Appendices; Supported Image Types - Canon PowerShot SD400 Software User's Manual

Appendices

The following is a list of image types supported by ImageBrowser.
Readable data types
ImageBrowser can read the following image types.
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JPEG
Most cameras use this image type. It compresses at very high
ratios, taking advantage of the characteristics of the human
eye. However, because it is an irreversible compression method
(part of the data is lost during compression), if you process and
save an image repeatedly using this method, the image may
become rougher.
Exif JPEG is an image type that adds information such as
shooting data to a JPEG image.
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RAW
This is a proprietary image type provided by Canon. It allows
the output of the image pixels from a digital camera without
any deterioration in the quality of the image. Some cameras
might not support this image type.
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PICT
This is the standard image type for Macintosh. This image type
is supported by most Macintosh software.
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TIFF
This is a relatively popular image type. It is widely supported by
non-Macintosh programs (such as Windows).
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Windows Bitmap
This image type comes standard with Windows. Most Windows
programs support it.
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QuickTime/AVI
These are movies, which display as movie marks in the Browser
Area of ImageBrowser.