Adjusting the Camera Settings

Each of the photo quality settings corresponds to a combination of resolution and compression settings. The diamond icons on the status LCD indicate photo quality as follows:

Photo quality

Description

Resolution

Compression

 

 

 

 

 

 

E-mail

Is the most memory-efficient. Use this

Low

High

 

 

setting for photos that you plan to send

(640x480 pixels)

 

 

 

via e-mail, place on the Internet, use for

 

 

 

 

screen savers or wallpaper, or print up to

 

 

 

 

3x5 inch prints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

Produces quality photos and uses less

Medium

Medium

 

 

memory than Fine mode. Use this setting

(1152x864 pixels)

 

 

 

for photos that you plan to store on your

 

 

 

 

disk or in a database, or print up to 4x6

 

 

 

 

inch prints.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fine

Produces high-quality photos and

High

Medium

 

 

requires less memory than Super-fine

(1600x1200 pixels)

 

 

 

mode. Use this setting for photos that

 

 

 

 

you plan to print up to 5x7 inch prints.

 

 

 

 

This is the default setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super-fine

Produces the highest-quality photos and

High

Low

 

 

uses the most memory. Use this setting

(1600x1200 pixels)

 

 

 

for taking photos you plan to enlarge

 

 

 

 

and print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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