Selecting The Image Quality/Size - Canon Optura 50 Instruction Manual

Selecting the Image Quality/Size

Digital Camera Functions
You can select the image quality of still images, and the image size of still images and
movies.
Still Image Quality
Image size
Still images are compressed and recorded in JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group).
Movies are recorded in Motion JPEG.
The number of still images and maximum recording time of movies that can be recorded
on a memory card vary according to the recording condition. The estimated figures are as
follows:
128MB/512MB: Using a SD Memory Card
Number of still images that can be recorded on a memory card:
Image Size Image Quality
1632X1224 Super Fine
Fine
Normal
1280X960 Super Fine
Fine
Normal
640X480 Super Fine
Fine
Normal
Maximum recording time of a movie on a memory card:
Image Size
320 x 240
160 x 120
* The recording times specified above are the total amount of recording times with the supplied
MultiMediaCard.
( SUPER FINE),
L
Still Image ( 1632x1224),
Movie ( 320x240),
Supplied
card
10
15
25
15
25
45
85
115
185
Recording Time
Supplied card 128MB
10 sec.
(1 min.*)
30 sec.
17 min.
(2 min.*)
( FINE), (
M
( 1280x960),
( 160x120)
No. of Images
128MB
85
135
250
140
215
395
690
955
1525
512MB
8 min. 32 min.
67 min.
NORMAL)
S
( 640x480)
File Size
per Image
512MB
350 1360KB
545 880KB
1000 480KB
555 850KB
860 560KB
1585 300KB
2740 176KB
3770 120KB
6035 72KB
File Size
per Second
250KB/sec.
120KB/sec.
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