Nikon S202 manual Image Mode

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

A 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. Before shooting, choose an image mode according to how you plan to use the picture.

	Option	Size (pixels)		Description
			⋅ 2,448	Highest quality, suitable for enlargements
S	High (3264P)	3,264		or high-quality prints. The compression
				ratio is approximately 1:4.
R	Normal (3264)	3,264	⋅ 2,448	Best choice in most situations. The
	(default setting)
				compression ratio is approximately 1:8.	Shooting,
L	Normal (2592)	2,592	⋅ 1,944
			⋅ 1,536	Smaller size allows more pictures to be
M	Normal (2048)	2,048		stored. The compression ratio is	Playback
				approximately 1:8.
N	PC screen (1024)	1,024 ⋅ 768		Suited to display on a computer monitor.
				The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.	and
				Suited to full-screen display on a television,
			⋅ 480		Setup
O	TV screen (640)	640		or distribution by e-mail or the web. The
				compression ratio is approximately 1:8.	Menus
			⋅ 1,080	Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be
P	16:9 (1920)	1,920		taken. The compression ratio is
				approximately 1:8.

The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and playback modes (A 6, 7).

DImage Mode

Changes made to these settings apply to all shooting modes (except movie menu).

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