Sony DSC-V3 Image size and quality, Short description of the image size, Examples based on the image size

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 image size is shown by the number of pixels (dots) (horizontal × vertical), which compose an image. For example, a 7M (3072×2304) size image indicates that there are 3072 pixels horizontally and 2304 pixels vertically. The larger the number of pixels, the larger the image size.

You can select from Fine (high quality) or Standard image quality. Each uses a different compression ratio.

When you select Fine, the image quality improves as the image size increases, but the amount of recorded data also increases and the number of images that can be recorded on a recording medium decreases. Refer to the table on the right and choose the image size and image quality appropriate to the kind of images you want to shoot.

Short description of the image size

The following illustration shows a brief image using the maximum image size and the minimum one.

3072			Image size
			7M
				7M
640		2304	3072 pixels × 2304 pixels = 7,077,888 pixels
	480		Image size
			VGA (E-Mail)		VGA
			640 pixels × 480 pixels = 307,200 pixels

Examples based on the image size

Image size			Usage guidelines
7M1) (3072×2304)		Larger	¥	For saving important images, printing in A3 size or
				printing A4 size high density images
3:22) (3072×2048)
5M	(2592×1944)		¥	For printing in A4 size or printing A5 size high density
				images
3M	(2048×1536)
1M	(1280×960)		¥	For printing in postcard size
				For recording a larger number of images
VGA (E-Mail)		Smaller	¥
(640×480)			¥	For attaching images to e-mail or creating home pages

1) The factory setting is [7M]. 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.

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