Sony Handycam DCR-PC115 Service Manual page 45

Using a "Memory Stick"
– introduction
Image quality settings
Setting Meaning
This is the highest image quality in
SUPER FINE
(SFN) your camcorder. The number of
still images you can record is less
than in FINE mode. The image is
compressed to about 1/3.
FINE (FINE) Use this mode when you want to
record high quality images. The
image is compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD This is the standard image quality.
(STD) The image is compressed to about
1/10.
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality mode
may not affect the image quality, depending on
the types of images you are shooting.
Differences in image quality mode
Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format
before being stored in memory. The memory
capacity allotted to each image varies depending
on the selected image quality mode and image
size. Details are shown in the table below. (You
can select 1360 × 1020 or 640 × 480 image size in
the menu settings.)
1360 × 1020 image size
Image quality mode Memory capacity
SUPER FINE About 900 KB
FINE About 450 KB
STANDARD About 300 KB
640 × 480 image size
Image quality mode Memory capacity
SUPER FINE About 190 KB
FINE About 100 KB
STANDARD About 60 KB
Image quality mode indicator
The image quality mode indicator is not
displayed during playback.
When you select image quality
The number of images you can shoot in the
currently selected image quality appears on the
screen.
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Image size settings/
Setting/ Meaning/
Records 1360 × 1020 still images./
1360 × 1020
Records 640 × 480 still images./
640 × 480
Records 320 × 240 moving pictures./
320 × 240
Records 160 × 112 moving pictures./
160 × 112
Maximum recording time of moving pictures/
Image size/ Maximum recording time/
320 × 240
160 × 112
Approximate number of still images
you can record on a "Memory Stick"
The number of images you can record varies
depending on which image quality and image
size you select and the complexity of the subject.
640 × 480
Type/ Image quality/
4MB (optional)/ SUPER FINE (SFN) 19 images/
FINE (FINE) 39 images/
STANDARD (STD) 58 images/
8MB (supplied)/ SUPER FINE (SFN) 40 images/
FINE (FINE) 80 images/
STANDARD (STD) 120 images/
16MB (optional)/ SUPER FINE (SFN) 80 images/
FINE (FINE) 160 images/
STANDARD (STD) 240 images/
32MB (optional)/ SUPER FINE (SFN) 160 images/
FINE (FINE) 325 images/
STANDARD (STD) 485 images/
64MB (optional)/ SUPER FINE (SFN) 325 images/
FINE (FINE) 650 images/
STANDARD (STD) 980 images/
128MB (optional)/ SUPER FINE (SFN) 650 images/
FINE (FINE) 1310 images/
STANDARD (STD) 1970 images/
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Indicator/
Recording/ Playback/
SFN
×
1360 1360
SFN
×
640
640
×
320
320
×
160 160
15 seconds/
60 seconds/
1360 × 1020
4 images/
8 images/
12 images/
8 images/
17 images/
25 images/
17 images/
34 images/
50 images/
35 images/
69 images/
100 images/
71 images/
140 images/
205 images/
140 images/
280 images/
415 images/
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Selecting the image size
You can select either of two image sizes
Still images: 1360 × 1020 or 640 × 480. (When the
POWER switch is set to VCR, the
image size is automatically set to 640
× 480.)
The default setting is 1360 × 1020.
Moving pictures: 320 × 240 or 160 × 112
The default setting is 320 × 240.
(1) Set the POWER switch to MEMORY. Make
sure that the LOCK switch is set to the right
(unlock) position.
(2) Press MENU, then select and decide upon
STILL SET (still image) or MOVIE SET
(moving picture) in with the control
button (p. 132).
(3) Select and decide upon IMAGESIZE with the
control button.
(4) Select and decide upon the desired image size
with the control button.
The indicator changes as follows:
Still images:
1360 640
Moving pictures:
320 160
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Approximate time of moving
pictures you can record on a
"Memory Stick"
The time of moving pictures you can record
varies depending on which image size you select
and the complexity of the subject.
160 × 112
Type/
4MB (optional)/ 2 min. 40 sec./
8MB (supplied)/ 5 min. 20 sec./
16MB (optional)/ 10 min. 40 sec./
32MB (optional)/ 21 min. 20 sec./
64MB (optional)/ 42 min. 40 sec./
128MB (optional)/ 85 min. 20 sec./
The table above shows approximate number and
times of still images and moving pictures you can
record on a "Memory Stick" formatted by your
camcorder.
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1360 640
320 160
STILL SET MOVIE SET
MEMOR Y S E T MEMOR Y S E T
1360 320
S T I L L S E T MO V I E S E T
P I C MOD E I MA G E S I Z E 3 2 0 2 4 0
QU A L I T Y R EMA I N 1 6 0 1 1 2
I MA G E S I Z E 1 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 R E T U R N
R E T U R N 6 4 0 4 8 0
R EMA I N R EMA I N
1 2 40sec
[ ME N U ] : E N D [ ME N U ] : E N D
STILL SET MOVIE SET
MEMOR Y S E T MEMOR Y S E T
S T I L L S E T MO V I E S E T
P I C MOD E I MA G E S I Z E 1 6 0 1 1 2
QU A L I T Y R EMA I N
I MA G E S I Z E 6 4 0 4 8 0 R E T U R N
R E T U R N
R EMA I N R EMA I N
6 0 2 min
[ ME N U ] : E N D [ ME N U ] : E N D
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320 × 240
40 sec./
1 min. 20 sec./
2 min. 40 sec./
5 min. 20 sec./
10 min. 40 sec./
21 min. 20 sec./
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