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Selecting the Appropriate Card

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23 PREPARATION Selecting the Appropriate Card Prepare another card. ⅷ When you expect to shoot a large number of images (while traveling, on special occasions, etc.), it is a good idea to bring an extra card (in addition to the provided 8 MB card). ⅷ The number of images you can shoot varies according to the card capacity and record mode used. Select a suitable card by referring to the following table. Numbers of Images You Can Shoot (Approximate Numbers) Record Mode SmartMedia capacity Image size (pixels) 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB SQ (Standard Quality) 640 x 480 122 244 489 978 HQ (High Quality) SHQ (Super-High Quality) 1280 x 980 36 18 73 36 146 73 292 146 The commercially available 5 V card cannot be used with this camera. Use the Olympus brand card or a commercially available 3 V (3.3 V) card. This camera may not be able to recognize a card that is not manufactured by Olympus or Lexar or a card which has been formatted on another device such as a PC. To avoid problems, you should format each card before using it on this camera. Using the Three Record Modes SQ: Select this mode when you want to attach the image to e-mail, simply view it on your PC screen, or want to shoot more images per card. HQ: Select this mode when you need image quality in between SQ and SHQ. Images can be enlarged to a certain degree when they are viewed on a PC screen. (This is the default recording mode.) SHQ: Select this mode when you want to print the image with high quality or a large size or to retouch it on your PC. ⅷ For details on the record modes and how to select them, refer to "Selecting the Image Quality" ( Page 54). ⅷ The number of shootable images is also variable because the data quantity per image is variable depending on the shot subject. ⅷ The image counter may not decrement when an image is shot and may not increment even when an image is erased. ⅷ Even when the number of shootable images exceeds 999, the count displayed on the monitor remains at "999". ⅷ Cards with a capacity of 4 MB or more can be used with this camera. ⅷ For details on handling your card, refer to the instructions provided with it.

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PREPARATION
Selecting the Appropriate Card
Prepare another card.
±
When you expect to shoot a large number of images (while traveling, on
special occasions, etc.), it is a good idea to bring an extra card (in addition
to the provided 8 MB card).
±
The number of images you can shoot varies according to the card capacity and
record mode used. Select a suitable card by referring to the following table.
Numbers of Images You Can Shoot
(Approximate Numbers)
Record Mode
SQ
HQ
SHQ
(Standard Quality)
(High Quality)
(Super-High Quality)
640 x 480
1280 x 980
8 MB
122
36
18
16 MB
244
73
36
32 MB
489
146
73
64 MB
978
292
146
Image size
(pixels)
SmartMedia
capacity
The commercially available 5 V card cannot be used with this camera. Use the
Olympus brand card or a commercially available 3 V (3.3 V) card.
<Unusable cards>
This camera may not be able to recognize a card that is not manufactured by
Olympus or Lexar or a card which has been formatted on another device such as a
PC. To avoid problems, you should format each card before using it on this camera.
Using the Three Record Modes
SQ:
Select this mode when you want to attach the image to e-mail, simply view it on your PC
screen, or want to shoot more images per card.
HQ:
Select this mode when you need image quality in between SQ and SHQ. Images can be enlarged
to a certain degree when they are viewed on a PC screen. (This is the default recording mode.)
SHQ:
Select this mode when you want to print the image with high quality or a large size or
to retouch it on your PC.
±
For details on the record modes and how to select them, refer to
“Selecting the Image Quality” (
Page 54).
±
The number of shootable images is also variable because the data
quantity per image is variable depending on the shot subject.
±
The image counter may not decrement when an image is shot and may
not increment even when an image is erased.
±
Even when the number of shootable images exceeds 999, the count
displayed on the monitor remains at “999”.
±
Cards with a capacity of 4 MB or more can be used with this camera.
±
For details on handling your card, refer to the instructions provided with it.