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Shooting – The Basics
Changing the Resolution and Compression

You can change the resolution and

compression (excluding movies) depending

on the purpose.

Mode Dial
*The Postcard Print mode is not available in and .
Resolution Purpose
L
(Large)
PowerShot A520:
2272 x 1704 pixels
High
Low
zPrint larger than A4 size*
210 x 297mm (8.3 x
11.7in.) prints
zPrint larger than Letter
size* 216 x 279mm (8.5 x
11in.) prints
PowerShot A510:
2048 x 1536 pixels
zPrint up to A4 size* 210 x
297mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.)
prints
zPrint up to Letter size* 216
x 279mm (8.5 x 11 in.)
prints
M1
(Medium 1)1600 x 1200 pixels
zPrint postcard size 148 x
100mm (6 x 4 in.) prints
zPrint L size 119 x 89mm
(4.7 x 3.5in.) prints
M2
(Medium 2)1024 x 768 pixels zPrint card size 86 x 54mm
(3.4 x 2.1in.) prints
S
(Small) 640 x 480 pixels
zSend images as e-mail
attachments
zShoot more images

*

**Paper sizes vary according to region.

Movies can be shot with the following resolutions.

or
(Postcard
Print Mode)
zThe resolution is set to M1 (1600 x 1200) and the
compression is set to (Fine).
zSee page 54 for Postcard Print mode information.
Compression Purpose
Superfine High Quality
Normal
Shoot higher quality
images
Fine Shoot normal quality
images
Normal Shoot more images
Resolution
640 x 480 pixels
320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels
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