HP p550 manual To select the photo image size, Photo Size Selection Tips Large Number, Pixels

Photo Size Selection Tips

Note that larger images have more pixels, so they take up more memory space.

Large Number	More detail, but takes up more memory. Best
	when you plan to print large-size prints (such
of Pixels
	as A3 size).
Small Number	Less detail, but takes up less memory. Best
	when you want to send photos by e-mail,
of Pixels
	etc.

•For information about video size, see page 40.

•For information about resizing existing photos, see page 71.

•To select the photo image size

1.In the REC mode, press [SET].

2.Use [ ] and [ ] to select the top Control Panel option (Photo Image Size).

3.Use [ ] and [ ] to select an image size and then press [SET].

Image Size	Suggested	Description
	Print Size and
(Pixels)
	Application
16M (4608x3456)	Poster Print	Good detail for better clarity even for photos
3:2 (4608x3072)	Poster Print
		cropped (page 71) from the original
16:9 (4608x2592)	HDTV
10M (3648x2736)	A3 Print	Good detail
6M (2816x2112)	A4 Print
3M (2048x1536)	3.5"x5" Print	Best when preserving memory capacity is
		relatively more important than photo quality.
VGA (640x480)		Photo files are smaller, which is better when
	E Mail	attaching photos to e-mail. However,
		photos are relatively coarser.

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