Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

AImage mode

Set A(Auto) mode (A27) Md(shooting menu) MA image mode

Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image files. The size of the files, and with it the number of images that can be recorded, depends on the size and quality of the images. Before shooting, choose an image mode according to how you plan to use the picture.

 

 

Setting

Size (pixels)

Description

 

Q 4320×3240P

 

Highest quality; suitable for enlargements

 

4320×3240

or high-quality prints. The compression

 

 

 

 

ratio is approximately 1:4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

4320×3240

4320×3240

 

 

(default setting)

Best choice in most situations. The

Shooting,

 

 

 

R 3264×2448

3264×2448

compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

L 2592×1944

2592×1944

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playback

M 2048×1536

 

Smaller size allows more pictures to be

2048×1536

saved. The compression ratio is

 

 

 

 

 

approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

and

N 1024×768

1024×768

Suited to display on a computer monitor.

The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suited to full-screen display on a 4:3

 

 

 

 

Menus

O 640×480

640×480

television, or distribution by e-mail or the

approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

web. The compression ratio is

 

 

 

 

 

 

P 3968×2232

 

Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be

 

3968×2232

taken. The compression ratio is

 

 

 

 

approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and playback modes (A6, 7).

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