Panasonic DMCFZ50K Aspect Ratio, Pict.Size/Quality, Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

Menu Settings

•ISO sensitivity cannot be set in motion

picture mode [ ].

•To avoid picture noises, we recommend reducing the ISO sensitivity, setting [NOISE REDUCTION] in [PICT.ADJ.] to [HIGH] or setting the items except [NOISE REDUCTION] to [LOW] to take pictures. (P94)

•Refer to P57 for information about Shutter speed.

[ASPECT RATIO]

Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P82) By changing the aspect ratio, you can select an angle of view that matches the subject.

Select to take pictures with the same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a computer monitor.

Select to take pictures with the same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm film.

This is suitable for landscapes etc. where a wide view is preferable. This is also suitable for playing back pictures on a wide-screen TV, high-definition TV etc.

•In motion picture mode [ ], you can

select [ ] or []. (P76)

•The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P127)

[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]

Setting a picture size and quality that matches your use of the pictures

MENU

Press [ SET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P82)

A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. Although you cannot see the difference on the camera’s screen, the more the pixels the finer the picture will be when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a computer monitor. Picture quality refers to the compression rate when saving digital pictures.

Many pixels (Fine)

Few pixels (Rough)

w Number of pixels

You can print pictures more clearly when a

large picture size [ ] (10M) is selected.

When a smaller picture size [ ] (2M EZ) is selected, you can record more pictures and attach them to an e-mail or post them on a website because their file size is small.

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