NOTE The Pictures remaining: count for still images that is located at the bottom of the Image Quality screen updates when you highlight a new setting. For the approximate number of still images that can be stored in memory when the camera is set to the different Image Quality settings, see Memory capacity for still images on page 117.
The following table describes the Image Quality settings in relation to still images. The default setting is Best. The Image Quality setting remains set when you turn off the camera.
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| Good | Still images will be 640 by 480 resolution |
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| and have medium compression. This is the |
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| most |
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| images that you want to send via |
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| post to the Internet. |
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| Better | Still images will be full resolution and have |
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| medium compression. This setting produces |
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| memory than the Best setting. This is |
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| recommended for printing still images up to |
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| 12.7 by 17.8 cm (5 by 7 in). |
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| Best | Still images will be full resolution and have |
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| the lowest compression. This setting |
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| produces the |
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| uses the most memory. This is recommended |
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| if you plan to enlarge still images, or print |
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| still images to a size of 18 by 24 cm (8 by |
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| 10 in) or larger. |
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