DSC Menu DSCPicture quality

The Picture Quality mode can be selected to best match your needs. Two Picture Quality modes are available: FINE ( ) and STANDARD ( ) (in order of quality).

QUALITY

(Factory-preset: FINE)

FINE / STANDARD

 

NOTE:

The number of storable images depends on the selected picture quality as well as the composition of the subjects in the images and the type of memory card being used. ( pg. 44)

Image size

The Image Size mode can be selected to best match your needs.

IMAGE SIZE(Factory-preset:1280 x 960) 640 x 480 / 1280 x 960

NOTES:

●The settings can be changed only when the Recording Mode Switch is set to “MEMORY”.

●To shoot still images in 848 x 480 pixels or

1280 x 780 pixels, set “REC SELECT” to "/ " ( “Recording media selection”), set the Recording Mode Switch to “SD” or “HD”.

( “Snapshot (For Video Recording)”, pg. 44)

Approximate Number of Storable Images

Image Size/Picture

 

SD Memory Card

 

Quality

 

 

 

 

8 MB**

16 MB*

32 MB*

64 MB*

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/FINE

30

68

144

297

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/

80

178

376

772

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

848 x 480/FINE

25

55

117

241

 

 

 

 

 

848 x 480/

66

148

313

643

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1280 x 720/FINE

10

22

48

99

 

 

 

 

 

1280 x 720/

26

59

125

257

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1280 x 960/FINE

7

17

36

74

 

 

 

 

 

1280 x 960/

20

44

94

193

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Size/Picture Quality

MultiMediaCard

 

 

 

8 MB*

16 MB*

32 MB*

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/FINE

36

74

149

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/STANDARD

95

192

388

 

 

 

 

848 x 480/FINE

29

60

121

 

 

 

 

848 x 480/STANDARD

79

160

323

 

 

 

 

1280 x 720/FINE

12

24

49

 

 

 

 

1280 x 720/STANDARD

31

64

129

 

 

 

 

1280 x 960/FINE

9

18

37

 

 

 

 

1280 x 960/STANDARD

23

48

97

 

 

 

 

*Optional

**Provided

Recording media selection
REC SELECT

(Factory-preset:

)

: When Snapshot recording is performed with the Recording Mode Switch set to “HD”, “SD” or “DV”, still images are recorded only onto the tape.

/: When Snapshot recording is performed with the Recording Mode Switch set to “HD”, “SD” or “DV”, still images are recorded not only onto the tape but also in the memory card (1280 x 720 pixels in HD mode, 848 x 480 pixels in SD mode, 640 x 480 pixels in DV mode).