Panasonic DMC-LX100 109, Setting the compression rate of pictures Quality, About RAW file

Picture Quality and coloring Settings

Setting the picture quality and size

Setting the compression rate of pictures ([Quality])

Recording mode:

Set the compression rate used for storing pictures.

→ [Rec] → [Quality]

Settings		File format	Description
[	]		Gives priority to picture quality and saves pictures in JPEG file
			format.
[	]	JPEG	Saves pictures in JPEG file format using standard picture quality.
			This setting is useful when you want to increase the number of
			recordable pictures without changing the number of pixels.
[	]	RAW + JPEG	Saves pictures in JPEG file format in addition to the RAW file
			format.∗1
[	]
[	]	RAW	Saves pictures in the RAW file format.∗2

∗1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG file is also deleted.

∗2 The picture size is fixed to the maximum recordable pixels for each image aspect ratio ([L]).

About RAW file

In RAW file format the data is saved without any picture processing by the camera. This format delivers a higher picture quality than the JPEG format, but the amount of data is greater. To play back and edit RAW file pictures, you must use this unit or dedicated software.

You can perform advanced editing of RAW file pictures, such as correcting the White Balance of pictures recorded previously, and save the pictures in file formats that can be displayed on a PC.

••You can develop the RAW file pictures using [RAW Processing] in the [Playback] menu. (→208)

••To develop and edit RAW file pictures on a PC, use the supplied DVD software (Ichikawa Soft Laboratory’s “SILKYPIX Developer Studio”).

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