Changing The Resolution And Compression - Canon PowerShot A510 User Manual

Shooting – The Basics
Changing the Resolution and
Compression
Mode Dial
* The Postcard Print mode is not available in
You can change the resolution and
compression (excluding movies) depending
on the purpose.
Resolution
PowerShot A520:
2272 x 1704 pixels
L
(Large)
PowerShot A510:
2048 x 1536 pixels
M1
1600 x 1200 pixels
(Medium 1)
M2
1024 x 768 pixels
(Medium 2)
S
640 x 480 pixels
(Small)
40
*
and
Purpose
Print larger than A4 size*
210 x 297 mm (8.3 x
High
11.7 in.) prints
Print larger than Letter
size* 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x
11 in.) prints
Print up to A4 size* 210 x
297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.)
prints
Print up to Letter size* 216
x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.)
prints
Print postcard size 148 x
100 mm (6 x 4 in.) prints
Print L size 119 x 89 mm
(4.7 x 3.5 in.) prints
Print card size 86 x 54 mm
(3.4 x 2.1 in.) prints
Send images as e-mail
Low
attachments
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or The resolution is set to M1 (1600 x 1200) and the
(Postcard compression is set to
Print Mode) See page 54 for Postcard Print mode information.
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
*
Compression
.
Superfine
Fine
Normal
Movies can be shot with the following resolutions.
1
Press the FUNC. button.
(Fine).
Purpose
Shoot higher quality
High Quality
images
Shoot normal quality
images
Normal
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Resolution
640 x 480 pixels
320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels