IMAGE SIZE AND IMAGE QUALITY

Image size and quality are set in section 1 of the recording menu (p. 64). Changes are displayed on the monitor.

LL: 3008 X 2000 (Large)

M M: 2256 X 1496 (Medium)

S S: 1504 X 1000 (Small)

RAW RAW image

RAW+ RAW & JPEG image

X.FIN Extra fine: JPEG image

FINE Fine: JPEG image

STD. Standard: JPEG image

Image size affects the number of pixels in each image. The greater the image size, the larger the file size. Choose image size based on the final use of the image - smaller images are more suitable for web sites whereas larger sizes produce higher quality prints.

Image quality controls the file type and rate of compression. RAW is high-quality image file. The extra fine, fine, and standard settings produce JPEG files at various rates of compression. The higher the image quality, the lower the rate of compression and the larger the file sizes. If economical use of the memory card is important, use the standard mode. The RAW & JPEG option creates two image files at one time, a large RAW file and a fine quality JPEG file with an image size selected with the menu. The image files are saved with the same file name, but with different extensions (p. 126).

In the RAW image-quality mode, the image size is set to large and cannot be changed. The image size is not be displayed on the monitors. The enlarged playback and print functions cannot be used.

Unlike the other image-quality modes, RAW image data is unprocessed and requires image processing before it can be used. To process the RAW data, the DiMAGE Viewer or the optional DiMAGE Master software is required.

The number of images that can be stored on a memory card is determined by the size of the card and the file size of the images. One memory card can contain images of differing sizes and quality. The actual file size is determined by the scene; some subjects can be compressed further than others.

 

Approximate file sizes.

 

 

L: 3008 x 2000

M: 2256 X 1496

S: 1504 X 1000

RAW

8.6MB

–

–

Extra fine

5.9MB

3.3MB

1.6MB

Fine

3.0MB

1.7MB

850KB

Standard

1.8MB

1.0MB

540KB

Approximate number of images that can be stored on a 256MB memory card.

RAW

26

–

–

Extra fine

41

72

157

Fine

81

141

292

Standard

138

235

463

Camera Notes

The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images

 

that can be stored on the memory card at the camera’s image

 

quality and size settings. If the settings are changed, the frame

 

counter adjusts accordingly. Because the counter uses approxi-

 

mate file sizes, the actual image taken may not change the

 

counter or may decrease it by more than one. When the frame

 

counter displays zero, it indicates no more images at the image

 

size and quality settings can be captured. Changing those set-

 

tings may allow more images to be saved to the card.

Frame counter

DiMAGE Viewer Notes

When opening a RAW file with DiMAGE Viewer, the filter slider, as described in the instruction manual, does not appear on the RAW processing screen. The hue slider is available in its place.

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