Panasonic HCV550K owner manual Menu Picture # Picture Size # desired setting

4Touch [ENTER].

≥Touch [EXIT] to complete the settings.

≥ appears on the screen.

[PICTURE SIZE]

The higher the number of pixels, the higher the clarity of the picture when printing.

MENU : [PICTURE] # [PICTURE SIZE] # desired setting

∫Picture size and Maximum zoom ratio in Still Picture Recording

Mode

Aspect ratio will change depending on the picture size.

[16:9]: Aspect ratio of high-definition television, etc.

[4:3]: Aspect ratio of 4:3 television

[3:2]: Aspect ratio of conventional film camera or prints (such as L-size print)

								Picture size		Aspect ratio	Extra Optical Zoom (l 40)
	[			16:9			10M]		4224k2376	[16:9]	–*1
	[						2.1M]		1920k1080		–*1
			16:9
			[			7.4M]			3136k2352		–*2
				4:3						[4:3]
			[			0.3M]			640k480		100k
				4:3
							7.7M]		3408k2272		–*3
		[	3:2							[3:2]
	[						2M]		1728k1152		–*3
					3:2
*1			Extra Optical Zoom cannot be used. The maximum zoom magnification is 62k.
*2			Extra Optical Zoom cannot be used. The maximum zoom magnification is 52k.
*3			Extra Optical Zoom cannot be used. The maximum zoom magnification is 51k.

≥This function’s default settings are [ 16:9 10M] in Still Picture Recording Mode.

≥Still pictures taken in Motion Picture Recording Mode are 2.1M (1920k1080).

≥The recording will become longer depending on the picture size.

≥Please refer to page 200 for details about the number of recordable pictures.

≥When the picture size is [ 4:3 7.4M], [ 4:3 0.3M], [ 3:2 7.7M] or [ 3:2 2M] black bands may appear on the left and right of the screen.

≥The edges of still pictures recorded on this unit with a 16:9 aspect ratio may be cut at printing. Check the printer or photo studio before printing.

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