Nikon COOLPIX 2500 Instruction Manual page 73

To get an idea of how different settings for image quality and size affect the
number of pictures that can be stored, view the table below, which shows the
approximate number of pictures that can be stored on eight- and sixteen-
megabyte memory cards at different combinations of image quality and size.
1600
FINE 8
NORMAL 15
BASIC 29
*Figures are approximate. File size of JPEG images depends on scene record-
ed, producing wide variations in number of images that can be stored.
Image Quality
To reduce the amount of memory that each shot
occupies, pictures are compressed as they are saved
to the memory card. Compression selectively re-
duces the quality of the image; the more the pic-
ture is compressed, the more noticeable this loss
of quality is likely to be (the actual effect depends
on the size of the picture when printed or dis-
played and on the type of subject). The image-quality menu allows you to
choose the amount of compression performed.
Option
ratio (approx.)
FINE
NORMAL
BASIC
8-MB memory card
1280 1024
12 18
23 34
43 60
Compression
Fine image quality, suitable for enlarge-
1 : 4
ments or high-quality prints.
Normal image quality, suited to most ap-
1 : 8
plications.
Basic image quality, suitable for pictures
1 : 16 that will be distributed by e-mail or used in
web pages.
16-MB memory card
640 1600 1280
43 16 24
71 31 47
113 59 86
MENU
Description
1024 640
37 86
69 144
121 229
IMAGE QUALITY
SET
OFF SELECT
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