Auto Mode

AImage Mode (Image Quality/Image Size)

Set to A(auto) mode (A48) Md(Shooting menu) MAImage mode

Choose image size and quality (compression). The size of the files, and with it the number of images that can be saved, depends on the size and quality (compression) of the images. Before shooting, choose an image mode according to how you plan to use the image.

 

Setting

Size (pixels)

Description

 

H 4000×3000P

 

Highest quality, suitable for enlargements or

 

4000×3000

high-quality prints. The compression ratio is

 

 

 

 

approximately 1:4.

More

 

 

 

 

I

4000×3000

4000×3000

 

(default setting)

Best choice in most situations. The compression

on

 

 

 

Shooting

R 3264×2448

3264×2448

ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

L 2592×1944

2592×1944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M 2048×1536

2048×1536

Smaller size allows more images to be saved. The

 

compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N 1024×768

1024×768

Suited to display on a computer monitor. The

 

compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O 640×480

640×480

Suited to distribution by e-mail or full-screen

 

display on a television with a 4:3 aspect ratio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o 3968×2232

3968×2232

Images with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be taken.

 

The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and playback modes (A8, 9).

CNote on Image Mode

If the image mode setting is changed, the new image mode setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except sport continuous).

This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. “Camera Settings that Cannot Be Set at the Same Time” (A58)

CImage Mode for Sport Continuous Mode

In sport continuous mode (A46), the following image mode settings are available: M 2048×1536, N1024×768, O640×480, m1920×1080 (image size 1920 × 1080, compression ratio 1/8).

The image mode setting in the sport continuous menu (A46) is saved separately from the

image mode setting in other shooting modes and is not applied to the other modes.

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