Panasonic DMC-LS70 Aspect Ratio, Pict.Size/Quality, Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

Advanced-Shooting

Press [ MENUSET ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. (P19)

[ASPECT RATIO]

iSetting the aspect ratio of pictures

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.

h

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

jTV, high-definition TV etc.

	cannot choose [	] during motion
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picture mode [i] (P53).

•The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing. (P102)

Z [PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]

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

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.

A

B

AMany pixels (Fine) B Few pixels (Rough)

* These pictures are examples to show the effect.

■Number of pixels

Select a higher number of pixels for clearer pictures when printing.

Select a lower number of pixels [ 0.3M ] (0.3M

EZ) to store more pictures. Fewer pixels also means it is easier to send pictures by e-mail or use them on a homepage.

■When the aspect ratio setting is [h]

DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70			3072	× 2304 pixels
	7M	(7M)
DMC-LS60 only			2816	× 2112 pixels
	6M	(6M)
DMC-LS75/DMC-LS70			2560	× 1920 pixels
	5M	(5M EZ)
		(3M EZ)	2048	× 1536 pixels
	3M
		(2M EZ)	1600	× 1200 pixels
	2M
		(1M EZ)	1280	× 960 pixels
	1M
		(0.3M EZ)	640 × 480 pixels
	0.3M

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