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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. 25 and 26.
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
2816 × 2112
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
2816 × 2112
Standard
compression
SQ1
2560 × 1920
Standard
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
1600 × 1200
SQ2
1280 × 960
Standard
compression
Standard image quality with a high
number of pictures to shoot. This is
useful for viewing pictures on a
computer.
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
