Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

AImage 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.

 

Option

Size (pixels)

Description

 

 

 

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Highest quality, suitable for enlargements or

 

High (3456P)

3,456

2,592

high-quality prints. The compression ratio is

 

 

 

 

 

approximately 1:4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normal (3456)

3,456

⋅

2,592

Best choice in most situations. The compression

 

(default setting)

 

 

 

 

ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

L

Normal (2592)

2,592

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1,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

Normal (2048)

2,048

⋅

1,536

Smaller size allows more pictures to be stored.

 

 

 

 

 

The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

N

PC screen (1024)

1,024 ⋅ 768

Suited to display on computer monitor. The

compression ratio is approximately 1:8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Suited to full-screen display on a television or

O

TV screen (640)

640

480

distribution by e-mail or the web. 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).

CImage Mode

Menus Setup and Playback, Shooting,

Changes made to this setting apply to all shooting modes (except movie mode).

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