Changing The Image Quality - Canon PowerShot SX210 IS User Manual

Changing the Image Quality

You can choose between three image quality settings.
Image Quality Table
Image Quality
(Recording Pixels/Frame Rate)
1280 x 720 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
Estimated Shooting Time
Image Quality
• 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 min. 59 sec. when shooting in
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 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.
Choose the image quality setting.
∆ After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons or turn the  dial to choose
, then press the m button again.
Choose an option.
∆ Press the op buttons or turn the  dial
to choose an option, then press the m
button.
The setting will display on the screen.
For shooting high-definition movies.
For shooting standard quality movies.
Since the number of the recording pixels is smaller,
the image quality will appear coarse when
compared with
the length.
Shooting Time
4GB
20 min. 43 sec.
43 min. 43 sec.
1 hr. 58 min. 19 sec.
or .
Content
, but you can record three times
16GB
1 hr. 24 min. 54 sec.
2 hrs. 59 min. 3 sec.
8 hrs. 4 min. 30 sec.
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