Sony DSC-P51 Image size and quality, Number of images* that can be saved in a Memory Stick, 8MB

Image size and quality

You can choose image size (number of pixels) and image quality (compression ratio) based on the kind of images you want to shoot. The larger you make the image size and the higher you make the image quality, the better your image, but also the larger the amount of data needed to preserve your image. This means you can save fewer images in your “Memory Stick.”

Choose an image size and quality level appropriate for the kind of images you want to shoot.

You can resize the images later (Resize function, see page 71).

The number of images* that can be saved in a “Memory Stick”

The number of images that can be saved in FINE (STANDARD) mode are shown below. (Units: number of images)

Capacity	8MB	16MB	32MB		64MB		128MB
Image size
2048× 1536	5 (9)	10 (18)	20	(36)	40	(72)	80 (144)
(DSC-P71)
2048(3:2)	5 (9)	10 (18)	20	(36)	40	(72)	80 (144)
(DSC-P71)
1600× 1200	8 (15)	16 (30)	32	(60)	64 (120)		128 (240)
1600 (3:2)	8 (15)	16 (30)	32	(60)	64 (120)		128 (240)
(DSC-P51/P31)
1280× 960	12 (22)	24 (44)	50	(93)	100	(186)	200 (372)
640× 480	48 (118)	96 (240)	195	(488)	393	(983)	786 (1966)

Shooting still images

You can choose image size from the following tables.

Image size	Examples
2048× 1536 (DSC-P71)	Very fine prints
2048(3:2) (DSC-P71)	3:2 prints*
1600× 1200	Printing A4 size
	images
1600 (3:2) (DSC-P51/P31)	3:2 prints*
1280× 960	Printing postcard
	size images
640× 480	For images to be
	attached to e-mail

*When the shooting mode is normal

For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 91.

•The image size is the screen size used when viewing the images on a personal computer. When the images are viewed on the LCD screen of the camera, they all look the same size.

•Number of shooting images can differ from these values according to shooting conditions.

*This option records images in a horizontal to vertical proportion of 3:2 to match the size of the print paper used.

•The image size value (e.g., 2048× 1536) is the number of pixels displayed.

For information how to shoot images to be used as attachments to e-mail messages, see page 65.

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