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White Balance
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Sensitivity
MENU Cancel

Shutter release

button

Rec. Mode

 

 

 

MENU

Recorded Pixels

12M

 

 

Quality Level

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Balance

AWB

Four-way

 

 

AF Setting

 

 

AE Metering

 

 

controller

 

 

Sensitivity

AUTO 800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU Exit

MENU button

Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures

Select the quality (data compression ratio) for still images according to how the images will be used.

The more E’s, the higher the quality of the image, but the file size becomes larger. The selected recorded pixels also affects the size of the image file (1p.95).

Quality Levels

C

Best

Lowest compression ratio. Suitable for photo prints.

D

Better

Standard compression ratio. Suitable for viewing the image

on a computer screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E

 

Good

Highest compression ratio. Suitable for attaching to e-mails

 

or creating websites.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode.

 

 

 

 

2

The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the four-way controller (23)

 

Rec. Mode

 

 

 

 

3

to select [Quality Level].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recorded Pixels

12M

 

 

Press the four-way controller (5).

 

White Balance

AWB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality Level

 

 

 

 

 

The pull-down menu appears.

 

AF Setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AE Metering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sensitivity

AUTO 800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 TakingPictures

4 Use the four-way controller (23) to change the quality level.

The number of shots for the selected quality level appears.

5 Press the shutter release button halfway.

MENU Exit

Rec. Mode

Recorded Pixels 12M

Quality Level

AUTO 800

The camera is ready for taking pictures.

The Quality Level setting is saved when the camera is turned off.

Image Size and Quality of Still Pictures 1p.26

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