Changing the Image Quality

You can choose among 4 different image quality settings.

Choose the image quality setting.

zAfter pressing the m button, press the opbuttons or turn the Âdial to choose , then press the m button again.

Choose an option.

zPress the opbuttons or turn the Âdial to choose an option, then press the m button.

XThe option you set will appear on the screen.

Image Quality and Shooting Time per Memory Card

Image

Recording Pixels,

Content

 

Memory Card Capacity

Quality

Frame Rate

 

4 GB

16 GB

 

 

 

1920 x 1080 pixels,

For shooting full

 

Approx.

Approx.

 

24 frames/sec.

high-definition movies.

14 min. 34 sec.

59 min. 40 sec.

 

1280 x 720 pixels,

For shooting

 

Approx.

Approx.

 

 

20 min.

1 hr. 24 min.

 

30 frames/sec.

high-definition movies.

 

43 sec.*1

54 sec.*2

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image quality will

 

Approx.

 

640 x 480 pixels,

be higher when

 

Approx.

 

compared with

, but

2 hr. 59 min.

 

30 frames/sec.

43 min. 43 sec.

 

 

the recording time will

 

3 sec.

 

 

be shorter.

 

 

 

 

 

Since the file size is

Approx.

Approx.

 

320 x 240 pixels,

small, shooting time will

 

1 hr. 58 min.

8 hr. 4 min.

 

30 frames/sec.

increase, but the image

 

19 sec.

30 sec.

 

 

quality will decrease.

 

 

 

 

*1 13 min. 35 sec. for iFrame movies (p. 114). *2 55 min. 38 sec. for iFrame movies (p. 114).

•Based on Canon’s testing standards.

•Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the

recording time reaches 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shooting in or , and

approximately 1 hour when shooting in or .

•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.

In and , black bars appear on the sides of the screen. These areas cannot be recorded.

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