Canon PowerShot A400 Silver PowerShot A400 Camera User Guide - Page 39

Changing the Resolution and, Compression

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Changing the Resolution and Compression Shooting Mode The Postcard Print mode is not available in , and . You can change the resolution and compression (excluding movie) depending on the purpose. Resolution Purpose L (Large) z Print up to A4 size* Large 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 2048 x 11.7 in.) prints 1536 pixels z Print up to Letter size* 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.) prints M1 1600 x (Medium1) 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 1024 x 768 (Medium2) pixels z Print card size 86 x 54 mm (3.4 x 2.1 in.) prints S (Small) 640 x 480 pixels z Send images as eSmall mail attachments z Shoot more images * Paper sizes vary according to region. Shooting - The Basics z The resolution is set to M1 (1600 x 1200) and the compression is set to or (Fine). z See page 51 for Postcard Print mode information. Compression Purpose Superfine High Quality Shoot higher quality images Fine Shoot normal quality images Normal Normal Shoot more images Movies can be shot with the following resolutions. Resolution 640 x 480 pixels 320 x 240 pixels 160 x 120 pixels 37

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Shooting – The Basics
Changing the Resolution and
Compression
You can change the resolution and compression
(excluding movie) depending on the purpose.
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
Shooting Mode
The Postcard Print mode is not available in
,
and
.
Resolution
Purpose
L
(Large)
2048 x
1536 pixels
Large
Small
Print up to A4 size*
210 x 297 mm (8.3 x
11.7 in.) prints
Print up to Letter size*
216 x 279 mm (8.5 x
11 in.) prints
M1
(Medium1)
1600 x
1200 pixels
Print postcard size
148 x 100 mm (6 x 4
in.) prints
Print L-size 119 x 89
mm (4.7 x 3.5 in.)
prints
M2
(Medium2)
1024 x 768
pixels
Print card size 86 x 54
mm (3.4 x 2.1 in.)
prints
S
(Small)
640 x 480
pixels
Send images as e-
mail attachments
Shoot more images
Movies can be shot with the following
resolutions.
or
The resolution is set to
M1
(1600 x
1200) and the compression is set to
(Fine).
See page 51 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