Olympus E-1 - Manual (Page 79)

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Record mode
6 Image, image quality and color
Image
, image quality and color
6
You can select a record mode in which to take pictures. Choose the record mode that’s
best for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC, website editing, etc.). For details about
record modes and number of pixels, refer to the table on the next page. The numbers
in the table are approximate.
Record mode
RAW
Description
Image files recorded in the orf format (orf file extension). This is raw data, i.e.
data to which image processing functions such as white balance and contrast
have not been applied. RAW pictures can be edited with the RAW DATA EDIT
function and saved using one of the record modes below (P. 82). RAW
pictures can also be edited on a PC with the provided software. They cannot
be open with other graphics software applications or printed.
Application
Select for the
print size
For small-sized
print and website
Quality
(Compression)
Number of pixels
2560 x 1920
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
640 x 480
Non-
compression
1/1
TIFF
—
High
quality
1/2.7
SHQ
SQ
Standard
quality
1/8
HQ
SQ
Image becomes clearer
Number of pix
els increases
(Number of storab
le pictures decreases)
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Number of pixels
The number of pixels (horizontal x vertical) used when saving an image. If the image is going to
be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are recommended so that the image will be
clearer. However, higher resolutions make the file size (amount of data) larger, so the fewer
pictures can be saved.
Compression
In record modes other than RAW/TIFF, image data are compressed. The higher the compression,
the less clear the image will be.