Sony DCR-TRV17 - Manual (Page 107)

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“Memory Stick” Operations
Image quality settings
Setting Meaning
FINE (FINE) Use this mode when you want to record high quality
images. The image is compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD (STD) This is the standard image quality. The image is
compressed to about 1/10.
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality,
depending on the types of images you are shooting.
Differences in image quality mode
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
mode. Details are shown in the table below.
Image quality mode Memory capacity
FINE About 100 KB
STANDARD About 60 KB
Image quality mode indicator
The image quality mode indicator is not displayed during playback.
Using a “Memory Stick” – introduction