Sony DCR-TRV40, DCR-TRV50 Image quality settings, Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction

Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction

Image quality settings

Setting	Meaning
SUPER FINE (SFN)	This is the highest image quality in your camcorder.
	The number of still images you can record is less than
	in FINE mode. Super fine images are compressed to
	about 1/3.
FINE (FINE)	Use this mode when you want to record high quality
	images. Fine images are compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD (STD)	This is the standard image quality in your camcorder.
	Standard images are compressed to about 1/10.

Note

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

Differences in image quality

Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored in memory. The memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality and image size. Details are shown in the table below. (You can select 1360 ⋅ 1020 or 640

⋅480 image size in the menu settings.)

1360 ⋅ 1020 image size

Image quality	Memory capacity
SUPER FINE	About 900 KB
FINE	About 450 KB
STANDARD	About 300 KB
640 ⋅ 480 image size
Image quality	Memory capacity
SUPER FINE	About 190 KB
FINE	About 100 KB
STANDARD	About 60 KB

Image quality indicator

The image quality indicator is not displayed during playback.

When you select image quality

The number of images you can shoot in the currently selected image quality appears on the screen.

Operations ”Stick Memory“

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