Canon PowerShot A490 PowerShot A495 / PowerShot A490 Camera User Guide - Page 63

Changing the Compression Ratio, Image Quality

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Changing the Compression Ratio (Image Quality) You can choose from the following two levels of compression ratio (image quality): (Fine), (Normal). 1 Choose the compression ratio setting. ● After pressing the m button, press the op buttons to choose . 2 Choose an option. ● Press the qr buttons to choose an option, then press the m button. X The setting you chose will appear on the screen. Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression Ratio Recording Pixels Compression Ratio Single Image Data Size (Approx. KB) Number of Recordable Images 4 GB 16 GB (Large) 10 M/3648 x 2736 2565 1226 1471 3017 6026 12354 (Medium 1) 6 M/2816 x 2112 1620 780 2320 4641 9503 19007 (Medium 2) 4 M/2272 x 1704 1116 556 3352 6352 13727 26010 (Medium 3) 2 M/1600 x 1200 558 6352 26010 278 12069 49420 (Small) 0.3 M/640 x 480 150 20116 82367 84 30174 123550 (Widescreen) 3648 x 2048 1920 918 1978 4022 8101 16473 • The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings. 63

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Changing the Compression Ratio
(Image Quality)
You can choose from the following two levels of compression ratio (image
quality):
(Fine),
(Normal).
1
Choose the compression ratio
setting.
After pressing the
m
button, press the
op
buttons to choose
.
2
Choose an option.
Press the
qr
buttons to choose an option,
then press the
m
button.
The setting you chose will appear on the
screen.
Approximate Values for Recording Pixels and Compression
Ratio
The values in the table are measured according to Canon standards and may change
depending on the subject, memory card and camera settings.
Recording Pixels
Compression
Ratio
Single Image
Data Size
(Approx. KB)
Number of Recordable Images
4 GB
16 GB
(Large)
10 M/3648 x 2736
2565
1471
6026
1226
3017
12354
(Medium 1)
6 M/2816 x 2112
1620
2320
9503
780
4641
19007
(Medium 2)
4 M/2272 x 1704
1116
3352
13727
556
6352
26010
(Medium 3)
2 M/1600 x 1200
558
6352
26010
278
12069
49420
(Small)
0.3 M/640 x 480
150
20116
82367
84
30174
123550
(Widescreen)
3648 x 2048
1920
1978
8101
918
4022
16473