Olympus D590 D-590 Zoom Advanced Manual - Page 23

Taking Pictures Changing resolution and quality K Picture quality modes for still pictures This function lets you select the resolution and quality when recording pictures on the card. It is best to choose the resolution and quality according to the purpose. The camera is preset to HQ mode. Record Picture mode quality Resolution Usage examples 1 SHQ Detailed 2272 × 1704 (Low compression) Large For making large prints or editing on a computer. HQ 2272 × 1704 (Hereafter standard compression) For printing in postcard size. SQ1 Normal SQ2 2048 × 1536 1600 × 1200 1280 × 960 1024 × 768 640 × 480 For printing 3" × 5" prints. Small For small prints, posting on the Internet or attaching to e-mail. Card capacity and number of storable pictures (without sound recording) Record SQ2 mode SHQ HQ SQ1 1600 × 1280 × 1024 × 640 × Card 1200 960 768 480 capacity 16MB 5 16 20 24 38 58 90 32MB 11 32 40 48 76 117 180 64MB 22 65 81 97 153 234 362 128MB 45 130 163 194 307 469 726 256MB 90 262 326 389 614 940 1453 512MB 180 523 652 779 1229 1879 2904 The number of storable pictures listed in the table is approximate. The number of remaining pictures may change according to the subject or print reservation. The number of remaining pictures sometimes does not change even when a picture is taken or a stored picture is erased. Recording sound with still pictures reduces the number of pictures you can take. 23