Pentax S45 Recorded Pixels and Quality, Appropriate Number of Recorded Pixels According to Use

Recorded Pixels and Quality

Choose the number of recorded pixels and quality best suited to your purpose.

Higher quality levels and numbers of recorded pixels produce clearer images for printing, but the resulting increase in data volume reduces the total number of pictures that can be taken.

Choose the appropriate number of recorded pixels and quality level on the [A Rec. Mode] menu.

Selecting the Recorded Pixels 1p.68

Selecting the Quality Level 1p.69

Selecting the Image Quality 1p.70

Appropriate Number of Recorded Pixels According to Use

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2304×1728

2048×1536

1600×1200

1024×768

640×480

Higher quality

High quality photo printing, A4 size or larger prints, editing or creating images etc.

Postcard size prints

Use on the Internet/e-mail, etc.

The default setting is 2304×1728.

Appropriate Quality According to Use

C	Best	Lowest compression rate. Suitable for photo prints.
D	Better	Standard compression rate. Suitable for viewing the image
		on a computer screen.
E	Good	Highest compression rate. Suitable for attaching to e-mails
		or creating websites.

The default setting is D (Better).

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