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Image size and quality
You can choose image size (number of
pixels) and image quality (compression
ratio) based on the kind of images you want
to shoot. The larger you make the image
size and the higher you make the image
quality, the better your image, but also the
larger the amount of data needed to preserve
your image. This means you can save fewer
images in your “Memory Stick.”
Choose an image size and quality level
appropriately for the kind of images you
want to shoot.
You can resize the images later (Resize
function, see page 69).
You can choose an image size from among
the five options in the following tables. The
image sizes shown below show minimum
settings as examples. When you want to
improve image quality, select a larger
image size.
1)
This option records images in a horizontal to
vertical proportion of 3:2 to match the size of
the print paper used.
Image size
Examples
3.1M
2048×1536 Printing A4 size images
2.8M (3:2) 2048(3:2)
3:2 prints
1)
2.0M
1632×1224 Printing A5 size images
1.2M
1280×960
Printing postcard size
images
VGA
640×480
Creating your home page
2)
When [REC Mode] is set to [Normal]
For the number of images that can be saved in
other modes, see page 101.
3)
For more information about the image quality
mode, see page 46.
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“3.2MEGA PIXELS” shown on the surface of
the camera is the number of effective pixels of
the CCD. However, the maximum number of
pixels recorded is 3.1 mega pixels.
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When the images recorded using other Sony
devices are played back, the image size
indication may be different from the actual
image size.
The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick”
2)
The number of images that can be saved in Fine (Standard)
3)
mode are shown below. (Units:
number of images)
Capacity
16MB
32MB
64MB
128MB
MSX-256 MSX-512
MSX-1G
Image
size
3.1M
10 (18)
20 (37)
41 (74)
82 (149)
148 (264)
302 (537) 617 (1097)
2.8M (3:2)
10 (18)
20 (37)
41 (74)
82 (149)
148 (264)
302 (537) 617 (1097)
2.0M
16 (30)
33 (61)
66 (123)
133 (246)
238 (446)
484 (907) 988 (1852)
1.2M
24 (46)
50 (93)
101 (187)
202 (376)
357 (649) 726 (1320)
1482
(2694)
VGA
97 (243)
196 (491)
394 (985) 790 (1975)
1428
(3571)
2904
(7261)
5928
(14821)
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When the images are viewed on the LCD
screen of the camera, they all look the same
size.
•
Number of shooting images can differ from
these values according to shooting conditions.
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When the remaining number of images
recordable is more than 9999, “>9999” is
indicated.
