Nikon S230 user manual Image Mode, 108, Shooting Options The Shooting Menu

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

Image Mode

Set to A(auto) M F(Shooting menu) M Image mode

Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus

108

Choose an image mode, which is the combination of image size and image quality (compression), according to how you plan to use the picture and the capacity of the internal memory or memory card. The larger the image, the larger the size at which it can be printed or displayed without becoming noticeably “grainy,” limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded.

	Option	Size (pixels)		Description
			⋅ 2,736	Highest quality, suitable for enlargements
h	High (3648P)	3,648		or high-quality prints. The compression
				ratio is approximately 1:4.
i	Normal (3648)	3,648	⋅ 2,736	Best choice in most situations. The
	(default setting)
				compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
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
				approximately 1:8.
N	PC screen (1024)	1,024 ⋅ 768		Suited to display on a computer monitor.
				The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
			⋅ 480	Suited to full-screen display on a television,
O	TV screen (640)	640		or distribution by e-mail. The compression
				ratio is approximately 1:8.
			⋅ 2,016	Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be
P	16:9 (3584)	3,584		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 9, 10).

CImage Mode

Change made to this setting applies to all shooting modes (except movie menu).