Canon A75 - Manual (Page 42)

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Shooting – The Basics
Changing the Resolution and
Compression
You can change the resolution and compression
(excluding movies) settings to suit the purpose
of the image you are about to shoot.
Resolution Purpose
L
(Large)
PowerShot A85
2272 x 1704
pixels
PowerShot A75
2048 x 1536
pixels
High
Low
z Print up to A4 size*
210 x 297 mm (8.3
x 11.7 in.) prints
z Print up to letter
size* 216 x 279 mm
(8.5 x 11 in.) prints
M1
(Medium 1) 1600 x 1200
pixels
z Print postcard size
148 x 100 mm (6 x
4 in.) prints
z Print L-size 119 x
89 mm (4.7 x 3.5
in.) prints
M2
(Medium 2)
1024 x 768 pixels
z Print credit card
size 86 x 54 mm
(3.4 x 2.1 in.) prints
S
(Small)
640 x 480 pixels
z Send images as
e-mail attachments
z Shoot more images
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
Mode Dial * *
* The Postcard Print mode is not available in and .
Movies can be shot with the following resolutions.
or
z The resolution is set to M1 (1600 x 1200)
and the compression is set to
(Fine).
z See page 53 for Postcard Print mode
information.
Compression Purpose
Superfine High
Quality
Normal
Shoot higher quality
images
Fine
Shoot normal quality
images
Normal Shoot more images
Resolution
640 x 480 pixels
320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels