Sony Image quality settings, Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction

Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction

Image quality settings

Setting	Meaning
FINE (FINE)	Use this mode when you want to record high quality
	images. The number of still images that can be
	recorded on a “Memory Stick” becomes less than the
	number when recorded in STANDARD. Fine images
	are compressed to about 1/4.
STANDARD (STD)	This is the standard image quality. 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 types of images you are shooting.

Differences in image quality mode

Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored into memory. The memory capacity allocated to each image varies depending on the selected image quality mode. Details are shown in the table below.

Image quality mode	Memory capacity
FINE	About 150 KB
STANDARD	About 60 KB

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.

Recording – Operations ”Stick Memory“

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