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Video Mode

Video Mode

1. The current setting of a video adapter. Different video modes support different resolutions (i.e. number of pixels horizontally and vertically) and colour depth (i.e. the number of colours).

The following table lists common video graphics adapter abbreviations and the maximum supported resolutions for each:

Abbreviation	Max resolution	Aspect
VGA	640 x 480	standard
SVGA	800 x 600	standard
XGA	1024 x 768	standard
SXGA	1280 x 1024	standard
SXGA+	1400 x 1050	widescreen
WXGA	1366 x 768 or 1280 x 768	widescreen
WSXGA	1440 x 900	widescreen
WSXGA+	1680 x 1050	widescreen
UXGA	1600 x 1200	standard
WUXGA	1920 x 1200	widescreen
QXGA	2048 x 1600	standard
WQXGA	2560 x 1600	widescreen

These abbreviations are unfortunately not standardized. There may therefore be some variability between two graphics adapters both claiming to support say SXGA.

2. The ability or setting for a digital photo camera to record short video clips.

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