Olympus E-450 6 Record mode, white balance, and picture mode, Recording formats, Selecting the record mode, RAW, JPEG, Image becomes clearer

6 Record mode, white balance, and picture mode

Selecting the record mode

You can select a record mode in which to take pictures. Choose the record mode that is best for your purpose (printing, editing on a PC, website editing, etc.).

Recording formats

JPEG

For JPEG images, select a combination of image size (Y, X, W) and compression rate (SF, F, N, B). An image consists of pixels (dots). When you enlarge an image with a low pixel count, it will be displayed as a mosaic. If an image has a high pixel count, the file size (amount of data) will be larger and the number of storable still pictures will be lower. The higher the compression, the smaller the file size. However, the image will have less clarity when played back.

						Image with a high pixel count
						Image with a low pixel count
								Image becomes clearer
		Number of		Pixel				Compression rate
	Application					SF(Super		F (Fine)	N	B (Basic)
		pixels		count			Fine)		(Normal)
								1/4		1/12
						1/2.7			1/8
increases
		Y(Large)	3648		× 2736		YSF	YF	YN	YB
			3200		× 2400
	Select for the	X (Middle)	2560		× 1920		XSF	XF	XN	XB
pixels	print size		1600		× 1200
			1024 × 768
			1280 × 960
of
	For	W(Small)					WSF	WF	WN	WB
Number	small-sized		640		× 480
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RAW

This is unprocessed data that has not undergone changes in white balance, sharpness, contrast or color. To display as an image on the computer, use OLYMPUS Master. RAW data cannot be displayed on a different camera or by using common software, and it cannot be selected for print reservation.

It is possible to edit images taken with the record mode set to RAW data using this camera. g“Editing still images” (P. 78)

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