125, Picture Size, When the aspect ratio is

Recording

[PICTURE SIZE]

Set the number of pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets.

Applicable modes:

When the aspect ratio is [X].

(16M) 4592k3448 pixels

(8M) 3232k2424 pixels

(4M) 2272k1704 pixels

When the aspect ratio is [Y].

(14M) 4576k3056 pixels

(7M) 3232k2160 pixels

(3.5M) 2272k1520 pixels

When the aspect ratio is [W].

(11.5M) 4576k2576 pixels

(6M) 3232k1824 pixels

(2M) 1920k1080 pixels

When the aspect ratio is [ ].

(11.5M) 3424k3424 pixels

(6M) 2416k2416 pixels

(3M) 1712k1712 pixels

Note

•If you set [EX. TELE CONV.] (P71) to [ON], [ ] is displayed on the screen when the picture size is set to a size other than the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio.

•A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a PC monitor.

•The picture size will be fixed to [S] when [BURST RATE] is set to [SH].

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DMC-G3 specifications

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