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
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)Quality Approximate Image File Size Built-in memory*1
Recording CapacitySD Memory Card*2
Recording Capacity16M
(4608 x 3456)Fine 5.57 MB 3 shots 2790 shots Normal 3.71 MB 5 shots 4189 shots 3:2
(4608 x 3072)Fine 4.92 MB 4 shots 3159 shots Normal 3.28 MB 6 shots 4738 shots 16:9
(4608 x 2592)Fine 4.10 MB 5 shots 3790 shots Normal 2.75 MB 7 shots 5651 shots 10M
(3648 x 2736)Fine 3.38 MB 6 shots 4598 shots Normal 2.27 MB 9 shots 6847 shots 5M
(2560 x 1920)Fine 1.72 MB 12 shots 9036 shots Normal 1.22 MB 17 shots 12739 shots 3M
(2048 x 1536)Fine 1.25 MB 17 shots 12434 shots Normal 820 KB 26 shots 18954 shots VGA
(640 x 480)
Fine 290 KB 74 shots 53595 shots Normal 240 KB 89 shots 64761 shots Movies : AVI(Motion JPEG) Image
Size/Pixels
(Audio)Approximate Data Rate
(Frame Rate)Maximum
File SizeBuilt-in Memory*1
Recording CapacityContinuous Recording
Time per Movie*3HD
1280×720
(Monaural)30.2 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)4GB or
29 minutes6 seconds*4 17 minutes
9 secondsSTD
640×480
(Monaural)10.6 Megabits / second
(30 frames / second)18 seconds 29 minutes * 1 Built-in memory capacity after formatting(Approx.28.0MB) * 2 Based on 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 The allowable recording time will be shorter if the capacity of the SD 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. • A single movie shoot with the "For YouTube" scene can have a maximum file size of 2048MB or a recording time of up to 15 minutes.