Olympus D545 D-545 Zoom Advanced Manual (English) - Page 26

Tips before you start taking pictures Image size becomes larger Record mode You can select a record mode in which to take pictures or shoot movies. Select the best record mode for your purpose (printing, editing on a computer, website editing, etc.). For information on the image sizes for each record mode and memory capacity, see the table on P. 27. Still picture record modes 2 Record mode depicts the image size and compression rate of pictures you wish to record. Pictures are made from thousands of dots (pixels). If a picture with relatively few pixels is enlarged, it looks like a mosaic. A picture with many pixels is denser and clearer, but requires a larger file size (data size), decreasing the number of pictures that can be saved. Increasing the compression rate reduces the file size, but makes the pictures appear grainy. Picture with high number of pixels Picture with low number of pixels Image becomes clearer Application Compression Image size Select according to print size 2288 × 1712 1600 × 1200 For small-sized prints and websites 640 × 480 Low compression SHQ - - High compression HQ SQ1 SQ2 Image size The number of pixels (horizontal × vertical) used when saving an image. Save your pictures in a large image size to get clearer prints. Compression Image data is compressed and recorded. The higher the compression, the less clear the image will be. 26