Panasonic DMC-LZ8 Picture Size / Quality, Number of pixels, When the aspect ratio setting is

Advanced-Shooting

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

[PICTURE SIZE] / [QUALITY]

ZSetting a picture size and Q quality that 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.

■Number of pixels

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

Select a lower number of pixels to store more pictures. Fewer pixels also means it is easier to send pictures by e-mail or use them on a homepage.

A

B

AMany pixels (Fine) B Few pixels (Rough)

These pictures are examples to show the effect.

When the aspect ratio setting is [h]

(DMC-LZ10)				3648	× 2736 pixels
	(10M)
(DMC-LZ8)			(8M)	3264	× 2448 pixels
(DMC-LZ10)*				3072	× 2304 pixels
	(7M	EZ)
	(5M	EZ)		2560	× 1920 pixels
	(3M	EZ)		2048	× 1536 pixels
	(2M	EZ)*		1600	× 1200 pixels
	(0.3M EZ)			640 × 480 pixels

When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]

(DMC-LZ10)		(9M)	3648	× 2432 pixels
(DMC-LZ8)		(7M)	3264	× 2176 pixels
(DMC-LZ10)			3072	× 2048 pixels
	(6M EZ)*
	(4.5M EZ)		2560	× 1712 pixels
	(2.5M EZ)		2048	× 1360 pixels

When the aspect ratio setting is [j]

(DMC-LZ10) (7.5M) 3648 × 2056 pixels

(DMC-LZ8)		(6M) 3264 x 1840 pixels
(DMC-LZ10)		3072 × 1728 pixels
(5.5M	EZ)*
(3.5M	EZ)	2560 × 1440 pixels
(2M EZ)		1920 × 1080 pixels

* Cannot be set in Intelligent auto mode [].

■Quality

GFine (Low compression):

This type gives priority to picture quality. Picture quality will be high.

HStandard (High compression): This type gives priority to the number of recordable pictures and records standard quality pictures.

•The number of pixels that can be selected differs depending on the aspect ratio. If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size.

•[EZ] is an abbreviation of [Extended optical Zoom].

•The extended optical zoom does not work in [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED BURST] mode, so the picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.

•Pictures may have a mosaic-like appearance depending on the subject or the recording condition.

•Refer to P120 for the number of recordable pictures.

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