Konica Minolta DiMAGE X21 - Manual (Page 45)

Image quality must be set before the picture is taken.
Four image-quality modes are available; 1600 X 1200
Fine, 1600 X 1200 Standard, 1280 X 960 Standard,
and 640 X 480 Standard. Image quality is based on
two factors: image size and compression. Changes are displayed on
the LCD monitor. Image quality is set in the main recording menu, see
page 36.
IMAGE QUALITY
If image quality is changed, the frame counter will display the approximate number of images that
can be recorded at that setting on the installed memory card. One memory card can contain images
with differing image-quality. The number of images that can be stored on a memory card is deter-
mined by the size of the card and the file size of the images. The actual file size is determined by
the scene; some subjects can be compressed further than others.
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The number in the image-quality option refer to the horizontal and vertical pixel dimensions of the
image. The greater the number of pixels, the larger the file size. Choose image size based on the
final use of the image - smaller images will be more suitable for web sites whereas larger sizes will
produce higher quality prints.
All images are compressed and saved as JPEG files. The compression rate is indicated by FINE and
STD (standard). Fine images have a lower compression rate and larger file sizes. Standard is suffi-
cient for normal usage.
FINE
STD.
STD.
STD.
LCD monitor Image quality
1600
1600
1280
640
Image size
(Number of pixels)
1600 X 1200
1600 X 1200
1280 X 960
640 X 480 640 X 480 Standard
1280 X 960 Standard
1600 X 1200 Standard
1600 X 1200 Fine
Compression
Low
Standard
Standard
Standard
Quality