Olympus Camcorder manual Choosing the Picture Quality, To change the picture quality

Choosing the Picture Quality

You can change between High and Normal picture quality, depending on how you will be using the pictures.

❒High quality means higher resolution—these pictures retain their quality when enlarged. They take more space so you can fit fewer high quality pictures on the camera at one time. High quality pictures also take longer to store and download. Use high quality if you will be printing the picture at a large size.

❒Normal quality pictures require less data to be stored, so the camera can store more of them and they load faster than high quality pictures. But the lower resolution means they won’t look as good if you enlarge them. Use normal quality if you will be printing the photograph at a small size or if the image will only be viewed on the screen.

To change the picture quality:

❒Select the HQ button.

Note: This is a toggle—selecting it changes between High and Normal picture quality.

When High Quality is selected, “HQ” appears in the mode display area on the screen and on the camera.

Olympus Digital Vision User’s Guide Page 10