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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Shooting, Playback, and Setup Menus

A Image Mode

Choose an image mode, which is the combination of image size and image quality
(compression), according to how you plan to use the picture and the capacity of
the internal memory or memory card. The larger the image, the larger the size at
which it can be printed or displayed without becoming noticeably “grainy,”
limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded.
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and
playback modes (A6, 7).
CImage Mode
Changes made to this setting apply to all shooting modes (except movie mode).
Option Size (pixels) Description
High (3456P)3,456 × 2,592
Highest quality, suitable for enlargements or
high-quality prints. The compression ratio is
approximately 1:4.
Normal (3456)
(default setting) 3,456 × 2,592 Best choice in most situations. The compression
ratio is approximately 1:8.
LNormal (2592) 2,592 × 1,944
MNormal (2048) 2,048 × 1,536 Smaller size allows more pictures to be stored.
The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
NPC screen (1024) 1,024 × 768 Suited to display on computer monitor. The
compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
OTV screen (640) 640 × 480
Suited to full-screen display on a television or
distribution by e-mail or the web. The
compression ratio is approximately 1:8.