Recording Media SD memory card/MultiMediaCard

This camera has been tested with memory cards up to 2 GB. All memory card functions cannot be guaranteed.

File Format

Design rule for camera file system and DPOF

 

compliant

 

 

 

Data Type (Still images)

Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*1

 

 

(Movies)

AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG)

 

For PowerShot A430 only:

 

Sound Data: WAVE (monaural)

 

 

 

Compression

Superfine, Fine, Normal

Number of

Large:

2272 × 1704 pixels

 

Recording Pixels

Medium 1: 1600

× 1200 pixels

(Still Images)

Medium 2: 1024

× 768 pixels

 

Small:

640 × 480 pixels

 

Postcard Date Imprint Mode: 1600 × 1200 pixels

 

Wide:

2272

× 1280 pixels

Number of Standard, Color Accent, Color Swap:

Recording Pixels 640 × 480 pixels (10 frames/sec.) (Movies) 320 × 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)

Recording can continue until the memory card is full*

PowerShot A430: Max. Clip Size at one time: 1 GB**

PowerShot A420: Max. Clip Length at one time: 3 minutes

Compact:

160 × 120 pixels (15 frames/sec.) PowerShot A430: Max. Clip Length at one

time: 3 minutes**

PowerShot A420: Max. Clip Length at one time: 3 minutes

*Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC-512MSH recommended).

**Even if the clip size has not reached 1 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour.

Depending on the volume and data writing speed of the memory card, recording may stop before reaching 1 hour or before the recorded data volume has reached 1 GB.

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