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 SizeBuilt-in memory*1
Recording CapacitymicroSD Memory Card *2
Recording Capacity16M
(4608 x 3456)Fine 5.57 MB 7 shots 2791 shots Normal 3.71 MB 11 shots 4191 shots 3:2
(4608 x 3072)Fine 4.92 MB 8 shots 3160 shots Normal 3.28 MB 12 shots 4740 shots 16:9
(4608 x 2592)Fine 4.10 MB 9 shots 3792 shots Normal 2.75 MB 14 shots 5654 shots 10M
(3648 x 2736)Fine 3.38 MB 12 shots 4600 shots Normal 2.27 MB 18 shots 6849 shots 5M
(2560 x 1920)Fine 1.72 MB 23 shots 9040 shots Normal 1.22 MB 33 shots 12744 shots 3M
(2048 x 1536)Fine 1.25 MB 32 shots 12439 shots Normal 820 KB 49 shots 18962 shots VGA
(640 x 480)
Fine 290 KB 141 shots 53616 shots Normal 240 KB 170 shots 64786 shots Movies : AVI(Motion JPEG) Image Quality
(pixels)Approximate Data Rate
(Frame Rate)MaximumFile SizeBuilt-in Memory*1
Recording CapacityContinuous
Recording Time
per Movie*3HD
1280×72030.2 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)4GB or
29 minutes9 seconds*4 17 minutes
9 secondsSTD
640×48010.6 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)28 seconds 29 minutes * 1 Built-in memory capacity after formatting (Approx.41.0MB) * 2 When using a 16GB microSDHC memory card (SanDisk Corporation). Number of image and recording time values depends on the memory card you are using. * 3 The allowable recording time will be shorter if the capacity of the microSD memory card you are using is smaller than the maximum size of one file. * 4 The data transfer rate of built-in memory is not sufficient for HD movies. Whenever possible use an Ultra High-Speed Type memory card. • 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. • Each movie can be up to 29 minutes long. Movie recording stops automatically after 29 minutes of recording. • The maximum size and of each file with the "For YouTube" scene is 2048MB. The maximum recording time is 15 minutes.