Nikon 3500 manual Image Quality

IMAGE QUALITY

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To get an idea of how different settings for image quality and size affect the number of pictures that can be stored, view the table below, which shows the approximate number of pictures that can be stored on 16- and 32-megabyte memory cards at different combinations of image quality and size.

16-MB memory card 32-MB memory card

Taking Pictures

	2048 1600 1280 1024
FINE	10	16	24	37
NORMAL	19	31	47	69
BASIC	37	59	86	121

640 2048 1600 1280 1024

86	20	32	49	75
144	39	62	94	138
229	75	117	172	242

640

172

287

457

—Fine -Tuning

*Figures are approximate. File size of JPEG images depends on scene record- ed, producing wide variations in number of images that can be stored.

Camera

Image Quality

To reduce the amount of memory that each shot occupies, pictures are compressed as they are saved to the memory card. Compression selectively re- duces the quality of the image; the more the pic- ture is compressed, the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be (the actual effect depends on the size of the picture when printed or dis-

SET

Settings

played and on the type of subject). The image-quality menu allows you to choose the amount of compression performed.

Option

FINE

NORMAL

BASIC

Compression ratio (approx.)

1 : 4

1 : 8

1 : 16

Description

Fine image quality, suitable for enlarge- ments or high-quality prints.

Normal image quality, suited to most ap- plications.

Basic image quality, suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e-mail or used in web pages.

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