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Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips
The Image Quality setting appears in the Live View screen.
Except in My Mode (see page 56), Image Quality remains in
effect until it is changed again, even when you turn the
camera off.
Setting Description
5MP
Produces very high quality images but uses the most
memory. Useful for enlarging or printing images up to
27.9 by 35.6 cm (11 by 14 in) or larger.
5MP
(Default) Produces high quality images, but uses less
memory than the 5MP
setting above. Useful
for printing images up to 27.9 by 35.6 cm (11 by
14 in).
3MP
Produces high-quality images, but uses less memory
than the 5MP settings above. Useful for printing images
up to 20.3 by 25.4 cm (8 by 10 in).
1MP
Produces memory-efficient images. Useful for printing
images up to 10.2 by 15.2 cm (4 by 6 in).
VGA
Produces memory-efficient, but lowest quality, images.
Useful for sending images via e-mail or posting them to
the Internet.
Custom... Allows you to specify a custom combination of
resolution (5MP, 3MP, 1MP, VGA) and compression.
• —Most compression; most memory-efficient;
lowest quality
• —Medium compression
• —Minimal compression; higher quality
• —Least compression; least memory
efficient; highest quality