Image size

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 Duo.” Choose an image size and quality appropriately for the kind of images you want to shoot.

•When images recorded using earlier Sony models are played back on this camera, the display may differ from the actual image size.

•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 number of remaining shooting images is greater than 9999, the “>9999” indicator appears on the LCD screen.

•You can resize the images later (Resize function, see page 67).

Image size

 

 

Usage guidelines

 

 

 

 

5M1) (2592×1944)

Large

• For saving important images, printing in A4 size or

 

 

 

 

printing A5 size high density images

3:22) (2592×1728)

 

 

 

 

 

3M

(2048×1536)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1M

(1280×960)

 

 

• For printing in postcard size

 

 

 

 

 

 

• For recording a larger number of images

VGA (640×480)

 

 

Small

• For attaching images to e-mail or creating home pages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)The factory setting is [5M]. It is the highest image quality on this camera.

2)Images are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ratio as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc.

The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick Duo”3)

The number of images that can be saved in Fine (Standard)4) mode are shown below.

(Units: number of images)

 

Capacity

16MB

32MB

64MB

128MB

MSX-M256

MSX-M512

Image size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5M

 

6

(11)

12

(23)

25

(48)

51

(96)

92 (174)

188

(354)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:2

 

6

(11)

12

(23)

25

(48)

51

(96)

92 (174)

188

(354)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M

 

10 (18)

20

(37)

41

(74)

82

(149)

148

(264)

302

(537)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1M

 

24 (46)

50

(93)

101

(187)

202

(376)

357

(649)

726 (1320)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VGA

 

97

(243)

196

(491)

394

(985)

790

(1975)

1428

(3571)

2904

(7261)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)When [Mode] (REC Mode) is set to [Normal]

For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 108.

4)For more information about the image quality (compression ratio), see page 44.

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