Sony DCR-PC5 - Manual (Page 101)

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“Memory Stick” operations
Using a “Memory Stick”–introduction
Selecting image quality mode
You can select image quality mode in still picture recording. The default setting is FINE.
(1) Set the POWER switch to VCR or MEMORY. Make sure that the LOCK is set to
the right (unlock) position.
(2) Press FN to display PAGE1 (p. 99).
(3) Press MENU, then select QUALITY in
in the menu settings to select a
desired image quality.
1
2
FN
POWER LOCK
VCR
MEMORY
CAMERA
OFF
LOCK
To return to FN
Press EXIT.
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality,
depending on the types of images you are shooting.
Image quality settings
Setting Meaning
FINE Use this mode when you want to record high quality images.
(Indicator: FINE) The image is compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD This is the standard image quality. The image is compressed to
(Indicator: STD) about 1/10.
Differences in image quality mode
Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored into memory. The
memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality
mode. Details are shown in the table below. (The number of pixels is 640
×
480,
regardless of image quality mode. The data size before compression is about 600 KB.)