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Record mode
You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies.
Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a
computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for
each record mode and the number of storable still pictures/movie
recording time, see the tables on P. 26 and 27.
Still pictures are recorded in JPEG format.
Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of your pictures.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few pixels
is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. Pictures with more pixels are denser and clearer but
require more space (larger file size), thus decreasing the number of pictures that can be
saved. Though a high compression rate results in a small file size, this also produces a
grainy look.
Still picture record modes
Record
mode
Image size
Compression
Application
SHQ
3264 × 2448
Low
compression
The number of storable still pictures is
lower, and recording pictures takes
longer, but it is useful for creating
beautiful prints on full-size paper and for
performing computer image processing,
such as contrast adjustment and red-
eye correction.
HQ
3264 × 2448
High
compression
SQ1
2560 × 1920
High
compression
This is useful for post-card sized prints,
or for computer editing such as rotating
or adding text to a picture.
2272 × 1704
2048 × 1536
SQ2
1600 × 1200
Standard
compression
Standard image quality with a high
number of pictures to shoot. This is
useful for viewing pictures on a
computer.
1280 × 960
1024 × 768
Standard image quality. This is useful for
sending as e-mail attachments.
640 × 480
Low
compression
Picture with high number of
pixels
Picture with low number of pixels
