Compressing Images (Quality). Toshiba PDR-M65, 78-7845, PDR-M61

Compressing Images (Quality)

Compresses images to half their size, and overwrites the old size image with the new compressed image.

Compressing a previously saved image when the SmartMedia™ has run out of storage space during photography increases space on SmartMedia™ so that you can continue taking photographs.

The following images cannot be compressed:

• [★] (BASIC) image quality images

• Images taken with another camera

• Protected images (

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• Images cannot also be compressed when the SmartMedia™ is write-protected.

Set the mode dial to [ ].

The last image frame appears on the LCD monitor.

Press the MENU button.

The PLAY MENU is displayed.

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• Compression of images can be accomplished only in the following order:

★★★(FINE) ➔ ★★(NORMAL) ➔ ★(BASIC).

The reverse is not possible.

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Compressing Images (Quality) (continued)

Use the or buttons to select [QUALITY], and press the button.

The QUALITY menu is displayed.

If there are no images that can be compressed, a message appears on screen and the screen returns to the PLAY MENU.

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PLAY MENU

FOLDER

SLIDE

PROTECT

RESIZE

QUALITY

LCD

SET

SET

SET

SET

SET

SET

The current compression ratio (quality) is displayed under the image.

Each press of the ENTER button changes the number of stars as follows:

[★★★] : FINE

[★★] : NORMAL

[★] : BASIC

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Details of quality setting

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If you want to compress two or more images, repeat the procedure for each image.

QUALITY

CANCEL

EXEC

Use the or buttons to select [EXEC], and press the ENTER button.

The screen indicating that the image is being compressed appears.

To quit compression, select [CANCEL].

When compression ends, the screen returns to the PLAY MENU.

To quit the PLAY MENU, press the MENU button.

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