Nikon 4500 - Manual (Page 112)

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu
Image Quality
To reduce the amount of memory that each shot
occupies, pictures taken at settings other than HI
are compressed as they are saved to the memory
card. Compression selectively reduces the quality
of the image; the more the picture is compressed,
the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to
be. The actual effect depends on the size of the
picture when printed or displayed and on the type
of subject.
Confirming Image Quality and Size Settings
The current image quality and size settings are dis-
played in the monitor. Image size is not displayed
at a setting of 2272
×
1704.
No compression TIFF
HI
(P, S, A,
M modes
only)
Maximum image quality. Use when
fidelity is of paramount importance.
Only available at image sizes of
2272
×
1704 and 2272
×
1520.
1 : 4 JPEG FINE
Fine image quality, suitable for en-
largements or high-quality prints.
Compression
ratio (approx.)
File
format
Option Description
1 : 8 JPEG NORMAL
Normal image quality, suited to most
applications.
1 : 16 JPEG BASIC
Basic image quality, suitable for pho-
tographs that will be distributed by
e-mail or used in web pages.