RECORDING MODE
Image quality
This camera has four
Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of pixels in the image. The higher the image quality, the lower the rate of compression and the larger the file sizes. If the economical use of the memory card is important, use the economy mode. Standard image quality is sufficient for normal usage. The superfine mode will produce the highest quality image and the largest image files.
File formats vary with the image quality setting. Super fine images are saved as a TIFF file. Fine, standard, and economy images are formatted as JPEG files.
If the image quality is changed, the LCD monitor will display the approximate number of images that can be recorded at that setting on the installed memory card. One memory card can contain images with differing qualities.
LCD monitor |
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S. FIN | Super fine - the | TIFF |
FINE | Fine - | JPEG |
STD | Standard - the default setting. | JPEG |
ECON | Economy - the smallest file sizes. | JPEG |
The frame counter and memory card capacity
The number of images that can be stored on a memory card is determined by the size and type of card and the file size of the images. The actual file size is determined by the scene; some subjects can be compressed further than others.
Approximate file sizes.
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Image | size 2048 X 1536 1600 X 1200 | 1280 X 960 | 640 X 480 | ||
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Super fine | 9.2MB | 5.5MB | 3.5MB | 0.91MB | |
Fine |
| 1.6MB | 0.95MB | 0.61MB | 0.17MB |
Standard | 0.80MB | 0.48MB | 0.32MB | 0.09MB | |
Economy | 0.40MB | 0.25MB | 0.17MB | 0.05MB | |
| Approximate card capacity for an 16MB memory card. | ||||
Super fine | 1 image | 2 images | 3 images | 15 images | |
Fine |
| 9 images | 15 images | 23 images | 82 images |
Standard | 18 images | 29 images | 45 images | 150 images | |
Economy | 36 images | 56 images | 82 images | 226 images |
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 calculation is based on approximate file sizes, the actual image taken may not change the counter or may decrease it by more than one.
When the frame counter displays three red zeros and
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