Selecting A Record Mode - Olympus CAMEDIA C-310 Zoom Reference Manual

Selecting a record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies.
Choose the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC,
website editing, etc.). For details of the available record mode and
resolutions, and the number of still pictures or the movie recording time
allowed on the card, refer to the table on the next page. The numbers in the
table are approximate.
Application
Select for the print
For small sized print
and website
4
Still Picture Record Modes
Record mode
SHQ
HQ
SQ1
SQ2
Movie Record Modes Maximum time for one recording (sec)
Record mode
HQ
SQ
The time remaining for recording movies (Total recording time) in the card is
displayed on the monitor when the camera is set to the movie record mode
( ).
66
Resolution
2048 × 1536
size
1600 × 1200
640 × 480
Resolution
(No. of pixels)
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
640 x 480
Resolution
320 x 240
160 x 120
Image becomes
clearer
Compression Low
compression
SHQ
Memory capacity in
number of shots
(using a 16 MB card)
Remaining recording
(using a 16 MB card)
High
compression
HQ
SQ1
SQ2
6
20
32
165
time
48 sec.
3 min. 31 sec.