Nikon 4300 manual Making Effective Use of Memory Image Size & Quality Menu, Image Quality

Making Effective Use of Memory:

The Image Size & Quality Menu

Together, image quality and size determine how much space each picture occupies on the memory card. This in turn determines the total number of pictures that can be stored. To get an idea of how different settings for image size and quality affect the number of images that can be stored on a memory card, view the following table, which shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on 16 MB, 64 MB, and 128 MB cards at different combinations of image size and quality.

			16 MB Card
	2272	2048	1600	1280	1024	640
HI	1	—	—	—	—	—
FINE	8	10	16	24	37	86
NORMAL	16	19	31	47	69	144
BASIC	32	37	59	86	121	229

			64 MB Card
	2272	2048	1600	1280	1024	640
HI	5	—	—	—	—	—
FINE	33	40	65	100	151	347
NORMAL	65	78	125	190	278	578
BASIC	130	151	236	347	488	918

			128 MB Card
	2272	2048	1600	1280	1024	640
HI	10	—	—	—	—	—
FINE	66	80	130	200	303	695
NORMAL	132	158	252	381	558	1158
BASIC	260	303	474	695	997	1840

*Figures are approximate. The file size of JPEG-compressed images varies with the scene recorded.

Image Quality

To reduce the amount of memory that each shot
				IMAGE QUALITY
occupies, pictures taken at settings other than HI				Image Quality		FINE
are compressed as they are saved to the memory				Image Size		NORMAL
				Folders		BASIC
card. Compression selectively reduces the quality				Monitor Options
				Auto Off
of the image; the more the picture is compressed,
				Seq. Numbers
the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to				CF Card Format
					SELECT		SET
be. The actual effect depends on the size of the
picture when printed or displayed and on the type of subject.
Option	Compression	File	Description
	ratio (approx.)	format
			Maximum image quality. Use when fidelity
HI	No compression	TIFF	is of paramount importance. Only
			available at image size of 2272 x 1704.
								Menu
FINE	1:4	JPEG	Fine image quality, suitable for
			enlargements or high-quality prints.					Guide—The
NORMAL	1:8	JPEG	Normal image quality, suited to most
			applications.
			Basic image quality, suitable for pictures					Set-Up
BASIC	1:16	JPEG	that will be distributed by e-mail or used
			in web pages.
								Menu
You can control the amount of compression using the image quality sub-menu.

Image quality settings can be accessed from the SET-UP menu and the “Image Size

&Quality” sub-menu in the å shooting menu (p. 96). Changes to image quality in

any of these menus apply to all modes. Note, however, that image quality setting of “HI” cannot be selected with the SETUP menu and “HI” becomes “FINE” in a and SCENE modes, reverting to “HI” when the mode dial is turn to å.

Viewing the Current Image Quality and Size

The current image quality and size settings are displayed in the monitor as shown at right.

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1/2501/250	F2F2..88	161515

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