides Japan and North America models is 29 minutes.• Snapshot and movie recording capacity values are approximate and intended for reference only. Actual capacity depends on image contents.
• File size and data rate values are approximate and intended for reference only. Actual values depend on the type of image being shot. • When using a memory card with a different capacity, calculate the number of images as a percentage of 16GB. • The time it takes to play back a high speed movie will be different from the time it takes to record it. If you record a 240 fps high speed movie for 10 seconds, for example, it will take 80 seconds to play it back. • A slow memory card can take too much time to record data when shooting a movie, resulting in breaks in the image and/or audio.