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Changing the Recording Pixels (Still Images)

Available Shooting Modes p. 189

1 Select the recording pixels.

1.Press the button.

2.Use the or button to select and the or button to change the recording pixels.

3. Press the button.

Approximate Values for Recording Pixels

Recording Pixels

 

 

Purpose*

Large

8M

3264

× 2448

High

Printing to about A3-size

 

 

 

 

 

297

× 420 mm (11.7 × 16.5 in.)

 

 

 

 

 

Printing to about A4-size

Medium 1

5M

2592

× 1944

 

210

× 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.)

 

Printing to about Letter-size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

216

× 279 mm (8.5 × 11 in.)

Medium 2

3M

2048

× 1536

 

Printing to about A5-size

 

148

× 210 mm (6 × 8.3 in.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing postcard-size prints

Medium 3

2M

1600

× 1200

 

148

× 100 mm (6 × 4 in.)

 

Printing L-size prints

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119

× 89 mm (4.7 × 3.5 in.)

Small

0.3M

640

× 480

Low

Sending images as e-mail

attachments or shoot more images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing date-stamped images (p. 22), in

 

2M 1600 × 1200

L-size or postcard-size (you can check

Date Stamp

the print area at a 3:2 aspect ratio as

 

 

you shoot).

 

 

Printing on wide size paper (you can check

 

3264 × 1832

the composition at a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Widescreen

Areas that will not be recorded appear on

 

 

 

the LCD monitor as a black border.)

Commonly Used Shooting Functions

: Approximate recording pixel numbers are shown. (M is short for megapixels.) * Paper sizes vary according to region.

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Canon A580 manual Changing the Recording Pixels Still Images, Select the recording pixels

A580 specifications

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