Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card (PowerShot G1 X)

Solution

Still Image
Recording PixelsCompression RatioNumber of Shots per
Memory Card
4 GB16 GB
(Large)
14M / 4352 x 3264
Fine10404259
Normal 21548824
(Medium 1)
7M / 3072 x 2304
Fine19788101
Normal402216473
(Medium 2)
2M / 1600 x 1200
Fine635226010
Normal1206949420
(Small)
0.3M / 640 x 480
Fine2011682367
Normal30174123550
(RAW)
14M / 4352 x 3264
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  • These values are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
  • Table values are based on images with a 4:3 aspect ratio. Changing the aspect ratio see Camera User Guide will enable more shots, because less data is used per image than for 4:3 images. However, with [ ], 16:9 images have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, which requires more data than for 4:3 images.

Movie
Image Quality (Recording Pixels /
Frame Rate)
ContentShooting Time
4 GB16 GB
1920 x 1080 pixels,
24 frames / sec.
For shooting in Full HDApprox.
14 min. 34 sec.
Approx.
59 min. 40 sec.
1280 x 720 pixels,
30 frames / sec.
For shooting in HDApprox.
20 min. 43 sec.*1
Approx.
1 hr. 24 min.
54 sec.*2
640 x 480 pixels,
30 frames / sec.
For shooting in standard definitionApprox.
43 min. 43 sec.
Approx.
2 hr. 59 min. 3 sec.
*1: Approx. 13 min. 35 sec. for iFrame movies
*2: Approx. 55 min. 38 sec. for iFrame movies

  • Based on Canon testing standards.
  • Recording will automatically stop when the file size of an individual clip being recorded reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds (for () or () movies) or approximately 1 hour (for () movies).
  • On some memory cards, recording may stop before the maximum clip length has been reached. Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.
NOTE
In () and () modes, black bars displayed on the top and bottom edges of the screen indicate image areas not recorded.