1. Depends on the specs of the camera.
2. Depends on the source.
A = source
B = compressed output
Compression ratio is how much is 'A' compressed by to become 'B'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_compression
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_compression
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