Image Quality And Size - Nikon CoolPix 950 Reference Manual

Image Quality and Size

The image-quality/image-size setting determines how many pho-
tographs can be stored on a single memory card. The following
combinations of image quality and size are available:
Size
Full
(1,600 × 1,200
pixels)
HI (M-REC only)
XGA
(1,024 × 768
pixels)
VGA
(640 × 480
pixels)
To choose a combination of image quality
and size, hold the button and turn the
command dial (note that an image quality of
HI is only available when the mode dial is set
to M-REC). Image quality and size are
displayed in the control panel and LCD
monitor (no icon for image size indicates a
setting of 1,600 × 1,200).
Using the Buttons (A-REC, M-REC): Image Quality and Size
Approx. No.
Photos/card
Quality (8 MB)
BASIC 32
NORMAL 16
FINE 8
1
BASIC 78
NORMAL 39
FINE 19
BASIC 200
NORMAL 100
FINE 50
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Image Quality
At settings of BASIC, NORMAL, and FINE, the camera uses JPEG
compression to reduce the amount of memory required to store
photographs. JPEG compression results in a slight loss in image
quality, which grows more noticeable at higher compression ratios.
The difference in quality is illustrated below:
BASIC
(high compression) (medium compression)
While a setting of NORMAL represents the best trade-off be-
tween memory and image quality in most cases, a setting of BASIC
can be used to save memory. A setting of FINE is suitable for
photographs that will be enlarged or printed at high resolution.
NORMAL FINE
(low compression)
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