Changing the Image Quality
You can choose among 3 different image quality settings.
Choose the image quality setting.
zAfter pressing the m button, press the op buttons to choose 
.
Choose an option.
zPress the qrbuttons or turn the 5dial 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 high- | Approx. 14 min. | Approx. 59 min. | |
| 24 frames/sec. | definition (HD) movies. | 34 sec. | 40 sec. | |
| 1280 x 720 pixels, | For shooting high- | Approx. 20 min. | Approx.1 hr. | |
| 30 frames/sec. | definition (HD) movies. | 43 sec.*1 | 24 min. 54 sec.*2 | |
| 640 x 480 pixels, | For shooting standard | Approx. 43 min. | Approx. 2 hr. | |
| 30 frames/sec. | definition (SD) movies. | 43 sec. | 59 min. 03 sec. | |
*1 Approx. 13 min. 35 sec. for iFrame movies (p. 108). *2 Approx. 55 min. 38 sec. for iFrame movies (p. 108).
•Based on Canon’s testing standards.
•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.
In 
and 
, black bars appear on the top and bottom of the screen. These areas cannot be recorded.
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