Whats The Difference...


loz_the_guru

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whats the difference between fine and superfine quality on a digital camera? I cant seem to find it anywhere in the manual
 
doesnt it take the picture at a larger size at te same res and then makes it the same as normal size so the normal size has more detail? :wacko:
 
Some cameras uses "fine" / "superfine" to keep the same resolution, but adjusts the jpeg compression factor, so "superfine" images use up more space on the card. Perfect if you are capturing a lot of single objects (eg. people, or text lettering, etc) as it will allocate more memory to such things.
 
often, "superfine" mode is just the "fine" pic processed by a sharpening filter you'd use in Photoshop. that, and/or what Squidge mentioned.
 
Oftent it's a jpeg with less compression, meaning that there is less chance of artifacts. Also, if its a Fujifilm camera, it could be a picture that has been interpolated using their 'super-CCD' technology to produce what appears to be a higher res picture, but is in fact a lower res picture with extra pixels inserted 'intelligently' to bump up the res.
 
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