Nikon P5100 P5100 User's Manual - Page 105

Image Quality

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu q Image Quality Choose the amount of compression applied to pictures. Lower compression ratios result in higher quality pictures, but also larger file sizes, limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded. a Fine Fine quality images (compression ratio of 1:4), suitable for enlargement or highquality prints. b Normal (default setting) Normal image quality (compression of 1:8), suited to most applications. c Basic Basic image quality (compression of 1:16), suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e-mail or used in web pages. Image quality is shown by an icon in the monitor (A 6, 7). Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus D More Information See "Number of Exposures Remaining" (A 93) for more information. 91

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus
q
Image Quality
Choose the amount of compression applied to pictures. Lower compression ratios
result in higher quality pictures, but also larger file sizes, limiting the number of
pictures that can be recorded.
Image quality is shown by an icon in the monitor (
A
6, 7).
D
More Information
See “Number of Exposures Remaining” (
A
93) for more information.
a
Fine
Fine quality images (compression ratio of 1:4), suitable for enlargement or high-
quality prints.
b
Normal (default setting)
Normal image quality (compression of 1:8), suited to most applications.
c
Basic
Basic image quality (compression of 1:16), suitable for pictures that will be
distributed by e-mail or used in web pages.