Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
AImage Mode
A(auto) Md(Shooting menu) MAImage mode
Image mode refers to the combination of image size and image quality (compression) at which pictures are recorded. Choose the image mode best suited to the manner in which pictures will be used and the capacity of the internal memory or memory card. The higher the image mode setting, the larger the size at which it can be printed or displayed without appearing noticeably “grainy,” but limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded.
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H | High (4000P) | 4,000 | × 3,000 | or | |
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R | Normal (3264) | 3,264 | × 2,448 | compression ratio is approximately 1:8. | |
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L | Normal (2592) | 2,592 | × 1,944 |
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M | Normal (2048) | 2,048 | × 1,536 | stored. The compression ratio is | |
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N | PC screen (1024) | 1,024 × 768 | Suited to display on a computer monitor. | ||
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O | TV screen (640) | 640 | × 480 | or distribution by | |
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P | 16:9 (3968) | 3,968 | × 2,232 | recorded. The compression ratio is | |
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The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and playback modes (A8, 9).
CImage Mode
•Change made to this setting applies to all shooting modes (except the movie mode).
•There may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings that Cannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A110) for more information.
Menus Setup and Playback Shooting,
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