Sony Handycam DCR-TRV40E Operating Instructions Manual page 156

Using a "Memory Stick"
– Introduction
Image quality settings
Setting Meaning
This is the highest image quality in
SUPER FINE
your camcorder.
(SFN)
The number of still images you can
record is less than in FINE mode.
Super fine images are compressed
to about 1/3.
FINE (FINE) Use this mode when you want to
record high quality images. Fine
images are compressed to about
1/6.
STANDARD This is the standard image quality
(STD) in your camcorder. Standard
images are compressed to about
1/10.
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality may
not affect the image quality, depending on the
type of images you are shooting.
Differences in image quality
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 and image size.
Details are shown in the table below. (You can
select 1360 1020 or 640 480 image size in the
menu settings.)
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