Setting Description
2MP Images will be half resolution and have medium quality and compression. This is a
VGA Images will be 640 by 480 (lowest) resolution and have medium compression. This is the most memory- efficient setting, but produces lower quality images. This setting is good for images you want to send via
The Image Quality setting affects both the quality of the images and the number of images that can be stored either in the camera’s internal memory or on an optional memory card. For example, the 4MP Best setting results in the highest quality images, but consumes more memory space than the next lower setting, 4MP. Likewise, many more still images can be stored in memory at the 2MP or VGA settings than at 4MP; however, these settings result in lower quality images.
The Pictures remaining count at the bottom of the Image Quality
The Image Quality setting will appear in the Live View screen. The new setting remains in effect until it is changed again, even when you turn the camera off.
NOTE: When you use digital zoom, the resolution reduces as you zoom in. See Using Digital Zoom on page 39.
NOTE: Image Quality settings do not apply when recording video clips.
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