Olympus E10 E-10 Instructions (English) - Page 105

Selecting Image Quality, Resolution, and Compression You can set the record mode which determines the quality of the images of the pictures that you take. Quality (Record mode) Four image quality settings are available, and in ascending order of quality, they are: SQ (Standard Quality), HQ (High Quality), SHQ (Super High Quality), and TIFF (Tagged Image File Format). (See Table below.) The higher the quality, the larger the file size, and fewer pictures can be stored on the memory card. The lower the quality, the smaller the file size, and more pictures can be stored on the memory card. (© 34) You can also adjust the resolution and compression settings for each quality 7 setting. (© 104) Record mode button 1 Control panel 1 Press and hold down the record mode button , and then turn the main dial or sub dial until you see the desired quality setting in the control panel. Quality TIFF SHQ HQ SQ Resolution 2240 x 1680 pixels 2240 x 1680 pixels 2240 x 1680 pixels 1280 x 960 pixels Compression Approx. 1:1 Approx. 1:2.7 Approx. 1:8 Approx. 1:8 Quality settings The abbreviations for the quality settings translate as follows: TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), SHQ (Super High Quality), HQ (High Quality), and SQ (Standard Quality). 103