Picture Quality / Size Options
The EVOLT E-330 will record RAW files and TIFFs at its maximum resolution of 3136 x 2352, for files of 12.9 MB or 21.6 MB respectively. It will also record JPEGs in full resolution, 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768 or 640 x 480 pixels. It offers an SHQ quality for full-resolution JPEGs with 1/2.7 compression or HQ quality for full resolution JPEGs with a settable compression of either 1/4 or 1/8. For resolutions of 2560 x 1920 and smaller, it offers settable compressions of 1/ 2.7, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/12. The compressions are selected in a setup menu, so not all those choices confront the user every time the quality setting shows up on the LCD.
The system is complex, but Olympus deserves credit for a wide range of options with pretty clear indications of the quality implications of shooting at higher compressions.
Picture Effects Mode
The EVOLT E-330 offers vivid, natural and muted color modes, as well as a very flexible monochrome mode. The monochrome mode includes a contrast control, can mimic the effects of color filters and can set the tint of the final image. The EVOLT E-330 also offers contrast, sharpness and saturation controls.
