Changing the Image Size (Image Mode)

Display the shooting screen Mdbutton (A11) MShooting Menu MImage mode

Use the Image mode setting in the shooting menu to select the combination of image size and image quality (compression rate) that is used when saving images. Select the image mode best suited to the manner in which images will be used and the capacity of the internal memory or memory card.

The higher the image mode setting, the larger the size at which it can be printed or displayed without appearing noticeably grainy, but the number of images that can be saved is reduced.

Image Mode Settings (Image Size and Quality)

Option*

Description

Q4608×3456P

Images will be higher quality than P. The compression ratio is

 

approximately 1:4.

P4608×3456

 

(default

 

setting)

Good balance between file size and image quality; suitable in most

 

I4000×3000

situations. The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

R3264×2448

 

 

 

L2592×1944

 

 

 

M2048×1536

Smaller size than P, I, R, or Land therefore allows more images to

be captured. The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

N1024×768

Suited to display on a computer monitor. The compression ratio is

approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

O640×480

Suited to full-screen display on a television with an aspect ratio of 4:3, or

e-mail attachments. The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

g4608×2592

Images with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be shot. The compression ratio

is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

*The total number of pixels recorded, and the number of pixels recorded horizontally and vertically.

Example: Q4608×3456 = 16 megapixels, 4608×3456 pixels

The icon for the current setting is displayed on the monitor in shooting and playback modes (A6, 8).

CImage Mode Setting

•The setting is also applied to other shooting modes.

•This function cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Features That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously” (A63) for more information.

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