Nikon S700 AImage Mode

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

AImage Mode

Pictures shot 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 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
					Highest quality, suitable for enlargements
	H	High (4000P)	4,000	× 3,000	or high-quality prints. The compression
					ratio is approximately 1:4.
		Normal (4000)			More detailed pictures than [RNormal
	I		4,000	× 3,000	(3264)] and [LNormal (2592)]. The
Shooting,		(default setting)			compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
	R	Normal (3264)	3,264	× 2,448	Best choice in most situations. The
Playback	L	Normal (2592)	2,592	× 1,944	compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
					Smaller size allows more pictures to be
and	M	Normal (2048)	2,048	× 1,536	stored. The compression ratio is
					approximately 1:8.
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	N	PC screen (1024)	1,024 × 768		Suited to display on a computer monitor.
					The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
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					Suited to full-screen display on a television,
	O	TV screen (640)	640	× 480	or distribution by e-mail or the web. The
					compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
					Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be
	P	16:9	3,968	× 2,232	shot. The compression ratio is
					approximately 1:8.

The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and playback modes (A6, 7).

DImage Mode

82Changes made to these settings apply to all shooting modes (except movie mode).