pPHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY

˘QUALITY MODE (NUMBER OF RECORDED PIXELS)Quality settings in Photography mode

Choose from 7 settings. Using the table below as a guide, select the setting that best suits your aims.

Quality mode

Sample uses

F (3488 2616)

Printing at up to 10R (25.4 30.5 cm) / A3 size

N (3488 2616)

For better quality, select “F”

 

(3696 2464)

÷(2592

1944)

Printing at up to 10R (25.4 30.5 cm) / A4 size

3

(2048

1536)

Printing at up to 6R (15.2 20.3 cm) / A5 size

2

(1600

1200)

Printing at up to 4R (10.2 15.2 cm) / A6 size

`(640 480)

To use for e-mail or web site

pPHOTO MODE PHOTOGRAPHY ûSENSITIVITY

1 01

02

1Set the Power switch to “q”.

2Set the Mode dial to “B”, “U”, “,”, “/”, “N”,

 

 

M”, “<” or “>”.

 

 

3Press the “p” button to display the menu on the

 

 

screen.

 

 

! When selecting “” Picture Stabilization or “À” Natural

 

 

light, only “AUTO” can be selected in the “û” (sensitivity)

 

 

setting.

03

 

! In “r” Movie mode, do not set the “˜” (sensitivity) setting.

Sensitivity is retained even when the camera is off or the mode setting is changed.

Area shot and quality setting

 

Area shot excluding “

Area shot with “

Normal shooting provides an

 

 

aspect ratio of 4:3 and “

N 6

6

shooting provides an aspect ratio

of 3:2 (same aspect ratio as 35 mm

 

 

 

 

film and post card).

2 10

02

ISO

 

: N

1600

: AUTO

800

: STD

400

 

200

 

100

 

80

 

AUTO

1Press “a” or “b” to select “û” (sensitivity). 2Press “c”.

3

3 10

 

02

 

1Press “a” or “b” to change the setting.

 

 

2Press the “MENU/OK” button to confirm the

 

 

 

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

 

hSettings

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO /80/100/200/400/800/1600

 

 

 

8 0

 

! Although higher sensitivity settings will allow you to take

:

N

1 6 0 0

 

 

pictures in darker locations, they will also increase the

 

 

amount of speckling in your images. Streaking may also be

 

: A U T O

8 0 0

 

 

 

 

 

visible in shots of scenes such as the night sky.

: S T D

4 0 0

 

 

 

 

2 0 0

 

 

Choose the sensitivity setting that best suits the conditions.

 

 

1 0 0

 

 

! When selecting “N”, “M”,“<” or “>”, AUTO cannot be

 

 

8

0

 

selected in the “û” (sensitivity) setting.

 

 

A U T O

 

When selecting “AUTO” as the sensitivity setting,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the camera selects the best sensitivity setting for

 

 

 

 

 

the subject’s brightness.

4

 

 

N

6

When the sensitivity is set to “80”, “100”, “200”,

 

 

“400”, “800” or “1600”, the selected sensitivity

 

 

I S O 8 0

 

 

setting appears on the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 2 0

F 5 6

 

 

 

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