Sony 300 - Manual (Page 41)

RECORDING
41
Image Quality
Selecting the image quality
1. Rotate the mode dial to the STILL IMAGE mode
and press the MENU button.
2. Press the UP( )/ DOWN ( ) button and select
[QUALITY].
3. Press the SET( ) button and the sub menu will be
displayed.
4. Press the UP( )/ DOWN ( ) button and select
[SUPERFINE ], [FINE] or [NORMAL].
5. Press the SET( ) button to confirm the setting.
The default is [FINE].
6. Press the MENU button to cancel the menu
display.
SUPER FINE FINE NORMAL
In the STILL IMAGE mode, you can select the image quality(Data compression rate).
The higher the QUALITY setting, the better the final image will be. However, the high quality
setting will require more memory and therefore reduce the number of images you can store on
the memory. SUPER FINE is the highest quality and NORMAL is the lowest setting. Choose
the setting appropriate for your needs. The image qualities are listed below.
JPEG [Joint Photographic Experts Group] : The name of the committee that designed the
standard image compression algorithm. The JPG file format is designed for compressing digital
images without harmful influence to the original image. It is the most common type of
compressed image file format used in the world wide web.
JPEG
STILL IMAGE
QUALITY
SUPER FINE
FINE
NORMAL
EXIT:MENU SET:
STILL IMAGE
IMAGE SIZE
QUALITY
WHITE BALANCE AUTO
EXPOSURE 0.0
EXIT:MENU CHANGE:
The image file is stored as a *.jpg.
This file format complies with DCF(Design rule for Camera File system)
NOTICE