HP 850 - Manual (Page 40)

Chapter 2: Taking pictures and recording video clips 40
Resolution
This Capture menu option allows
you to set the resolution (number of
pixels) at which your images will
be captured.
The default
Resolution setting is
4MP - 2272 x 1712 . The
Resolution setting remains set when
you turn the camera off.
NOTE The Resolution setting automatically changes when you
are using digital zoom.
At the default 4MP - 2272 x 1712 pixels (4 Megapixels)
setting, the captured image will be full size. At the 1MP - 1136
x 848 pixels (1 Megapixel) setting, the image will be 1/4 size.
NOTE The Resolution setting affects the number of images that
can be saved on your memory card. Fewer images will be
saved on the memory card at the default, higher
Resolution setting of 4MP - 2272 x 1712 than at the lower
Resolution setting of 1MP - 1136 x 848 . See Memory
card capacity on page 102.
Compression
This Capture menu option allows you
to set how much JPEG compression
your images will have. The camera
has three compression settings: Best ,
Better , and Good .