Image Mode

Image mode

Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image files. The size of the files, and with it the number of images that can be recorded, depends on the size and quality of the images (image mode). Before shooting, choose an image mode according to how you plan to use the picture.

 

Size

Compression

 

Print size

Option

(pixels)*

ratio†

Description

(cm)‡

High

2,592 ×

1 : 4

High quality, suitable for enlarge-

22 × 16.5

(2592★)

1,944

ments or high-quality prints.

(8½˝˝ × 6½˝)

 

Normal

2,592 ×

1 : 8

Best choice in most situations.

22 × 16.5

(2592)

1,944

(8½˝˝ × 6½˝)

 

 

Normal

2,048 ×

1 : 8

Smaller size allows more pictures

17 × 13

(2048)

1,536

to be stored on memory card.

(7˝ × 5˝)

 

 

 

 

Suited to printing at smaller sizes

 

PC screen

1,024 ×

1 : 8

(for example, in a letter or report)

9 × 7

(1024)

768

or to display on computer moni-

(3½˝ × 2½˝˝)

 

 

 

 

tors 17˝ or larger.

 

TV screen

640 ×

 

Can be displayed full screen on

5 × 4

1 : 8

television or 13˝ monitor. Suited

(640)

480

(2˝ × 1½˝)

 

 

 

to distribution by e-mail or web.

 

*Smaller images create smaller files that require less memory and are suited to trans- mission by e-mail or use in web pages. When printed at larger sizes, however, small

images will be rough and uneven in appearance.

†To reduce the amount of memory each shot occupies, pictures are compressed as they are saved. Compression selectively reduces the quality of the image. The more

a picture is compressed, the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be. The figures show the approximate compression ratio for each setting.

‡All figures are approximate. The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution: the higher the resolution, the smaller the final print size. The print sizes given here assume a printer resolution of approximately 300 dpi.

Image Mode

The current image mode is shown by an icon in the display ( 4–5). See the Appendix for more information on image mode and file size ( 93).

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COOL PIX S1 specifications

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