Sony DCR-IP5 Operating Instructions - Page 114

Using a "Memory Stick" - introduction To return to the FN screen Select RETURN, , then press the center z on the control button after step 7. The PAGE1 screen appears. Next, select EXIT, then press the center z on the control button. Image quality settings Setting Meaning FINE (Indicator: FINE) Use this mode when you want to record high quality images. The image is compressed to about 1/6. STANDARD (Indicator: STD) This is the standard image quality. The image is compressed to about 1/10. Approximate number of still images you can record on a "Memory Stick" The number of images you can record varies depending on which image quality mode you select. The table below indicates the numbers when using a "Memory Stick" formatted with this camcorder. Quality 128 MB* 64 MB* FINE 1310 images 650 images STANDARD 1970 images 980 images "Memory Stick" 32 MB* 16 MB* 325 images 160 images 485 images 240 images 8 MB 80 images 120 images 4 MB* 39 images 58 images * Optional Note In some cases, changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality, depending on the types of images you are shooting. Differences in image quality mode Recorded images are compressed in the JPEG format before being stored in memory. The memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality mode. Details are shown in the table below. (The image size is 640 × 480, regardless of image quality mode. The data size before compression is about 600 KB.) Image quality mode FINE (FINE) STANDARD (STD) Memory capacity About 100 KB About 60 KB Image quality mode indicator The image quality mode indicator is not displayed during playback. 114