Shooting

Changing the Recording Pixels and Com-

pression

(Still Images)

Shooting Mode

 

1 FUNC. Menu

* (Recording Pixels)/ *

(Compression).

 

See Menus and Settings (p. 25).

* Default setting.

Use the or button to select recording pixels/compression set- tings and press the FUNC./SET button.

Approximate Values for Recording Pixels

Recording Pixels

 

 

 

Purpose

(Large)

2816 x 2112

High

Printing to about A3-size*

pixels

 

 

 

297 x 420 mm (11.7 x 16.5 in.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing to about A4-size*

(Medium 1)

2272 x 1704

 

 

 

210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 in.)

 

pixels

 

 

 

Printing to about Letter-size*

 

 

 

 

 

216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 in.)

 

 

 

 

 

Print postcard-size prints

(Medium 2)

1600 x 1200

 

 

 

148 x 100 mm (6 x 4 in.)

 

pixels

 

 

 

Print L-size prints

 

 

 

 

 

119 x 89 mm (4.7 x 3.5 in.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Small)

640 x 480

Low

Send images as e-mail attachments

pixels

or shoot more images

(Postcard Date

1600 x 1200

When printing to postcards (p. 40).

Imprint Mode)

pixels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2816 x 1584

Print on wide paper (Records at a 16:9 width-

(Widescreen)

to-height aspect ratio. Portions not recorded

pixels

are left black.)

 

 

* Paper sizes vary according to region.

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Canon IXUS 800 IS Pression Still Images, FUNC. Menu Recording Pixels Compression, Approximate Values for Recording Pixels