Minolta A1 instruction manual Image Size and Image Quality, 2080

IMAGE SIZE AND IMAGE QUALITY

Image size and quality must be set before the picture is taken. Changes are displayed on the LCD monitor and data panel. Image size and quality are set in section 1 of the recording menu (p. 80).

2560	2560	X 1920	Changing image size affects the number of pixels in each
2080	2080	X 1560	image. The greater the image size, the larger the file size.
			Choose image size based on the final use of the image -
1600	1600	X 1200	smaller images will be more suitable for web sites whereas
640	640	X 480	larger sizes will produce higher quality prints.
		RAW	Minolta RAW - high-quality raw data.
		TIFF	A high-quality TIFF image.
		X.FIN Extra fine - the highest quality JPEG file
		FINE	Fine - the default setting. (JPEG)
		STD.	Standard - the highest compression. (JPEG)

Image quality controls the file type and rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of pix- els in the image. TIFF and RAW are high-quality image files. The extra fine, fine, and standard set- tings 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 TIFF and RAW mode will produce the highest quality image and the largest image files.

Only full-size inages can be taken with RAW image quality. RAW images require special processing before they can be used, refer to the DiMAGE Viewer software manual. Some camera functions can- not be used with the RAW image-quality setting. See page 84 for more information.

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