Canon Group
Close Close
Menu Menu Close Close Search
PowerShot SX50 HS Support
FAQ and troubleshooting

Number of Still Images / Length of Movies That Can Be Recorded on a Memory Card

Content Id: 8201625400


Still Image

Recording PixelsCompression RatioNumber of Shots per Memory Card
(Approx. shots)
8 GB32 GB
(Large)
12M / 4000 x 3000
Super Fine13795568
Fine21928850
(Medium 1)
6M / 2816 x 2112
Super Fine24319814
Fine372115020
(Medium 2)
2M / 1600 x 1200
Super Fine744230040
Fine1292752176
(Small)
0.3M / 640 x 480
Super Fine27291110150
Fine40937165225
RAW Images
PowerShot S110 : 4160 x 3124
PowerShot SX50 HS / PowerShot G15 : 4000 x 3000
-4461804

The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
The values in the table are based on 4:3 aspect ratio. If the aspect ratio is changed, more images can be shot because the data size per image will be smaller than with 4:3 images. However, since [ ] 16:9 images have a setting of 1920 x 1080 pixels, their data size will be larger than 4:3 images.

Movie

Image QualityRecording Time per Memory Card
8 GB32 GB
29 min. 39 sec.1 hr. 59 min. 43 sec.
42 min. 11 sec.*12 hr. 50 min. 19 sec.*2
1 hr. 28min. 59s ec.5 hr. 59 min. 10 sec.
*1: 27 min. 39 sec. for iFrame movies
*2: 1 hr. 51 min. 37 sec. for iFrame movies

The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the recording time reaches approximately 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shooting in () or (), and approximately 1 hour when shooting in ().
Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some memory cards. SD Speed Class 6 or higher memory cards are recommended.

Caution

In () and (), black bars appear on the top and bottom of the screen. These areas cannot be recorded.

"Was this helpful?"