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Image
Storage and Interface
The DC4800 stores images on CompactFlash cards, and a 16 megabyte card is provided
with the camera. Additional memory cards are available in 32 and 64 megabytes
sizes, and up 128 megabytes or larger from third parties. Through the Playback
menu, you can access an information display for each image, which tells you
the file name and directory, date and time, and the majority of the exposure
settings. Also through the Playback menu, you can write-protect individual images
to prevent them from accidentally being erased. Note though, that write-protection
does not protect images if the card is formatted, which is performed through
the Setup menu.
Images can be deleted through the Playback menu, by selecting the Erase option.
This allows you to delete only the current image or all images, with an option
to cancel. You also have a chance to delete images in any of the record modes,
provided that the image preview function is turned on (check the Power Save
setting). After firing the shutter, the image preview displays the captured
image and gives you the option of deleting it (by pressing the left arrow key).
If you've just captured an image and allowed it to be saved, you can still delete
it while in any record mode by pressing the right arrow key. This pulls up a
small menu that allows you to either delete the image (with the left arrow key)
or magnify it to 4x (with the right arrow key). This "quick review"
feature is only available for the most recently captured image on the memory
card.
You have several file size and compression levels available with the DC4800,
adjustable through the Quality setting under the Record menu. The 2160 x 1440
image size, listed as 3.1 megapixels, offers uncompressed TIFF, normal compression
and high compression settings. The remaining image sizes are only available
in normal compression: 2.2 megapixels (1800 x 1200), 1.6 megapixels (1536 x
1024) and 0.8 megapixels (1080 x 720).
The table below shows the number of images and their approximate compression
levels for each image size and quality setting for a 16 megabyte card.
|
Image Capacity vs
Resolution/Quality |
Uncompressed Quality
|
Normal Quality
|
Low Quality
|
|
|
High Resolution
(2160x1440) |
Images
|
1
|
15
|
32
|
|
Approx. Compression
|
1:1
|
9:1
|
19:1
|
|
|
Standard Resolution
(1800x1200) |
Images
|
N/A
|
20
|
N/A
|
|
Approx. Compression
|
N/A
|
8:1
|
N/A
|
|
|
Low Resolution
(1536x1024) |
Images
|
N/A
|
28
|
N/A
|
|
Approx. Compression
|
N/A
|
8:1
|
N/A
|
|
|
Economy Resolution
(1080x720) |
Images
|
N/A
|
47
|
N/A
|
|
Approx. Compression
|
N/A
|
7:1
|
N/A
|
|
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