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Shooting – The Basics
Changing the Resolution and
Compression
You can change the resolution and
compression (excluding movies) depending
on the purpose.
Mode Dial
* The Postcard Print mode is not available in and .
Resolution Purpose
L
(Large)
PowerShot A520:
2272 x 1704 pixels
High
Low
z Print larger than A4 size*
210 x 297 mm (8.3 x
11.7 in.) prints
z Print larger than Letter
size* 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x
11 in.) prints
PowerShot A510:
2048 x 1536 pixels
z Print up to A4 size* 210 x
297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.)
prints
z Print up to Letter size* 216
x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.)
prints
M1
(Medium 1)
1600 x 1200 pixels
z Print postcard size 148 x
100 mm (6 x 4 in.) prints
z Print L size 119 x 89 mm
(4.7 x 3.5 in.) prints
M2
(Medium 2)
1024 x 768 pixels
z Print card size 86 x 54 mm
(3.4 x 2.1 in.) prints
S
(Small)
640 x 480 pixels
z Send images as e-mail
attachments
z Shoot more images
*
*
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
Movies can be shot with the following resolutions.
1
Press the FUNC. button.
or
(Postcard
Print Mode)
z The resolution is set to M1 (1600 x 1200) and the
compression is set to (Fine).
z See page 54 for Postcard Print mode information.
Compression Purpose
Superfine
High Quality
Normal
Shoot higher quality
images
Fine
Shoot normal quality
images
Normal Shoot more images
Resolution
640 x 480 pixels
320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels