Konica Minolta S414 instruction manual Image Size and Image Quality

IMAGE SIZE AND IMAGE QUALITY

Changing image size affects the	Data panel	LCD monitor	Number of pixels
number of pixels in each image. The			(hor. X vert.)
greater the image size, the larger the		2272	2272	X 1704
file size. Choose image size based on		1600	1600	X 1200
the final use of the image - smaller
		1280	1280 X 960
images will be more suitable for web
sites whereas larger sizes will produce		640	640	X 480
higher quality prints.

Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of pixels in the image. The higher the image quality, the lower the rate of compression and the larger the file sizes. If economical use of the memory card is important, use the economy mode. Standard image quality is sufficient for normal usage. The TIFF mode will produce the highest quality image and the largest image files. A status bar is displayed when large images are saved.

Data panel LCD monitor			File type
	TIFF	TIFF - the highest quality image.	TIFF
	FINE	Fine - high-quality image.	JPEG
	STD.	Standard - the default setting.	JPEG
	ECON.	Economy - the smallest file sizes.	JPEG

File formats vary with the image quality setting. The fine, standard, and economy settings are formatted as a JPEG file. TIFF, fine, standard, and economy files can be recorded as color or monochrome images (p. 64) in the multi-function recording mode.

Image size and quality must be set before the picture is taken. Changes are displayed on the data panel and LCD monitor. Image size and quality must be reset manually. See navigating the auto-recording mode menu section on page 42. In multi-function recording mode, image size and quality are controlled in the basic section of the multi-function recording menu (p. 54).

If image size or quality are changed, the frame counter will display the approximate number of images that can be recorded at that setting on the installed memory card. One memory card can contain images with differing sizes and qualities. The number of images that can be stored on a memory card is determined by the size of the card and the file size of the images. The actual file size is determined by the scene; some subjects can be compressed further than others.

	Approximate file sizes.
Quality	Size 2272 X 1704	1600 X 1200	1280 X 960	640 X 480
TIFF	12MB	5.7MB	3.7MB	1.0MB
Fine	2MB	1.0MB	720KB	320KB
Standard	1.2MB	650KB	460KB	240KB
Economy	750KB	430KB	330KB	190KB

Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 16MB memory card.

TIFF	1	2	3	13
Fine	6	12	17	34
Standard	11	19	26	42
Economy	17	27	33	48

Camera Notes

The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be stored on the mem- ory card at the camera’s image quality and size settings. If the settings are changed, the frame counter adjusts accordingly. Because the counter uses approximate file sizes, the actual image taken may not change the counter or may decrease it by more than one. When the frame counter displays zero, it indicates no more images at the image size and quality settings can be captured. Changing those settings may allow more images to be saved to the card.

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