Canon A1200 - Manual (Page 104)

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You can choose among 3 different image quality settings.
Choose the image quality setting.
z After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons to choose .
Choose an option.
z Press the qr buttons to choose an option,
then press the m button.
X The option you set will appear on the
screen.
Image Quality and Shooting Time per Memory Card
* movies play back at 30 fps.
• 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 10 minutes when shooting in
, and
approximately 1 hour when shooting in or .
• 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.
Changing the Image Quality
Image
Quality
Recording Pixels,
Frame Rate
Content
Memory Card Capacity
4 GB 16 GB
1280 x 720 pixels,
24 frames/sec.* For shooting
high-definition movies. Approx.
26 min. 48 sec.
Approx.
1 hr.
49 min. 48 sec.
640 x 480 pixels,
30 frames/sec.
The image quality will
be higher when
compared with
, but
the recording time will
be shorter.
Approx.
50 min. 17 sec.
Approx.
3 hr.
25 min. 54 sec.
320 x 240 pixels,
30 frames/sec.
Since the file size is
small, shooting time
will increase, but the
image quality will
decrease.
Approx.
3 hr.
2 min. 52 sec.
Approx.
12 hr.
28 min. 47 sec.