Changing the Image Quality

Image Quality Table

Image Quality

(Recording Pixels/Frame Rate)

Content

640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. This setting will produce standard movies.

Since the number of the recording pixels is

320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. smaller, the image quality will be lower than with , but you can record three times the length.

Estimated Shooting Time

Image Quality

 

Shooting Time

 

(Frame Rate)

32 MB (Supplied)

2 GB

8 GB

 

22 sec.

23 min. 49 sec.

1 hr. 35 min. 11 sec.

 

 

 

 

 

1 min. 12 sec.

1 hr. 13 min. 10 sec.

4 hrs. 52 min. 24 sec.

 

 

 

 

Based on Canon’s testing standards.

Max. clip length is approx. 1 hour.

Recording also stops when the file size reaches 4 GB.

Depending on the memory card, recording may stop even if the max. clip length has

not been reached. Use of SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards is recommended.

AE Lock/Exposure Shift

In X you can set the exposure, or change it in 1/3 steps within a range of ±2.

Focus.

Set the exposure.

Press the o button to lock the exposure, the exposure shift bar appears.

Press the o button again to release the lock.

Change the exposure.

While watching the screen, press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to adjust the brightness.

Shoot.

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