Nikon Coolpix 100 - Manual (Page 35)

23 Beyond the Basics : Image Quality
Image Quality
Image data in COOLPIX 100’s built-in memory are stored using JPEG
compression to reduce the amount of memory they consume. When pictures
are compressed with JPEG, some data are lost and the quality of the final
image is degraded. The more a picture is compressed, the more noticeable
this loss of quality will be. COOLPIX 100 offers two settings for image
quality: “Normal” and “Fine”. Setting the image quality to “Fine” produces
better quality images but makes greater demands on memory, as photographs
are only compressed half as much as they would be in “Normal” mode and
hence require twice as much memory to store. Choose image quality for each
photograph according to the type of subject and your memory needs.
The current image quality setting is shown in the control panel display. To
change the image quality setting, press the QUALITY button.
QUALITY button
QUALITY button
Fine Mode
Normal Mode
QUALITY
When you change the image quality, the exposure count in the control panel
display will show the number of exposures remaining at the new setting.
Note: Changing the image quality setting does not affect image resolution,
which remains a constant 512
×
480 pixels. The only change is in the amount
image data are compressed.