Canon PowerShot SX230 HS PowerShot SX230 HS / SX220 HS Camera User Guide - Page 61

Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression Ratio (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) Recording Pixels Compression Ratio Single Image Data Size (Approx. KB) Number of Shots per Memory Card (Approx. shots) 4 GB 16 GB (Large) 12 M/4000 x 3000 3084 1474 1231 2514 5042 10295 (Medium 1) 6 M/2816 x 2112 1620 780 2320 4641 9503 19007 (Medium 2) 2 M/1600 x 1200 558 6352 26010 278 12069 49420 (Small) 0.3 M/640 x 480 150 20116 82367 84 30174 123550 • 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 (p. 86), 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. Approximate Values for Paper Size (for 4:3 Aspect Ratios) A2 (16.5 x 23.4 in.) z For sending images as e-mail attachments. A3 - A5 (11.7 x 16.5 - 5.8 x 8.3 in.) 5 x 7 in. Postcard size 3.5 x 5 in. 61