General Performance, Recording Conditions, Memory Card
- Q8
- What is the recording capacity of the camera in terms of number of images and movie recording time?
- A8
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) Approximate Image File Size Built-in memory *1
Recording
CapacitymicroSD Memory Card *2
Recording Capacity12M
(4000 x 3000)4.13 MB 7 shots 2286 shots 5M
(2560 x 1920)2.99 MB 14 shots 4283 shots Movies : MOV (H.264/AVC) Image Quality
(pixels)/(Audio)Maximum
File SizeApproximate Data Rate
(Frame Rate)Built-in memory *1
Recording CapacityMaximum Recording
Time with microSD Memory Card *2Full HD (1920×1080)
(Monaural)4 GB or
29 minutes14.2 Megabits/second
(30 frames/second)26 seconds *3 2 hours
14 minutes
55 secondsSTD (640×480)
(Monaural)3.8 Megabits/second
(30 frames/second)1 minute
41 seconds *38 hours
33 minutes
37 secondsHS240 (512×384)
(No audio)40.0 Megabits/second
(240 frames/second)9 seconds *3 48 minutes
5 seconds* 1 Built-in memory capacity after formatting (Approx.49.9MB) * 2 The above values are based on use of a 16GB microSDHC memory card (SanDisk Corporation). The number of images you can save depends on the type of memory card you are using. * 3 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.