Changing the Image Size (Image Mode)

In the shooting screen Mdbutton MShooting menu MImage mode

You can use the Image mode setting in the shooting

 

 

 

 

Image mode

menu to select the combination of image size and

 

 

 

4320×3240P

compression rate that is used when saving pictures.

 

 

4320×3240

 

 

3264×2448

 

 

 

Choose the image mode best suited to the manner in

 

 

2592×1944

 

 

2048×1536

which pictures will be used and the capacity of the

 

 

 

 

1024×768

internal memory or memory card. The higher the

 

 

640×480

 

 

 

 

image mode setting, the larger the size at which it can

 

 

 

be printed, but limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded.

Image Mode Settings (Image Size and Quality)

Option*

Size (pixels)

Description

Shooting

 

 

 

 

Higher quality than R, suitable for enlargements or

 

Q4320×3240P

4320

× 3240

high-quality prints. The compression ratio is

Features

 

 

 

approximately 1:4.

 

 

 

 

R4320×3240

4320

× 3240

 

 

(default setting)

 

 

 

 

Best choice in most situations. The compression ratio

 

 

3264

× 2448

 

R3264×2448

is approximately 1:8.

 

L2592×1944

2592

× 1944

 

 

M2048×1536

2048

× 1536

Smaller size than R, R, or Lallows more pictures to

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

N1024×768

1024 × 768

Suited to display on a computer monitor. The

 

compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suited to full-screen display on a television with an

 

O640×480

640

× 480

aspect ratio of 4:3, or distribution by e-mail. The

 

 

 

 

compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

P4224×2376

4224

× 2376

Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 are recorded. The

 

compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Example: R4320×3240 = Approx. 14 megapixels, 4320 × 3240 pixels

The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and playback modes (A 8, 9).

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