Image Quality Settings - Sony DCR-TRV720 Operating Instructions Manual

Using "Memory Stick"–introduction

Image quality settings

Setting
FINE (FINE)
STANDARD (STD)
Differences in image quality mode
Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored into memory. The
memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality
mode. Details are shown in the table below. (The number of pixels is 640 × 480,
regardless of image quality mode. The data size before compression is about 600 KB.)
Image quality mode
FINE
STANDARD
Approximate number of images you can record on a "Memory Stick"
The approximate number of images you can record on a "Memory Stick" formatted
using this camcorder varies depending on which image quality mode you select and the
complexity of the subject.
Maximum number of images you can record on a "Memory Stick"
Setting
FINE
STANDARD
Note on the image quality mode indicator
This is only displayed during recording.
Meaning
Use this mode when you want to record high quality
images. The image is compressed to about 1/6.
This is the standard image quality. The image is
compressed to about 1/10.
Memory capacity
About 100 KB
About 60 KB
4MB 8MB
(supplied)
40 81
60 122
16MB 32MB
164 329
246 494
64MB
659
988
77