Sony DCR-TRV, DCR-TRV16, DCR-TRV18, DCR-TRV25, DCR-TRV27, TRV18, TRV25TRV27 Image quality settings, Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction, Note, Setting, Meaning, Image quality, Image quality, Memory capacity, Memory capacity

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 mode may not affect the image quality, depending on the type of images you are shooting.

Differences in image quality mode

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 mode and image size. Details are shown in the table below.

1152 ⋅ 864 image size*

Image quality	Memory capacity
SUPER FINE	About 600 KB
FINE	About 300 KB
STANDARD	About 200 KB
640 ⋅ 480 image size
Image quality	Memory capacity
SUPER FINE*	About 190 KB
FINE	About 100 KB
STANDARD	About 60 KB
* DCR-TRV25/TRV27 only

Image quality mode indicator

The image quality mode 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.

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