Sony DCR-TRV25 - Manual (Page 108)

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Image quality settings
Setting Meaning
SUPER FINE (SFN)* This is the highest image quality in your camcorder.
The number of still images you can record is less than
in FINE mode. Super fine images are compressed to
about 1/3.
FINE (FINE) Use this mode when you want to record high quality
images. Fine images are compressed to about 1/6.
STANDARD (STD) This is the standard image quality in your camcorder.
Standard images are compressed to about 1/10.
Note
In some cases, changing the image quality mode may not affect the image quality,
depending on the type of images you are shooting.
Differences in image quality mode
Recorded images are compressed in JPEG format before being stored in memory. The
memory capacity allotted to each image varies depending on the selected image quality
mode and image size. Details are shown in the table below.
1152
×
864 image size*
Image quality Memory capacity
SUPER FINE About 600 KB
FINE About 300 KB
STANDARD About 200 KB
640
×
480 image size
Image quality Memory capacity
SUPER FINE* About 190 KB
FINE About 100 KB
STANDARD About 60 KB
* DCR-TRV25/TRV27 only
Image quality mode indicator
The image quality mode indicator is not displayed during playback.
When you select image quality
The number of images you can shoot in the currently selected image quality appears on
the screen.
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