What is the maximum number of photos you ever took with a Powershot?

Cyril Catt wrote:

Geodude wrote:

Cyril Catt wrote: My first Canon TX1 took at least 9932 'photos'. but at least a quarter of them were actually videos, so the actual number of frames would have been far greater. I often used video frames to provide stills from moving subjects that would be difficult to capture with still shots. For instance:

If you don’t mind me asking, how do you extract a still from a video please? 🙏

The Canon TX1 recorded videos in AVI format using Motion JPEG, which, rather inefficiently using memory, took a series of stills in rapid succession (1280 x 720 p @30 fps) using more memory space than other formats. So, as well as playing like normal videos, these could be played back frame by frame on my computer and a suitable screen grab made.

The TX1 was the size of an ordinary pack of cards, with a strong metal case into which the lens retracted when turned off; an adequate F3.5-5.6 39-721mm zoom lens (with Super macro focus down to zero mm!); 1 /2.5" 7.1MP sensor; stereo sound recording with video - or for sound only. Only 160 frames-per-charge small battery was easily acceptable with a few spare batteries. But the 1.8", 114,000 dot screen, though with a 270° swivel, was low-res and difficult to use at extreme zoom. And though many large handed reviewers panned the diminutive joy stick controls, many users hoped for an improved TX2.

Cyril

Thanks very much for the explanation very useful 🙏