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JPEG File Processing
The DCS 330 camera supports background image processing that produces JPEG or TIFF
RGB files that can be opened directly by any image editing software.
The choices for processed files are JPEG Good, Better, Best, and TIFF RGB. JPEG Good
files have the most compression, JPEG Best have the least—the less compression applied,
the better the image quality in the processed file and the larger the file size. The final
JPEG file size varies, depending on image content. TIFF RGB files are not compressed.
When you capture images, they are written to the selected folder on the PC Card using the
TIFF Custom format, regardless of whether Processing is turned on. If you turn on
Processing, JPEG Best, Better, Good, or TIFF RGB files are created in the background
(when the camera is not busy with other tasks such as capturing images).
JPEG files are saved to a JPEG folder and TIFF RGB files are saved to a TIFF RGB
folder. These folders are created on the PC Card when you turn on Processing (if they are
not already there). If you select the JPEG or TIFF RGB folder to review images, then
capture an image, a message informs you that images cannot be saved in that folder. The
images are saved in the default folder established in Properties. (Refer to chapter 3 of the
User’s Manual.)
The default for Processing is Off. When you turn on Processing, it stays on until you turn
it off, or remove the PC Card.
Processing with Two PC Cards
When you have PC Cards inserted in both slots (page 7), images are processed on the card
that is active when you turn on Processing. If you make the other card active, processing
continues on the card originally designated for processing. For example, if CARD0 is
active when you turn on Processing, then you change to CARD1, processing continues on
CARD0, but not on CARD1. In this case, if you want to switch Processing to CARD1,
you must turn off Processing, then turn it back on. When turned on, Processing is
automatically set for the active card (CARD1).
