Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects; Changing The Resolution And Compression - Canon PowerShot S30 User Manual

Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects

Camera settings such as image resolution and compression, shutter speed and
aperture can be freely changed for shooting.
• Please see
changed a setting.

Changing the Resolution and Compression

You can change the resolution and compression (excluding movies) settings to suit
the purpose of the image you are about to shoot. The resolution gets higher in the
order S (Small), M2 (Medium 2), M1 (Medium 1), and L (Large). Use a higher
resolution if you wish to make a large print. Conversely, use a lower resolution if wish to make ish to make
you wish to print on small objects, such as labels, to send images electronically, or t on small o t on small o
to fit more images on a CF card. es on a CF car es on a CF car
The compression gets higher in the order n gets higher i n gets higher i
Select (Superfine) for a higher quality image, or ne) for a hig ne) for a hi
images on a CF card. The
shots. To record the CCD output without compression, select the RAW file format
(p. 64).
Resolution (excluding
PowerShot S30
L (Large) 2048 x 1536 pixels 48 x 1536 pixels 8 x 1536 pixels
M1 (Medium 1)
M2 (Medium 2)
S (Small)
Compression (excluding
Superfine
Fine
Normal
Auto Mode (p. 44) for shooting procedures once you have
e abou e abou out to shoot. ut to shoot.
(Medium 2 (Medium 2 2), M1 (M 2), M1 (M
a large pr a large pr rint. Conv rint. Conv
bjects, such a jects, such a cts, su
ard ard.
in the in the
(Fine) setting provides adequate quality for standard
)
t S PowerShot S4 PowerShot S4 PowerShot S40 PowerShot
x 1536 pix 2272 x 1704 pixels 2272 x 1704 p 2272 x 1704 2272 x 1704 pi
1600 x 1200 pixels x 12 x 12
1024 1024 x 768 pixels x x 76 76 pixels ixels
640 640 640 x 480 pixels 6 x 480 pixels 480 pixels
)
Compr Compr
pression (e pression ( (excluding (excluding xcludi
t. The resol t. The resol he re lution gets lution gets
edium 1), edium 1), ), and L (L ), a nd L (La arge). U arge).
versely, u versely, u ely, u
as labels, as labels,
(Superfine), (Fine) and
(Normal) if you wish to fit more
select the RA elect the RA
Re R Resolution (
xels els
• Common to PowerShot S30
and PowerShot S40
Shooting - Selecting Particular Effects
movies) se movies) s
(Normal).
lity fo lity f
tion tion )
32 32 320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels
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