Taking a Picture
Checking Resolution and Quality Levels
The resolution setting determines the size of the picture in pixels. Your camera has two resolution settings: Megapixel (1152 x 864 pixels) and VGA (640 x 480 pixels).
The quality setting controls how much your pictures will be compressed on the memory card. Your camera has three quality settings: Best, High, and Medium.
The current resolution and quality settings of your camera are displayed as a combined symbol on the Status LCD.
Symbol | Resolution Level | Quality Level | Approximate Picture Count |
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| 1152 x 864 Megapixel resolution | Best | Stores up to 7 images. |
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| 1152 x 864 Megapixel resolution | High | Stores up to 14 images. |
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| 1152 x 864 Megapixel resolution | Medium | Stores up to 23 images. |
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| 640 x 480 VGA resolution | Best | Stores up to 21 images. |
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| 640 x 480 VGA resolution | High | Stores up to 43 images. |
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| 640 x 480 VGA resolution | Medium | Stores up to 69 images. |
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Key: Two rows of dots (n) represent megapixel resolution, whereas one row is VGA resolution.
Three columns of dots represent Best, two represent High, and one represents Medium quality.
To change the resolution or quality level:
See Setting the Resolution Level and Setting the Quality Level on page 22.
TIP | In general, pictures taken at the higher resolution and quality settings capture more detail |
| and look sharper, but also take up more space on your memory card. To maximize the |
| number of pictures that can be stored, choose a lower setting. To maximize image detail, |
| choose a higher setting. |
| A resolution setting of 1152 x 864 (Megapixel) and a quality setting of High is usually |
| sufficient for most purposes. |
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