Changing The Image Quality - Canon Powershot SX120 IS User Manual

Changing the Image Quality

You can choose between three image quality settings.
Image Quality Table
Image Quality
(Recording Pixels/Frame Rate)
640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. LP
320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
Estimated Shooting Time
Image Quality
• Based on Canon's testing standards.
• Recording will automatically stop when either the clip file size reaches 4 GB or the
recording time reaches approximately 1 hour.
• Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some
memory cards. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.
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Choose the image quality.
After pressing the m button, press the
●
op buttons to choose
Choose an option.
Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial
●
to choose an option, and press the m
button.
The setting will display on the screen.
For shooting standard quality movies.
The image quality will be lower than with
but you can record twice the length.
Since the number of the recording pixels is
smaller, the image quality will be lower than
with , but you can record three times the
length.
Shooting Time
2 GB
16 min. 47 sec.
33 min. 2 sec.
46 min. 33 sec.
.
Content
8 GB
1 hr. 7 min. 6 sec.
2 hrs. 12 min. 3 sec.
3 hrs. 6 min. 4 sec.
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