Olympus E-300 EVOLT E-300 Advanced Manual (English) - Page 34

Things to know before shooting Selecting the record mode Number of pixels The number of pixels (horizontal x vertical) used when saving an image. If the image is going to be printed, higher resolutions (larger numbers) are recommended so that the image will be clearer. 2 Compression In record modes other than RAW/TIFF, image data are compressed. The higher the compression, the less clear the image will be. Number of pixels and picture size on a computer screen When a picture is transferred to a computer, the size of the picture on the computer screen varies depending on the computer's monitor setting. For instance, a picture taken in 1024 x 768 resolution is the same size as the screen if you set the picture to 1x when the monitor setting is 1024 x 768. However, if the monitor setting is over 1024 x 768 (such as 1280 x 1024), the picture only takes up part of the screen. RAW Raw data is original, unprocessed data, i.e. it has not been subject to image processing such as white balance, sharpness, contrast and color space, etc. OLYMPUS Master software is required to display RAW images on a PC. A Photoshop plug-in is also available to allow you to open RAW images in Photoshop (you can download it from our website). It is not possible to display RAW data using commercially available software applications or to apply print reservation to RAW data. With this camera, pictures taken in RAW record mode can be edited. ~ "Editing still images" (P. 117) 34