Using a “Memory Stick” – introduction

To return to the FN screen

Select RETURN, , then press the center z on the control button after step 7. The PAGE1 screen appears. Next, select EXIT, then press the center z on the control button.

Image quality settings

Setting

Meaning

FINE

Use this mode when you want to record high quality images.

(Indicator: FINE)

The image is compressed to about 1/6.

 

 

STANDARD

This is the standard image quality. The image is compressed

(Indicator: STD)

to about 1/10.

 

 

Approximate number of still images you can record on a “Memory Stick”

The number of images you can record varies depending on which image quality mode you select. The table below indicates the numbers when using a “Memory Stick” formatted with this camcorder.

Quality

 

 

“Memory Stick”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128 MB*

64 MB*

32 MB*

16 MB*

8 MB

4 MB*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINE

1310 images

650 images

325 images

160 images

80 images

39 images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

1970 images

980 images

485 images

240 images

120 images

58 images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Optional

Note

In some cases, changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality, depending on the types of images you are shooting.

Differences in image quality mode

Recorded images are compressed in the JPEG format before being stored in memory. The memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality mode. Details are shown in the table below. (The image size is 640 ⋅ 480, regardless of image quality mode. The data size before compression is about 600 KB.)

Image quality mode

Memory capacity

FINE (FINE)

About 100 KB

 

 

STANDARD (STD)

About 60 KB

 

 

Image quality mode indicator

The image quality mode indicator is not displayed during playback.

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