Record Mode; Still Picture Record Modes - Olympus Stylus 500 Advanced Manual

Record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies.
Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a
computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for
each record mode and the memory capacity of the card, see the table on
P.26.

Still picture record modes

Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of pictures you wish to
record.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few
pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. A picture with many pixels is denser and
clearer, but requires a larger file size (data size), decreasing the number of pictures
that can be saved on a card. Increasing the compression rate reduces the file size,
but makes the pictures appear grainy.
Normal image modes
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Record Picture
mode quality
SHQ Detailed
HQ
SQ1
Normal
SQ2
Image size
The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. If the image
will be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are recommended so that the
image will be clearer.
Image size
2560 × 1920
(Low compression)
2560 × 1920
(Hereafter standard
compression)
2048 × 1536
1600 × 1200
1280 × 9600
1024 × 7680
0640 × 4800
Picture with high number of pixel
Picture with low number of pixel
Usage examples
For making large prints
Large
or editing on a computer.
For printing in postcard
size.
For printing 3" × 5" prints.
For small prints, posting
on the Internet or attach-
ing to e-mail.
Small
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