P3120029.JPG 2048x1536 629.15 Kb	P3120053_ORF.jpg 3072x2304 2,762.91 Kb RAW conv to JPEG Sharpness=5, -1/3EV	P3120061.JPG 3072x2304 3,718.61 Kb
P3120076.JPG 3072x2304, M 15 sec f/5.6 2,607.58 Kb, NR	P3170229.JPG 3072x2304, Tv 1/320 3,674.67 Kb	P3170244.AVI 640x480, 30fps 7,422 Kb, 4 secs
P3170360.JPG 2048x1536, Tv 1/1000 1,151.23 Kb, ISO 400 Hi1 capture rate sequence	P3170361.JPG 2048x1536, Tv 1/1000 1,220.83 Kb, ISO 400 Hi1 capture rate sequence	P3170362.JPG 2048x1536, Tv 1/1000 1,231.11 Kb, ISO 400 Hi1 capture rate sequence
P3170376.JPG 3072x2304 2,974.42 Kb	P3180379.JPG 3072x2304, Portrait mode 3,726.10 Kb, Red eye flash	P3180383.JPG 3072x2304, Portrait mode 3,469.34 Kb, Fill flash
P3190387.JPG 3072x2304 3,903.27 Kb	P3190403.JPG 3072x2304 3,943.75 Kb	P3190405.JPG 3072x2304 3,364.93 Kb, Full telephoto
P3190412.JPG 3072x2304 3,445.10 Kb, Moderate focal length	P3190419.JPG 3072x2304 3,688.35 Kb, Full wide angle	P3190426.JPG 3072x2304 3,904.22 Kb
P3220452.JPG 1280x960, Av f/6.3 155.30 Kb, ISO 5000 Hi2 capture rate sequence with pre-capture	P3220453.JPG 1280x960, Av f/6.3 159.74 Kb, ISO 5000 Hi2 capture rate sequence with pre-capture	P3220454.JPG 1280x960, Av f/6.3 155.78 Kb, ISO 5000 Hi2 capture rate sequence with pre-capture
P3240798.JPG 3072x2304 3,252.87 Kb, ISO 50	P3240800.JPG 3072x2304 3,717.89 Kb, ISO 100	P3240802.JPG 3072x2304 3,348.85 Kb, ISO 200
P3240804.JPG 3072x2304 3,324.26 Kb, ISO 400	P3240806.JPG 3072x2304 3,365.07 Kb, ISO 800	P3240808.JPG 3072x2304 3,907.56 Kb, ISO 1600
P3240810.JPG 2048x1536 1,004.21 Kb, ISO 3200	P3240812.JPG 2048x1536 828.32 Kb, ISO 5000	P3251007.JPG 1280x960, Av f/7 123.61 Kb Hi2 capture rate sequence
P3251008.JPG 1280x960, Av f/7 121.90 Kb Hi2 capture rate sequence	P3251009.JPG 1280x960, Av f/7 124.33 Kb Hi2 capture rate sequence	P3251010.JPG 1280x960, Av f/7 124.73 Kb Hi2 capture rate sequence
P3251047.AVI 640x480, 30fps 17,426 Kb, 10 secs	P3301101.JPG 3072x2304, Tv 1/500 3,240.50 Kb	P3301112.JPG 3072x2304 3,426.91 Kb, ISO 100

High-speed vs Normal Drive Mode Image Quality

The following samples illustrate the difference in image quality between normal drive mode and both high-speed modes.

In Hi1 mode, images can be captured at a maximum resolution of SQ1 and although High quality (low compression) is the default in the Image Quality menu, the camera appears to be recording at Normal quality.

P4051147.JPG, ISO 400 2048x1536, Normal Drive 1,813.51 Kb, SQ1 High

P4051148.JPG, ISO 400 2048x1536, Hi1 Drive 980.45 Kb, SQ1

P4051163.JPG, ISO 400 1280x960, Normal Drive 244.55 Kb, SQ2 High

P4051164.JPG, ISO 400 1280x960, Hi2 Drive 158.30 Kb, SQ2

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