The following table helps explain the
Setting | Description |
5MP | Images will be full resolution and have the lowest |
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| high quality images, with greater color accuracy, but |
| uses the most memory. This is recommended if you |
| plan to enlarge images, or print images to a size |
| larger than 18 by 24 cm (8 by 10 in). |
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5MP | Images will be full resolution and have medium |
| compression. This setting produces high quality |
| images, but uses less memory than the 5MP setting |
| above. This is the default setting and is |
| recommended if you plan to enlarge images, or print |
| images to a size of 18 by 24 cm (8 by 10 in) or |
| larger. |
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3MP | Images will be 3MP (medium) resolution and have |
| medium compression. This setting produces high- |
| quality images, but uses less memory than the 5MP |
| settings above. This setting is recommended for |
| printing images up to 13 by 18 cm (5 by 7 in). |
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| 1MP | Images will be 1MP (low) resolution and have |
| medium compression. This is a |
| setting, ideal for images that you want to send via e- |
| mail or post to the Internet. |
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VGA | Images will be 640 by 480 (lowest) resolution and |
| have medium compression. This is a memory- |
| efficient setting, but produces the lower quality |
| images. This setting is good for images you want to |
| send via |
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