JPEG Image Size & Quality
Like most recent Sony digital cameras the DSC-P71 offers two JPEG modes of Fine and Standard, these can be used in combination with any of the wide range of image sizes; 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960 or 640 x 480.
 Standard Test Scene |
To give an impression of what some of the combinations of image size and quality produce the table below is a cross reference of some of them:
- 2048 x 1536 Fine
- 2048 x 1536 Standard
- 1600 x 1200 Fine
- 1280 x 960 Fine
- 640 x 480 Fine
Images below are cropped 240 x 100 area of the image magnified
200% (nearest neighbour).
| 2048 x 1536 | |
| Fine |  1,347 KB |
| Std |  812 KB |
| 1600 x 1200 | |
| Fine | 
882 KB |
| 1280 x 960 | |
| Fine | 
556 KB |
| 640 x 480 | |
| Fine |  145 KB |
Sharpening
As we've come to expect (of Sony digital cameras) the DSC-P71 offers five levels of sharpening adjustment from +2 to -2 (where 0 is normal). The differences between -1, 0 and +1 are very subtle, although if you look closely you'll note less 'halo' artifacts on the -1 image. The +2 and -2 settings allow you to experiment at the extremes of sharpening. It's nice to see a camera at this (price) level offering sharpening control but it would be even nicer if Sony also standardized adjustment of colour saturation and contrast.
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| Sharpening: +2 |
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| Sharpening: +1 |
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| Sharpening: 0 (Normal) |
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| Sharpening: -1 |
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| Sharpening: -2 |
