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This digital camera has four image-quality modes: super-fine (S.FINE), fine (FINE),
standard (STD.), and economy (ECON.). Always select the desired image quality
before recording the image.
Image quality controls to the rate of image compression and image-file size, but has
no effect on the number of pixels in the image. The lower the rate of compression,
the higher the image quality and the larger the file size. The super-fine mode will
produce the highest quality images and the largest image files; the economy mode
will produce the lowest quality images and the smallest files.
The standard image-quality setting is sufficient for normal usage. If high image
quality is important, use the super-fine or fine modes. However, if economic use of
the CompactFlash card is more important than image quality, use the economy
mode. One CompactFlash card can contain images with differing image qualities.
Image-quality Modes
Super-fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
Rate of Compression
1:1 (No Compression)
1:5 (
Approx.)
1:13 (Approx.)
1:26 (Approx.)
If the image quality is changed, the camera will automatically calculate how many
images at the chosen setting can be written to the CompactFlash card. The number
of images which may be stored on a particular CompactFlash card is displayed on
the frame counter on the data panel.
The image-quality setting will not reset when the camera is turned off. Image quality
must be reset manually. The image-quality setting is displayed on the data panel on
the top of the camera.
IMAGE QUALITY
Two image sizes can be selected: full and half. Always set the desired image size
before recording the image. The image size will effect the number of images that can
fit on a CompactFlash card; half-size images have smaller file sizes. Although full
and half-size images are displayed in the entire LCD-monitor area, half-size images
will be smaller when displayed on a computer because of reduced pixel resolution.
Image
Size
Full
Half
Number of Pixels
(hor. X vert.)
1792 X 1200
800 X 600
The image-size setting will reset to full size when the camera is turned off. The
image-size setting is not indicated on the data panel or LCD monitor. Check the
menu to confirm that the camera is set to the desired image size.
IMAGE SIZE
The file size of the image is determined by image quality and size. Because the
image-quality setting’s rate of compression is dependent on the subject, the actual
file size will be determined by the scene; some images will be compressed further
than others. The table below is a list of average file sizes.
Super
Fine
Fine Standard Economy
FULL 6380KB 850KB 330KB 170KB
HALF 1430KB 190KB 70KB 40KB
Approximate File Sizes
Image
Quality
Image
Size
IMAGE-FILE SIZE
RECORDING-MODE MENU
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