HP C500 User Manual

Page 18

Advertising
background image

Adjusting the Camera Settings

HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide

47

Each of the photo quality settings corresponds to a combination of resolution and compression settings. The
diamond icons on the status LCD indicate photo quality as follows:

Photo quality

Description

Resolution

Compression

E-mail

Is the most memory-efficient. Use this
setting for photos that you plan to send
via e-mail, place on the Internet, use for
screen savers or wallpaper, or print up to
3x5 inch prints.

Low
(640x480 pixels)

High

Basic

Produces quality photos and uses less
memory than Fine mode. Use this setting
for photos that you plan to store on your
disk or in a database, or print up to 4x6
inch prints.

Medium
(1152x864 pixels)

Medium

Fine

Produces high-quality photos and
requires less memory than Super-fine
mode. Use this setting for photos that
you plan to print up to 5x7 inch prints.
This is the default setting.

High
(1600x1200 pixels)

Medium

Super-fine

Produces the highest-quality photos and
uses the most memory. Use this setting
for taking photos you plan to enlarge
and print.

High
(1600x1200 pixels)

Low

Advertising