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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.