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Choosing Picture Quality Mode/Image Size
(PIC QUALITY/SIZE)
The size of a stored still image depends on the Picture Quality Mode
and image size settings.
There are two Picture Quality Modes: N (Normal) and F (Fine).
Combining Picture Quality Mode and Image Size
Figures inside the bold frame indicate those shown on the screen.
In Movie Mode, you can select 320 × 240 or 160 × 120.
When Scene Mode is set to [TEXT MODE], you can select 2816 × 2112 or
2048 × 1536.
Reference
For internal memory/SD memory card recording capacities, see P.175.
Picture Quality Modes
Symbol Mode Description
Normal The compression ratio is high, resulting in a small file. Normally,
shooting is done in this mode.
Fine The compression ratio is low, resulting in a large file, but the picture
quality is better than in Normal.
Size
2816 × 2112 2784 × 1856 2048 × 1536 1280 × 960 640 × 480
Mode F (Fine) F2816 (6M) F3:2 (6M) F2048 (3M) F1280 (1M) -
N (Normal) N2816 (6M) - N2048 (3M) N1280 (1M) N640 (VGA)
Uses Suitable for downloading
images to your computer
and editing the images or
printing them in large sizes.
Suitable for
printing images
in large sizes.
Suitable for
shooting many
pictures.
Capable of
recording the
greatest number
of pictures on a
single SD memory
card. Suitable for
attaching images
to e-mail
messages or
using them on
Web pages.
