▪ Large – 4288×2848 – 12.2 M
▪ Medium – 3216×2136 – 6.9 M
▪ Small – 2144×1424 – 3.1 M
Here are the steps to select an Image size (see Figure 3-12):
1. Select Image size from the Shooting Menu and scroll to
the right.
2. Choose one of the three Image size settings listed.
Figure 3-12 shows Large as the selected size.
3. Press the OK button to choose the size.
I’ve been playing around with these settings for the fun of it.
I’m not very interested in using my 12.2 M camera as a 6.9 M
or 3.1 M. However, there are reasons to shoot at the lower
megapixel levels, such as when a smaller resolution image is
all that will ever be needed or if card space is at an absolute
premium.
Setting the camera’s Image quality to JPEG basic, Image size
to Small, and JPEG compression to Size priority allows it to
capture 15,800 images on an 8-gigabyte card. The images are
3.1 MP in size (2144 × 1424 = 3,053,056 pixels, or 3.1
megapixels), and are compressed to the maximum, but there
are a large number of them. If I were to set off today to walk
completely around the Earth, and I had only one 8-gigabyte
memory card to take with me, well, my camera will give me
almost 16,000 images on the one card—so I can at least
document my trip well.
My Recommendation: Unless you have really
small-capacity memory cards, you’ll get the best images at
12.2 M. Using the smaller sizes won’t affect the quality of a
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