Setting image quality

Depending on the effect you wish to achieve, four image quality modes are provided with this camera. Pictures taken in Hi image quality mode are uncompressed images with much detail , while pictures taken at the Basic setting have lower quality due to high compression. It follows that more frames can be shot using the Basic mode than the Hi mode , as uncompressed images take up a considerable amount of memory space (see chart below for details).

While pressing the QUALITY button , rotate the command dial .

-The . arrow in the LCD panel p oints to one of the following settings.

[ BASIC - NORMAL - FINE - HI J

Refer to the table below for mode specifications and corresponding number of frames.

Image quality

Image compression

Data size

Min . number of frames

mode

factor

per frame

per EC-15 (15 MB)

HI

Non compression

Approx . 2.45MB

5

FINE

1/4 (4 bit/pixe l)

Approx. 640KB

21

NORMAL

1/8 (2 bit/pi xe l)

Approx . 320KB

43

BASIC

1/16 (1 bit/pixel)

Approx. 160KB

84

-Select HI mode when image quality is a priority.

-Select BASIC mode wh en the number of frames is a priority.

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E2 specifications

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