Sony Handycam DCR-PC101E Operating Instructions Manual page 157

Using a "Memory Stick"
– Introduction
Differences in image quality mode
Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format
before being stored in memory. The memory
capacity allocated to each image varies
depending on the selected image quality mode
and image size. Details are shown in the table
below. (You can select 1152 864 or 640
image size in the menu settings.)
1152 864 image size
Image quality Memory capacity
SUPER FINE About 600 KB
FINE About 300 KB
STANDARD About 200 KB
640 480 image size
Image quality 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.
480
1152 864
640 480
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