Sony DCR-TRV50 - Manual (Page 123)

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Memory Stick
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Operations
Image quality settings
Setting Meaning
SUPER FINE (SFN) This is the highest image quality in your camcorder.
The number of still images you can record is less than
in FINE mode. Super fine images are compressed to
about 1/3.
FINE (FINE) Use this mode when you want to record high quality
images. Fine images are compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD (STD) This is the standard image quality in your camcorder.
Standard images are compressed to about 1/10.
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality may not affect the image quality, depending
on the type of images you are shooting.
Differences in image quality
Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored in memory. The
memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality
and image size. Details are shown in the table below. (You can select 1360
×
1020 or 640
×
480 image size in the menu settings.)
1360
×
1020 image size
Image quality Memory capacity
SUPER FINE About 900 KB
FINE About 450 KB
STANDARD About 300 KB
640
×
480 image size
Image quality Memory capacity
SUPER FINE About 190 KB
FINE About 100 KB
STANDARD About 60 KB
Image quality indicator
The image quality indicator is not displayed during playback.
When you select image quality
The number of images you can shoot in the currently selected image quality appears on
the screen.
Using a “Memory Stick” – Introduction