Glossary of terms
Image size
The size of an image expressed by the number of pixels that make up the image. For instance, a picture taken with an image size of 640 × 480 fills the computer screen when the monitor setting is 640 × 480. However, if the monitor setting is
1,024 × 768, the picture only takes up part of the screen.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
A compression format for still images. Photographs (images) shot using this camera are recorded in JPEG format. By downloading these images to a computer, users can edit them using graphics application software or view the images using an Internet web browser.
Noise reduction
When shooting in dark places, shutter speeds become slower as there is less light focused on the CCD. During long exposures, signals are generated by parts of the CCD where no light is focused and are recorded on the picture as noise. When noise reduction works, the camera automatically reduces the noise to produce clearer images.
PictBridge
A standard for connecting digital cameras and printers of different makers and printing out pictures directly.
Pixels
A pixel is the smallest unit (dot) used to make up an image. Clear
Sleep Mode
A mode designed to save battery life. The camera automatically enters the sleep mode if you do not operate it for a certain time. To exit the sleep mode, use any button on the camera (shutter button, arrow pad, etc.).
TFT
A transistor color monitor constructed using
TTL
To help adjust exposure, a light receptor built into the camera directly measures the light passing through the lens.
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