List of Menu Options

The chart below lists menu items and settings. See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 35) to learn how to select a setting.

Rec. Menu

* Some items may not appear in certain shooting modes (p. 79).

Item

Menu Screen

 

 

 

 

 

Settings Content

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution

 

Sets the number of pixels used to record

p. 54

 

 

images to CF cards.

 

 

 

•

 

Large (2048 x 1536 pixels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

 

 

Medium (1024 x 768 pixels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

 

Small (640 x 480 pixels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compression

 

Sets the relative compression ratio used

p. 54

 

 

to record images to CF cards.

 

 

 

•

 

 

 

 

Superfine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

 

 

 

 

Fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

 

 

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

File Format

 

Sets the file format used to record

p. 56

 

 

images to CF cards.

 

 

 

• JPEG

 

 

 

• RAW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISO Speed

 

Sets the sensitivity at which images are

p. 77

 

 

recorded.

 

 

 

• 50

 

 

 

 

• 100

 

 

 

• 200

 

 

 

• 400

 

 

 

• AUTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Zoom

 

Activates the digital teleconverter

p. 53

 

 

function to electronically zoom subjects.

 

 

 

• Off

 

 

 

• 2x

 

 

 

 

• 4x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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G1 specifications

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