Sony DSC-P72 Image size and quality, Number of images that can be saved in a Memory Stick2

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 appropriately for the kind of images you want to shoot.

You can resize the images later (Resize function, see page 69).

You can choose an image size from among the five options in the following tables. The

The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick”2)

The number of images that can be saved in Fine (Standard)3) mode are shown below. (Units: number of images)

Capacity
Image	16MB	32MB		64MB		128MB		MSX-256	MSX-512	MSX-1G
size
3.1M	10 (18)	20	(37)	41	(74)	82	(149)	148 (264)	302 (537)	617 (1097)
2.8M (3:2)	10 (18)	20	(37)	41	(74)	82	(149)	148 (264)	302 (537)	617 (1097)
2.0M	16 (30)	33	(61)	66 (123)		133 (246)		238 (446)	484 (907)	988 (1852)
1.2M	24 (46)	50	(93)	101	(187)	202 (376)		357 (649)	726 (1320)	1482
										(2694)
VGA	97 (243)	196	(491)	394	(985)	790	(1975)	1428	2904	5928
								(3571)	(7261)	(14821)

Shooting still images

image sizes shown below show minimum settings as examples. When you want to improve image quality, select a larger image size.

Image size		Examples
3.1M	2048×1536	Printing A4 size images
2.8M (3:2)	2048(3:2)	3:2 prints1)
2.0M	1632×1224	Printing A5 size images
1.2M	1280×960	Printing postcard size
		images
VGA	640×480	Creating your home page

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

2)When [REC Mode] is set to [Normal]

For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 101.

3)For more information about the image quality mode, see page 46.

•“3.2MEGA PIXELS” shown on the surface of the camera is the number of effective pixels of the CCD. However, the maximum number of pixels recorded is 3.1 mega pixels.

•When the 1600×1200 size images recorded using other Sony devices are played back, “2.0M” is indicated on the LCD screen.

However, the actual size is 1.9M in these cases.

•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.

•When the remaining number of images recordable is more than 9999, “>9999” is indicated.

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