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Memory card slot operations
Using the memory card slot – introduction
The difference in image quality mode
A recorded image is compressed in JPEG format before stored into memory. The memory
capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected quality mode. Details are
shown in the table below. (The number of pixel is 640 x 480, regardless of image quality
mode. Data volume before compression is about 600 KB.)
Image quality mode
Memory capacity
SUPER FINE
About 150 KB
FINE
About 100 KB
STANDARD
About 60 KB
Approximate numbers of images you can record on a “Memory Stick”
The number of images you can record is different depending on which image quality mode
you select and the complexity of the subject.
Memory Stick
SUPER FINE (SFN)
FINE (FIN)
STANDARD (STD)
4 MB
About 20 images
About 39 images
About 65 images
8 MB
About 41 images
About 78 images
About 131 images
16 MB
About 82 images
About 157 images
About 262 images
32 MB
About 164 images
About 315 images
About 527 images
64 MB
About 328 images
About 631 images
About 1052 images
Note
In some cases, changing image quality mode may not affect the image quality, depending on
the types of images you are shooting.
