Olympus E510 E-510 Instruction Manual (English) - Page 52

Exposure, image and color Shooting functions k 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. 114). 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) 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. 3 Image with a high pixel count Image with a low pixel count Image becomes clearer Number of pixels increases Application Select for the print size For smallsized print and website Number of pixels 3648 × 2736 3200 × 2400 2560 × 1920 1600 × 1200 1280 × 960 1024 × 768 640 × 480 Low compression 1/2.7 SHQ Quality (Compression) High High compression compression 1/4 1/8 HQ High compression 1/12 SQ RAW data This is unprocessed data that has not undergone changes in white balance, sharpness, contrast or color. To display as an image on the computer, use OLYMPUS Master. RAW data cannot be displayed on a different camera or by using common software, and it cannot be selected for print reservation. It is possible to edit images taken with the record mode set to RAW data using this camera. g "Editing still images" (P. 69) 52 EN