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Shooting – The Basics
The Basics
Changing the Resolution and Compression

You can change the resolution and

compression (excluding movie) depending on

the purpose.

Mode Dial
* The Postcard Print mode is not available in and .
Resolution Purpose
L
(Large)
2592 x
1944
pixels
High
Low
z
Print larger than A4 size*
210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7
in.) prints
z
Print larger than Letter
size* 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x
11 in.) prints
M1
(Medium 1)
2048 x
1536
pixels
z
Print up to A4 size* 210 x 297
mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.) prints
z
Print up to Letter size* 216 x
279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.) prints
M2
(Medium 2)
1600 x
1200
pixels
z
Print postcard size 148 x
100 mm (6 x 4 in.) prints
z
Print L size 119 x 89 mm
(4.7 x 3.5 in.) prints
S
(Small)
640 x
480
pixels
z
Send images as
e-mail attachments
z
Shoot more images
*
*
Movies can be shot with the following resolutions.
1
Press the FUNC. button.
2
Select L* using the up or down
button.
* The current setting is
displayed.
or
(Postcard
Print Mode)
zThe resolution is set to M2 (1600 x
1200) and the compression is set to
(Fine).
zSee page 54 for Postcard Print
mode information.
* Paper sizes vary according to region.
Compression Purpose
Superfine
High Quality
Normal
Shoot higher quality images
Fine Shoot normal quality images
Normal Shoot more images
Resolution
640 x 480 pixels
320 x 240 pixels
160 x 120 pixels