25
2
24
LCD monitor OFF
LCD monitor ON
Framing guideline
displayed
FRAMING GUIDELINE FUNCTION
Q
MODE
You can select the framing guide function in “Q
Still photography mode. The mode shown on the
LCD monitor switches each time you press the
“DISP” button. Press the “DISP” button to
display the framing guideline.
!
The framing guideline is not recorded on the image.
!
The lines in the scene frame roughly divide the
recorded pixels into three parts horizontally and
vertically. When the image is printed, the resulting
print may be shifted slightly from the scene frame.
Scene
Use this frame when you want to position your
main subject in the center of the frame or when
you want to align your shot with the horizon.
This feature provides a clear guide to the
subject size and the overall balance of the shot
so that you get exactly the shot you want.

TAKING PICTURES (AAUTO MODE)

Q
MODE
Number of available shots displayed on the camera for a new xD-Picture Card formatted in the camera.

Number of Available Frames

Standard number of shots per xD-Picture Card
Because the amount of data recorded varies depending on the subject, the number of available shots may notdecrease when recording ends, or may decrease by 2 frames. The discrepancy between the standard number ofavailable shots and the actual number of available shots increases in proportion to the capacity of the xD-Picture Card.
The number of available shots is displayed on
the LCD monitor.
!
See P.36 for information on changing the quality.
!
The default quality setting “y” set at shipment is
1M.
Quality mode
Image Data Size
DPC-16 (16MB)
DPC-32 (32MB)
Approx. 620KB Approx. 390KB
2M F2M
N
DPC-64 (64MB)
DPC-128 (128MB)
101
204
50
25
159
319
79
39
Number of recorded pixels
1600 ×1200 640 ×480
49
99
122
247
Approx. 320KB Approx. 130KB
198
398
497
997
1280 ×960
1M 0.3M