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The number of images that can be stored on a memory card is determined by the size
and type of card and the file size of the images. The actual file size is determined by
the scene; some subjects can be compressed further than others.
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RECORDING MODE
Image quality
S. FIN
FINE
STD
ECON
Economy - the smallest file sizes.
LCD monitor
display
Super fine - the highest-quality image.
Fine - high-quality image.
Standard - the default setting.
File type
TIFF
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
This camera has four image-quality settings: super fine, fine, standard, and economy.
Always select the desired setting before taking the picture. Image quality is set in the
basic section of the recording-mode menu (p. 28).
Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of
pixels in the image. The higher the image quality, the lower the rate of compression
and the larger the file sizes. If the economical use of the memory card is important, use
the economy mode. Standard image quality is sufficient for normal usage. The super-
fine mode will produce the highest quality image and the largest image files.
File formats vary with the image quality setting. Super fine images are saved as a TIFF
file. Fine, standard, and economy images are formatted as JPEG files.
If the image quality is changed, the LCD monitor will display the approximate number of
images that can be recorded at that setting on the installed memory card. One memory
card can contain images with differing qualities.
The frame counter and memory card capacity
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
2 images 3 images 15 images
15 images 23 images 82 images
29 images
45 images
150 images
56 images
82 images
226 images
Approximate card capacity for an 16MB memory card.
1600 X 1200 1280 X 960 640 X 480
Super fine
Fine
Standard
Economy
5.5MB 3.5MB 0.91MB
0.95MB 0.61MB 0.17MB
0.48MB 0.32MB 0.09MB
0.25MB 0.17MB 0.05MB
Approximate file sizes.
Image
size
Image
quality
2048 X 1536
9.2MB
1.6MB
0.80MB
0.40MB
1 image
9 images
18 images
36 images
The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be stored on
the memory card at the camera’s image quality and size settings. If the settings are
changed, the frame counter adjusts accordingly. Because the calculation is based on
approximate file sizes, the actual image taken may not change the counter or may
decrease it by more than one.
When the frame counter displays three red zeros and card-full message appears, it
indicates no more images at the image size and quality settings can be captured.
Changing the image size or quality settings may allow more images to be captured.