Acer FotoPrisa 300P - Manual (Page 40)

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*.tga (Targa)
This format, one of the principal True Color image formats, can
store image data with up to 32 bits per pixel. Compared to TIF
and JPEG, which are other options for True Color images, TGA is
relatively simple and therefore widely used in imaging programs.
The only drawback to this format is that it lacks a good
compression scheme.
*.tif (Tagged Image File Format)
This is a standard file format for many imaging programs that
support all data types from monochrome up to 24-bit True
Color, as well as many color models and compression schemes.
An even more power aspect of TIF is that its files can move
easily between platforms like a PC or a Mac, making it an ideal
format for storing image data.
To vividly express the photographic image through Photo
Express, it’s recommended to use the lossless files like *.bmp or
*.tif.
By recording 24-bit color data, JPG is another option for the
image source if you can carefully filter out the images that are
somewhat lossy. As for GIF, only keeping data of 256-color, it’s
not appropriate as source to express the “True Color” on the
photo paper from the point of eyesight.
You may find many unfamiliar file format supported in the
imaging programs when you want to “Save As”, like EPS, PIC,
SCT, RAW…etc. They are developed to be adapted to some
BMP image (600 x 399 pixels,
702KB), converted to :
(1)GIF format : 135KB
(2)JPG format : 85KB (varies
according to the compression ratio)
(3)TIF format : 577KB