Exposure, Image And Color; Selecting The Record Mode; Types Of Record Modes - Olympus EVOLT E-330 Advanced Manual

5 Exposure, image and color

Selecting the record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures. Choose the record
mode that's best for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC, website editing,
etc.). For details about record modes and number of pixels, refer to the table
on "List of record modes" (g P. 173).

Types of record modes

Record mode allows you to select a combination of pixel count and
compression rate for the images you record. An image consists of pixels
(dots). When you enlarge an image with a low pixel count, it will be displayed
as a mosaic. If an image has a high pixel count, the file size (amount of data)
will be larger and the number of storable still pictures will be lower. The higher
the compression, the smaller the file size. However, the image will have less
clarity when played back.
Number of
Application
3136x2352
2560x1920
Select for the
1600x1200
print size
For small-
sized print
and website
pixels
Uncompressed
1/1
TIFF
1280x960
1024x768
k
640x480
Image with a high pixel count
Image with a low pixel count
Image becomes clearer
Quality (Compression)
Low High
compression compression compression
1/2.7 1/4
SHQ
SQ
High High
compression
1/8 1/12
HQ
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