Canon DC210, DC201 Still Image Recording Options, Selecting the Size and Quality of Still Images

46Still Image Recording Options

Still Image Recording

Options

Selecting the Size and Quality of Still Images

Still images are recorded on the disc using the JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression. As a general rule select a larger image size for higher quality.

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Options

Image size options vary depending on the model. The following table summarizes the approximate numbers of still images that can be recorded on different medias by image size/quality.

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L 1024x768/FINE

FUNC.

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Icon of the currently selected FUNC. Image Quality/Size

Desired image size*

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FUNC. Desired image quality*

*The number displayed on the right corner indicates the approximate number of images that can be recorded with the current quality/ size setting.

Approximate number of still images on a disc

Disc Type/	DVD-R or DVD-RW						DVD-R DL			DVD-RW
Disc Specification		VIDEO mode				VIDEO mode				VR mode
Image Quality1 →
Image Size ↓
L 1024x768	2,690		3,910	7,830	4,890		7,115	9,999	2,735	3,980	7,965
S 640x480	6,625		9,570	9,999	9,999		9,999	9,999	6,740	9,735	17,5252

1 : [SUPER FINE], : [FINE], : [NORMAL]

2This is the number of images that can be recorded on the disc. However, the maximum number of remaining still images displayed on the screen will be 9999.