Samsung Digimax U-CA user manual Quality, Information

Quality

You can select the compression ratio appropriate for your application of the captured images. The higher the compression ratio, the lower the picture quality. This is available in Auto, Manual, Night, and Movie clip modes

Mode		STILL IMAGE mode			MOVIE CLIP mode
Icon					320	160
Sub menu	S.FINE		FINE	NORMAL	HIGH	LOW
File Format	jpeg		jpeg	jpeg	mov	mov

QUALITY

S.FINE

FINE

NORMAL

QUALITY

HIGH

LOW

[ STILL IMAGE mode ] [ MOVIE CLIP mode ]

Image Size and Quality for the Number of Images that can be saved in a Memory Card/Shooting Time(When using a 32MB Memory Stick Duo; based on Samsung's own testing)

Mode		STILL IMAGE mode				MOVIE CLIP mode
Quality/Size	2272	2048	1600	1024	640	320	240	160	120
S.FINE	14	19	27	56	131		-		-
FINE	22	28	44	82	194		-		-
NORMAL	28	38	59	121	244		-		-
HIGH	-	-	-	-	-	4 MIN		8 MIN
LOW	-	-	-	-	-	7 MIN		12 MIN

INFORMATION

S.FINE is the highest quality and NORMAL is the lowest setting. Choose the setting appropriate for your needs.

This file format complies with the DCF(Design rule for Camera File system).

Even if the camera should be restarted, the quality setting is maintained.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group): JPEG is the image compression standard developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group. This type of compression is most commonly used for compressing photos and graphics because it can compress the files efficiently without damaging the data.

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