Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Displaying the Shooting Menu and High-sensitivity Menu
Enter L (auto) or
Shooting | Shooting menu |
| Image mode |
| White balance |
| Continuous |
| BSS |
| ISO sensitivity |
| Exit |
•Use the rotary multi selector (c 11) to choose and apply settings.
•To exit the shooting or
Z 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.
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R High (3264A) |
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3,264 | 2,448 | enlargements or | |||
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c | Normal (3264) | 3,264 | ⋅ | 2,448 | Best choice in most situations. The |
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d Normal (2592) | 2,592 | ⋅ | 1,944 |
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e Normal (2048) |
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| Smaller size allows more pictures to be | |
2,048 | 1,536 | stored. The compression ratio is | |||
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h PC screen (1024) | 1,024 ⋅ 768 | Suited to display on computer monitor. | |||
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i TV screen (640) |
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640 | 480 | or distribution by | |||
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B 16:9 |
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| Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can | |
3,200 | 1,800 | be taken. The compression ratio is | |||
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