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before you start taking pictures
Record mode
You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies. Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for each record mode and memory capacity, see the table on P. 27.
Still picture record modes
Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of pictures you wish to record.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. A picture with many pixels is denser and clearer, but requires a larger file size (data size), decreasing the number of pictures that can be saved. Increasing the compression rate reduces the file size, but makes the pictures appear grainy.
Picture with high number of pixels
Picture with low number of pixels
Tips
Image size becomes larger
Application
Select according
to print size
For
prints and websites
Image becomes clearer
| Compression | Low | High |
Image size | compression | compression | |
2288 | × 1712 | SHQ | HQ |
1600 | × 1200 | – | SQ1 |
640 | × 480 | – | SQ2 |
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Image size
The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. Save your pictures in a large image size to get clearer prints.
Compression
Image data is compressed and recorded. The higher the compression, the less clear the image will be.
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