Nikon 2000 - Manual (Page 66)

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu
F I NE
BAS I C
FINE
NORM
BASIC
NORMAL
OFF
IMAGE QUALITY IMAGE QUALITY
Set BK
Option Description
*Figures are approximate. File size of JPEG images depends on scene record-
ed, producing wide variations in number of images that can be stored.
Image Quality
To reduce the amount of memory each shot occu-
pies, pictures are compressed as they are saved to
the memory card. Compression selectively reduces
the quality of the image; the more the picture is
compressed, the more noticeable this loss of qual-
ity is likely to be (the actual effect depends on the
size of the picture when printed or displayed and
on the type of subject). The image-quality menu
allows you to choose the amount of compression performed.
Making Effective Use of Memory: Image Quality and Size
Together, image quality and size determine how much space each picture
occupies on the memory card, which in turn determines the total number of
pictures that can be stored. The table below shows the approximate number
of pictures that can be stored on eight- and sixteen-megabyte memory cards
at different combinations of image quality and size.
Compression
ratio (approx.)
FINE
NORMAL
BASIC
8-MB memory card 16-MB memory card
16
31
62
1024
16
33
65
1632
32
64
127
1024
80
146
247
640
8
16
32
1632
39
72
121
640
FINE
Suitable for enlargements or high-quality
prints.
1 : 4
NORMAL Suited to most applications. 1 : 8
BASIC
Suitable for pictures that will be distribut-
ed by e-mail or used in web pages.
1 : 16