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Selecting an Image Quality Mode
The camera offers nine image quality modes. Select the mode best suited to
your photographic needs.
LCD Panel LCD Monitor
2048 × 1536 F, 2048 × 1536 N, 2048 × 1536 E
1024 × 768 F, 1024 × 768 N, 1024 × 768 E
640 × 480 F, 640 × 480 N, 640 × 480 E
* The recordable picture count varies as you switch the image quality mode.
* The factory default setting is , .

APress the PIC button and select an

image quality mode.

The image quality mode changes each time
the button is pressed.
Note
•To record the image without
compressing the data, select the
non-compressed (NC) mode. →
P.75 “Non-Compressed Mode”
The selected image quality mode will be
displayed.
The image quality mode setting will be saved
even when the power is turned off.
●Data Guide
Image quality
(Compression rate)
Fine Normal Economy
Size (No. of pixels)
2048 × 1536 Approx. Approx. Approx.
1.12 MB/Image 568 KB/Image 280 KB/Image
1024 × 768 Approx. Approx. Approx.
376 KB/Image 184 KB/Image 88 KB/Image
640 × 480 Approx. Approx. Approx.
152 KB/Image 72 KB/Image 40 KB/Image
Note
•Image sizes are 2048 × 1536 pixels, 1024 × 768 pixels and 640 × 480
pixels. Image sizes are indicated as , and in this
manual and on the product.
•For the recordable picture count by image quality mode, see
“Recording Capacities” (P.136).
Image quality mode display
when the DISPLAY button is
pressed. (“Information display”
→ P.49