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Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction
Image quality settings
Setting
Meaning
SUPER FINE (SFN) This is the highest image quality in your camcorder.
The number of still images you can record is less than in FINE
mode. Super fine images are compressed to about 1/3.
FINE (FINE)
Use this mode when you want to record high quality images. Fine
images are compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD (STD) This is the standard image quality. Standard images compressed to
about 1/10.
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality,
depending on the type of images you are shooting.
Differences in image quality
Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored in memory. The
memory capacity allocated to each image varies depending on the selected image
quality mode and image size. Details are shown in the table below. (You can select
1600
×
1200 or 640
×
480 image size in the menu settings.)
1600
×
1200 image size
Image quality mode
Memory capacity
SUPER FINE
About 1240 KB
FINE
About 620 KB
STANDARD
About 420 KB
640
×
480 image size
Image quality mode
Memory capacity
SUPER FINE
About 190 KB
FINE
About 100 KB
STANDARD
About 60 KB
Image quality mode indicator
The image quality mode indicator is not displayed during playback.
When you select image quality
The number of images you can shoot in the currently selected image quality appears on
the LCD screen.
