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Advanced
Features
11Set the Power switch to “q”.
2Set the Mode dial to Still photography mode.
3Press the Photo mode (p) button.
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In “r” Movie mode, do not set the “S” (sensitivity) setting.
21Press “d” or “c” to select the “S” setting and
then press “a” or “b” to change the setting.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the
setting.
hSettings
B: AUTO (160 to 800) / 400 / 800
?, N, M, <and>: 200 / 400 / 800
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When setting CCD-RAW (➡P.88), only the “200” and “400”
sensitivity settings can be selected.
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While selecting a higher sensitivity setting will allow you to
take pictures in darker locations, it will also increase the
amount of speckling in your images. Streaking may also be
visible in shots of scenes such as the night sky.
Choose the sensitivity setting that best suits the conditions.
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11Set the Power switch to “q”.
2Set the Mode dial to Still photography mode or
Movie mode.
3Press the Photo mode (p) button.
21Press “d” or “c” to select the “y” quality setting
and then press “a” or “b” to change the setting.
2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the
setting.
Choose from 6 settings. Using the table below as a
guide, select the setting that best suits the aims.
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The numbers to the right of each setting show the number of
available frames.
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When changing the quality setting, the number of available
frames also changes (➡P.26).
Quality settings in Still photography mode
The movie sizes are “%” and “$”.
hMovie size
%640 ×480 pixels (for better quality)
$320 ×240 pixels (to record longer movies)
hFrame rate
30 frame per second (fixed)
See P.117 for information on the frame rate.
Quality settings in Movie mode
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03
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y
QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)
pPHOTO MODE STILLPHOTOGRAPHY/MOVIE3Advanced
Features
Printing at A4 size or printing part of the image cropped at A5 or A6 size.
Quality mode
5(2848 ×2136)
Printing at A3 size.
QN (4048 ×3040)
Printing at A3 size. For better image quality, select “QF”.
QF (4048 ×3040)
Printing at A4 or A5 size or printing part of the image cropped at A6 size.
3(2016 × 1512)
Printing at A5 or A6 size.
2(1600 × 1200)
Printing at A6 size.
1(1280 × 960)
Sample Uses
Selecting AUTO as the sensitivity setting, the
camera automatically selects the appropriate
sensitivity setting for the subject brightness.
The AUTO sensitivity setting can be selected in the
“B” Photography modes.
The quality setting is retained even if you turn the
camera off or change the Mode dial setting.
Sensitivity is retained even when the camera is
turned off or the Mode dial is chang to another
setting.
SSENSITIVITY
pPHOTO MODE STILL PHOTOGRAPHY3When the sensitivity is set to “200”, “400” or “800”,
the selected sensitivity setting appears on the
screen.