Olympus C-2/D-230 - Manual (Page 20)

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IMAGE QUALITY
Set the image quality before shooting.
Note Image quality settings
* The term “pixel” stands for “picture element”. The image is comprised of up to 2
million pixels.
• Select this mode if you wish to print a high-quality or large-
size print of the image or if you want to retouch it on a PC.
• Excellent image quality, but the number of recordable images
is reduced. It takes a longer time to record the image.
(1600
× 1208 pixels*)
• This mode is ideal when you need to print out images after
viewing them on your PC screen.
• Standard image quality. This is the default image quality
setting.
(1600
× 1200 pixels*)
• Select this mode when you want to attach the image to e-
mail; simply view it on your PC screen.
• Lesser image quality, but the number of recordable images is
increased.
SQ1 (1024
× 768 pixels*)
SQ2 (640 × 480 pixels*)
1 Open the lens barrier.
The camera turns on in the Record mode.
2 Press the button.
The monitor shows the Camera menu.
3 Select [PICTURE] using the / buttons and press the button.
4 Select [ ] using the / buttons and press the button.
5 Select [SHQ], [HQ], [SQ1] or [SQ2] using the / buttons and
press the button.
The image quality setting is now completed.
Press the
button again to exit the menu.
6 Take a picture.
Note • The image quality setting returns to HQ (default setting) when the clear
settings value is [RESET] and the lens barrier is closed. See “Clear settings”
(
p.27).
• The number of recordable images varies depending on the image quality
setting.
• The number of pixels is almost the same for HQ and SHQ, but the
compression rate is lower for SHQ, resulting in clearer images when enlarged.
SHQ also takes longer to record and play back images than HQ.
• When you select a image quality with higher image quality than the current
mode and the number of recordable images remaining is low, the monitor may
display a warning mark. This means that there is not enough memory on the
SmartMedia card for the selected image quality.
Select another image quality.
SHQ
(Super High
Quality)
HQ
(High Quality)
SQ
(Standard
Quality)
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