Record Mode; Still Picture Record Modes - Olympus Stylus 600 Advanced Manual

Record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies.
Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a
computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for
each record mode and the number of storable still pictures/movie
recording time, see the tables on P. 25 and 26.
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Still picture record modes

Still pictures are recorded in JPEG format.
Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of your pictures.
Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few
pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. Pictures with more pixels are denser and
clearer but require more space (larger file size), thus decreasing the number of
pictures that can be saved. Though a high compression rate results in a small file
size, this also produces a grainy look.
Record mode
SHQ
HQ
SQ1
SQ2
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Image size Compression
Low
2816 × 2112
compression
Standard
2816 × 2112
compression
2560 × 1920
2272 × 1704
Standard
compression
2048 × 1536
1600 × 1200
1280 × 960
Standard
compression
1024 × 768
Low
640 × 480
compression
Picture with high number of pixels
Picture with low number of pixels
Application
The number of storable still pictures
is lower, and recording pictures
takes longer, but it is useful for
creating beautiful prints on full-size
paper and for performing computer
This is useful for post-card sized
prints, or for computer editing such
as rotating or adding text to a
picture.
Standard image quality with a high
number of pictures to shoot. This is
useful for viewing pictures on a
computer.
Standard image quality. This is
useful for sending as e-mail
attachments.