Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi - Image Size; About the Frame Counter; Image Quality

This camera has five image quality settings: raw, super fine, extra fine, fine, and
standard. Always select the desired setting before taking the picture. See navigating
the recording-mode menu on page 80.
Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of
pixels in the image. The higher the image quality, the lower the rate of compression
and the larger the file sizes. The super-fine mode will produce the highest quality image
and the largest image files. If the economical use of the memory card is important, use
the standard mode; standard image quality is sufficient for normal usage.
File formats vary with the image quality setting. Super fine images are saved as a TIFF
file. The extra fine, fine, and standard settings are formatted as a JPEG file. Super fine,
extra fine, fine, and standard files are saved as 24-bit color or 8-bit monochrome
images. RAW creates a high-quality file format that can only be read with the DiMAGE
Viewer software.
If the image quality is
changed, the data panel will
display the approximate
number of images that can
be recorded at that setting
on the installed memory
card. One memory card can
contain images with
differing qualities.
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IMAGE SIZE
Changing image size affects the number of pixels in each image. The greater the
image size, the larger the file size. Choose image size based on the final use of the
image - smaller images will be more suitable for web sites whereas larger sizes will
produce higher quality prints.
Image size must be set before the picture is taken. Changes made to image size are
displayed on the data panel, EVF, and LCD monitor. Image size must be reset
manually. See navigating the recording-mode menu on page 80.
EVF and
LCD monitor
2560
1600
1280
640
Number of pixels
(hor. X vert.)
2560 X 1920
1600 X 1200
1280 X 960
640 X 480
Image size
FULL
UXGA
SXGA
VGA
The frame counter indicates the approximate number of images that can be stored on
the memory card at the camera’s image quality and size settings. If the settings are
changed, the frame counter adjusts accordingly. Because the calculation is based on
average file sizes, the actual image may not change the counter or may decrease it by
more than one.
ABOUT THE FRAME COUNTER
85RECORDING MODE MENU
IMAGE QUALITY
Data panel
Data
panel
RAW
S. FIN
X.FIN
FINE
STD.
Standard
RAW data
Super fine
Extra fine
Fine - the default setting.
EVF and
LCD monitor