Olympus CAMEDIA C-40ZOOM Reference Manual page 108

Record Mode (Cont.)
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Press to save the setting.
● The screen returns to the record mode
setting screen.
● The record mode you set is displayed on
the control panel.
● If SHQ or HQ is set to ENLARGE SIZE,
the corresponding indication blinks.
Factory default setting: HQ
● Resolution
The number of pixels (vertical x horizontal) used when saving an image.
If the image will be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are
recommended so that the image will be clearer. However, higher
resolutions make the file size (amount of data) larger, so the number of
pictures that can be saved to a card will be fewer.
● Resolution and picture size on a computer screen
When a picture is transferred to a computer, the size of the picture on the
computer screen varies depending on the computer's monitor setting.
For instance, a picture taken in 640x480 resolution is the same size as
the screen if you set the picture to 1x when the monitor setting is
640x480. However, if the monitor setting is over 640x480 (such as
1024x768), the picture only takes up part of the screen.
● Compression rate
In record modes other than TIFF, image data are compressed. The
higher the compression rate, the less clear the image.
● File format (P. 105)
This camera saves images with either TIFF or JPEG formats. In record
modes other than TIFF, images are compressed in the JPEG format.
The compression rate also varies in each mode (sound with still pictures:
WAV format, movies: MOV format).
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Control panel
TIPS
Record mode