Instruction manual

The number of images
that can be stored on a
memory card is
determined by the size
and type of card and the
file size of the images.
The actual file size is
determined by the
scene; some subjects
can be compressed
further than others.
The frame counter indi-
cates the approximate
number of images that
can be stored on the
memory card at the
camera’s image quality and size settings. If the settings are changed, the frame
counter adjusts accordingly. Because the calculation is based on approximate file
sizes, the actual image taken may not change the counter or may decrease it by more
than one.
When the frame counter displays three red zeros, it indicates no more images at the
image size and quality settings can be captured. Changing the image size or quality
settings may allow more images to be captured.
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RECORDING MODE
Image quality
S. FIN
FINE
STD
ECON
Economy - the smallest file sizes.
LCD monitor
display
Super fine - the highest-quality image.
Fine - high-quality image.
Standard - the default setting.
File type
TIFF
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
This camera has four image-quality settings: super fine, fine, standard, and economy.
Always select the desired setting before taking the picture. Image quality is set in the
basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. 28).
Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of
pixels in the image. The higher the image quality, the lower the rate of compression
and the larger the file sizes. If the economical use of the memory card is important, use
the economy mode. Standard image quality is sufficient for normal usage. The super-
fine mode will produce the highest quality image and the largest image files.
File formats vary with the image quality setting. Super fine images are saved as a TIFF
file. Fine, standard, and economy images are formatted as JPEG files.
If the image quality is changed, the LCD monitor will display the approximate number of
images that can be recorded at that setting on the installed memory card. One memory
card can contain images with differing qualities.
The frame counter and memory card capacity
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
1 image 1 image 7 images
6 images 10 images 39 images
13 images 20 images 68 images
25 images 39 images 117 images
Approximate card capacity for an 8MB memory card.
1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
5.5MB 3.5MB 0.89MB
0.93MB 0.60MB 0.17MB
0.47MB 0.31MB 0.09MB
0.24MB 0.17MB 0.05MB
Approximate file sizes.
Image
size
Image
quality