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Using a “Memory Stick” – introduction
To return to the FN screen
Select RETURN, , then press the center z on the control button after step 7. The
PAGE1 screen appears. Next, select EXIT, then press the center z on the control button.
Image quality settings
Setting Meaning
FINE Use this mode when you want to record high quality images.
(Indicator: FINE) The image is compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD This is the standard image quality. The image is compressed
(Indicator: STD) to about 1/10.
Approximate number of still images you can record on a
“Memory Stick”
The number of images you can record varies depending on which image quality mode
you select. The table below indicates the numbers when using a “Memory Stick”
formatted with this camcorder.
Quality “Memory Stick”
128 MB* 64 MB* 32 MB* 16 MB* 8 MB 4 MB*
FINE 1310 images 650 images 325 images 160 images 80 images 39 images
STANDARD
1970 images 980 images 485 images 240 images 120 images 58 images
* Optional
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality,
depending on the types of images you are shooting.
Differences in image quality mode
Recorded images are compressed in the JPEG format before being stored in memory.
The memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image
quality mode. Details are shown in the table below. (The image size is 640 × 480,
regardless of image quality mode. The data size before compression is about 600 KB.)
Image quality mode Memory capacity
FINE (FINE) About 100 KB
STANDARD (STD) About 60 KB
Image quality mode indicator
The image quality mode indicator is not displayed during playback.