Using the Menus: Shooting Mode
OQUALITY
Choose the size and quality at which still pictures are recorded. Large pictures can be printed at large sizes with no drop in quality; small pictures require less memory, allowing more pictures to be recorded.
Option | Prints at sizes up to | |
BF (3,648 × 2,736) | 31 × 23 cm (12 × 9 in.). Choose | |
BN (3,648 × 2,736) | BF for | |
C3:2 (3,648 × 2,432) | 31 × 21 cm (12 × 8 in.). Aspect ra- | |
| tio is 3 : 2. | |
G(2,592 × 1,944) | 22 × 16 cm (8.5 × 6.5 in.) | |
H(2,048 × 1,536) | 17 × 13 cm (7 × 5 in.) | |
I(1,600 × 1,200) | 14 × 10 cm (5.3 × 4 in.) | |
J(640 × 480) | 5 × 4 cm (2 × 1.5 in.). Suited to e- | |
mail or the web. | ||
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The number of pictures that can be taken at current settings (pg. 109) is shown to the right of the image quality icon in the display.
Aspect Ratio
Pictures taken at an image quality setting of C3:2 have an aspect ratio of 3 : 2, the same as a frame of
3:2
4 : 33 : 2
1Notes
•Image quality is not reset when the camera is turned off or another shooting mode is selected.
•Sensitivity (pg. 65) is automatically lowered at high qualities; settings that have been altered from the value selected by the user are shown in yellow. The previous sensitivity will be restored when another im- age quality option is selected.
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