HP C500 - Manual (Page 16)

Adjusting the Camera Settings
HP PhotoSmart C500 Digital Camera User’s Guide 45
Adjusting the Photo Quality
The photo quality setting determines the photo’s resolution and compression. Because of this, it also affects how
many photos can be stored on the memory card. The photo quality setting remains the same for each photo of the
same type (Still, Burst, and Timelapse) until you change it, even if you turn the camera off and on again.
When selecting the photo quality, keep in mind:
• How you plan to use the photo (on screen, printed, enlarged, etc.).
• Higher photo quality requires more space on the memory card; lower photo quality requires less space.
• Because photo quality affects the number of photos that can be stored on the memory card, the number of
available photos (displayed on the status LCD) changes as you change the photo quality. The number of photos
is a conservative estimate, so you might find that you can take more photos than it indicates.
• You can use different photo quality settings for different photos on the same memory card.
• You can choose different photo quality settings for Still, Burst and Timelapse photos.
• The camera processes photos with Fine or Super-fine diamond photo quality faster than those with lower photo
quality. If you want to take several photos, one after the other, in a short period of time, use the Fine or Super-
fine photo quality setting.