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Selecting the image quality and size (Record mode)
Choose the best record mode for your purposes (printing, editing on a
computer, website editing, etc.).
Still picture record modes
Record mode
Description
Resolution
(No. of pixels)
Quality
File size
SHQ
(Super High
Quality)
• Use this mode when you
want to print out an image
with high quality or on
large paper such as A4
(8.3"
×
11.7"/21 cm
×
29.7
cm), or you want to
process images on a PC.
• The image quality is
higher, but the number of
storable images is fewer. It
takes longer to store the
images.
1600
×
1208
pixels*
Clearer
Larger
HQ
(High Quality)
• Use this mode when you
want to edit images on a
PC or print them out on
postcard size paper.
• This mode is the factory
default setting.
1600
×
1200
pixels*
SQ
(Standard
Quality)
• Use this mode when you
want to attach images to
e-mail or simply view them
on a PC.
• This is the standard quality
mode, and the number of
storable images is
increased.
1024
×
768
pixels* in SQ1
mode
640
×
480
pixels* in SQ2
mode
Normal
Smaller
