Olympus C-770 Reference Manual - Page 107

6 Adjusting the image quality and exposure Record mode You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies. Choose the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC, website editing, etc.). For information on the image size for each record mode and the number of remaining pictures and remaining recording time for the card, see the table on P.108. Still Picture Record Modes Normal image mode Image becomes clearer Number of pixels increase Application Compression Un- Low High Resolution compressed compression compression Select for the print size 2288 × 1712 2048 × 1536 1600 × 1200 1280 × 960 TIFF SHQ HQ SQ1 SQ1 HIGH NORMAL 6 For small sized prints and website 1024 × 768 640 × 480 SQ2 SQ2 HIGH NORMAL Adjusting the image quality and exposure zResolution The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. If the image will be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are recommended so that the image will be clearer. However, higher resolutions make the file size (amount of data) larger, so the number of pictures that can be saved will be fewer. zCompression In record modes other than TIFF, image data are compressed. The higher the compression, the less clear the image will be. zResolution and picture size on a computer screen When a picture is transferred to a computer, the size of the picture on the computer screen varies depending on the computer's monitor setting. For instance, a picture taken in 1024 × 768 resolution is the same size as the screen if you set the picture to 1× when the monitor setting is 1024 × 768. However, if the monitor setting is over 1024 × 768 (such as 1280 × 1024), the picture only takes up part of the screen. 106