Changing the Frequently Used Settings for Shooting (A, B, C, DModes)

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Image Size

See “Setting the Image Quality and the Image Size” (A73) for more information.

You can set the JPEG image size (amount of pixels) for pictures recorded with an image quality of Fine, Normal or Basic.

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.

Conversely, small image sizes are suitable for pictures attached to e-mails or used on web pages. However, printing small images in large print sizes results in the image turning “grainy.”

 

Image size

Description

M

3648×2736

Record pictures with finer detail than those shot at E3264×2448

(default setting)

or D2592×1944.

E 3264×2448

Good balance between file size and quality; suitable in most

D

2592×1944

situations.

C2048×1536

 

 

Smaller than M3648×2736, E3264×2448 and

B

1600×1200

D2592×1944; for recording more pictures.

 

 

A1280×960

J

1024×768

Record pictures of a size suitable for display on devices such as a

computer monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

f

640×480

Record pictures suitable for display on a television with a screen

aspect ratio of 4:3, or for e-mail attachment.

 

 

 

 

 

I

3648×2432

Record pictures with the same aspect ratio (3:2) as those shot with

35mm [135] format film cameras.

 

 

 

 

 

z

3584×2016

Record pictures with the same aspect ratio (16:9) as wide-screen

televisions.

 

 

 

 

H 2736×2736

Record square pictures.

The setting for the image size is shown by an icon displayed on the monitor during shooting and playback (A6 to 8).

CNotes on Image Size Setting

•Can be set from the quick menu dial even in shooting modes other than A, B, Cand D(except for movie mode).

•The setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except for low noise night mode, and shooting modes E, Fand N).

•In low noise night mode, the available image size is C2048×1536 or smaller.

•The size of JPEG images can be chosen when you create JPEG images from NRW (RAW) images using NRW (RAW) processing (A143) (up to a maximum of 3648×2736 pixels).

•Image size for the JPEG image can be set when NRW (RAW) + Fine, NRW (RAW) + Normal or NRW (RAW) + Basic is selected. However, note that I3648×2432, z3584×2016 and

H2736×2736 cannot be selected.

•This feature cannot be used simultaneously with certain features. See “Functions that Cannot be Applied Simultaneously” (A108) for more information.