Sony DSC-G3 - Manual (Page 77)

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The larger the image size, the higher the image quality. The higher the number of frames per
second, the smoother the playback image.
• When using a “Memory Stick Duo”, movies with the size set to [640(Fine)] can be recorded to only a
“Memory Stick PRO Duo”.
• This camera does not support HD recordings or playbacks for movies.
When shooting movies
Movie image size Frame/Second Usage guidelines
640(Fine)
(640×480)
Approx. 30 For viewing on a TV screen (high
picture quality)
640(Standard)
(640×480)
Approx. 17 For viewing on a TV screen (standard
picture quality)
320 (320×240) Approx. 8 For sending as an e-mail attachment
Notes
z On “image quality” and “image size”
A digital image is made up of a collection of small dots called pixels.
If it contains a large number of pixels, the image becomes large, it takes up more memory,
and the image is displayed in fine detail. “Image size” is shown by the number of pixels.
Although you cannot see the differences on the screen of the camera, the fine detail and data
processing time differ when the image is printed or displayed on a computer screen.
Description of the pixels and the image size
1 Image size: 10M
3648 pixels × 2736 pixels = 9,980,928 pixels
2 Image size: VGA
640 pixels × 480 pixels = 307,200 pixels
Many pixels
(Fine image quality and large file size)
Few pixels
(Rough image quality but small file size)
Pixels
Pixel