Changing The Resolution And Compression - Canon PowerShot S1 IS User Manual

Changing the Resolution and Compression

Mode Dial
You can change the resolution, compression
(still images) and frame rate (movies, p. 56)
settings to suit the purpose of the image you
are about to shoot.
Still Images
Resolution
Display Pixels
L (Large) 2048 x 1536
M1 (Medium 1) 1600 x 1200
M2 (Medium 2) 1024 x 768
S (Small) 640 x 480
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
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Purpose
Print A4 size* 210 x 297 mm
High
(8.3 x 11.7 in.) prints
Print letter size* 216 x 279
mm (8.5 x 11 in.) prints
Print postcard size 148 x
100 mm (6 x 4 in.) prints
Print L size 119 x 89 mm
(4.7 x 3.5 in.) prints
Print credit card size 86 x 54
mm (3.4 x 2.1 in.) prints
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Low
Shoot more images
Compression
High Quality
Superfine
Fine
Normal
Normal
Movies
Image
Resolution
Quality
640 x 480 pixels High
(Fine)*
640 x 480 pixels*
320 x 240 pixels*
Normal
*
The compression rate for
compression rate for
Frame Rate Quality
Approx. 30 frames/sec.
motion
Approx. 15 frames/sec. Normal
Purpose
Shoot higher quality images
Shoot normal quality images
Shoot more images
Recording
Purpose
Time
Short
Shoot higher quality movies
Shoot normal quality movies
Shoot longer movies
Long
is Fine. The
and is Normal.
Recording
Purpose
Time
Full- Quality-priority
Short
shooting
Long Time-priority shooting