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Changing the Resolution and Compression
You can change the resolution and compression (exclud-
ing movies) settings to suit the purpose of the image you
are about to shoot.
Resolution
Purpose
PowerShot A70 PowerShot A60
High
L
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
(Large)
pixels
pixels
M1
1600 x 1200
–
(Medium 1)
pixels
M2
*
2
1024 x 768
1024 x 768
(Medium 2)
pixels
pixels
S
640 x 480
640 x 480
(Small)
pixels
pixels
Low
*1 Paper sizes vary according to region.
*2 Appears as
M
(Medium) with the PowerShot A60
(2048 x 1536 pixels)
• Print A4 size*
1
210 x 297 mm
(8.3 x 11.7 in.) or larger prints
• Print letter size*
1
216 x 279 mm
(8.5 x 11 in.) or larger prints
(1600 x 1200 pixels)
• Print postcard size 148 x 100
mm (6 x 4 in.) prints
• Print L size 119 x 89 mm (4.7 x
3.5 in.) prints
Print card size 86 x 54 mm (3.4 x
2.1 in.) prints
• Send images as e-mail
attachments
• Shoot more images
Compression
Purpose
Superfine
High Quality
Fine
Normal
Normal
Shoot higher quality images
Shoot normal quality images
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