Olympus E-330 EVOLT E-330 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 71

5 Exposure, image and color Selecting the record mode You can select a record mode in which to take pictures. Choose the record mode that's best for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC, website editing, etc.). For details about record modes and number of pixels, refer to the table on "List of record modes" (g P. 173). Types of record modes Record mode allows you to select a combination of pixel count and compression rate for the images you record. An image consists of pixels (dots). When you enlarge an image with a low pixel count, it will be displayed as a mosaic. If an image has a high pixel count, the file size (amount of data) 5 will be larger and the number of storable still pictures will be lower. The higher the compression, the smaller the file size. However, the image will have less clarity when played back. Image with a high pixel count Exposure, image and color Image with a low pixel count Image becomes clearer Quality (Compression) Application Number of pixels Low High High High Uncompressed compression compression compression compression 1/1 1/2.7 1/4 1/8 1/12 3136x2352 TIFF SHQ HQ Select for the 2560x1920 print size 1600x1200 1280x960 1024x768 k SQ For smallsized print 640x480 and website Number of pixels increases 71