Number of Recordable Still Photos and Total Movie Recording Time on Memory Cards with EOS 7D

Last Updated : 17-Sep-2009
Issue Number : 8200627400

Solution

Number of Recordable Still Photos on A Memory Card

Guide to Image-recording Quality Settings (Approx.)

Quality		Pixels (megapixels)	Printing Size	File Size (MB)	Possible Shots	Maximum Burst
JPEG	(Large/Fine)	Approx. 17.9 (17.9M)	A2 or larger	6.6	593	94(126)
	(Large/Normal)	Approx. 17.9 (17.9M)	A2 or larger	3.3	1169	469(1169)
	(Medium/Fine)	Approx. 8.0 (8.0M)	Around A3	3.5	1122	454(1122)
	(Medium/Normal)	Approx. 8.0 (8.0M)	Around A3	1.8	2178	2178(2178)
	(Small/Fine)	Approx. 4.5 (4.5M)	Around A4	2.2	1739	1739(1739)
	(Small/Normal)	Approx. 4.5 (4.5M)	Around A4	1.1	3297	3297(3297)
RAW	(RAW)	Approx. 17.9 (17.9M)	A2 or larger	25.1	155	15(15)
	(Middle RAW)	Approx. 10.1 (10M)	Around A3	17.1	229	24(24)
	(Small RAW)	Approx. 4.5 (4.5M)	Around A4	11.4	345	38(38)
RAW+JPEG	+	Approx. 17.9 Approx. 17.9	A2 or larger A2 or larger	25.1+6.6	122	6(6)
	+	Approx. 10.1 Approx. 17.9	Around A3 A2 or larger	17.1+6.6	164	6(6)
	+	Approx. 4.5 Approx. 17.9	Around A4 A2 or larger	11.4+6.6	217	6(6)

Figures for the file size, possible shots, and maximum burst during continuous shooting are based on Canon's testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using a 4GB card. These figures will vary depending on the subject, card brand, ISO speed, Picture Style, Custom Functions, etc.
The maximum burst applies to high-speed continuous shooting. Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 4GB card based on Canon's testing standards.

IMPORTANT

If you select both RAW and JPEG, the same image will be recorded simultaneously to the card in both types at the selected image-recording quality. The two images will be saved in the same folder with the same file numbers (file extension .JPG for JPEG and .CR2 for RAW).

Total Movie Recording Time on Memory Cards and Approx. File Size Per Minute

Movie-recording Size	Total Recording Time		File Size
	4GB Card	16GB Card
Full HD (Full High-Definition) recording quality [1920×1080]	12 min.	49 min.	330 MB/min.


HD (High-Definition) recording quality [1280×720]	12 min.	49 min.	330 MB/min.

Standard recording quality [640×480]	24 min.	1 hr. 39 min.	165 MB/min.

NOTE

After you start shooting a movie, the movie shooting will stop automatically if the file size reaches 4 GB or if the movie time reaches 29 min. 59 sec. To shoot a movie again, press the < START/STOP > button. (A new movie file starts being recorded.)
The semi-transparent mask on the top and bottom and on the left and right will not be recorded.
With ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser (provided software), you can extract a still image from the movie. The still image quality will be as follows: Approx. 2 megapixels at [1920x1080], approx. 1 megapixel at [1280x720], and approx. 300,000 pixels at [640x480].

IMPORTANT

When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card having a read/write speed of at least 8 MB/sec.
If you use a card having a slow writing speed when shooting movies, the movie might not be recorded properly. Also, if you playback movies on a card having a slow read/write speed, movie might not playback properly.