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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