Pentax S12 Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures

4 TakingPictures

Shutter release

button		Rec.Mode
	MENU	Recorded Pixels	12M
		Quality Level
Four-way		White Balance	AWB
		AF Setting
controller		AE Metering
		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.96).

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.

The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.

2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Quality Level].

3 Press the four-way controller (5).

The pull-down menu appears.

Rec.Mode

Recorded Pixels	12M
Quality Level
White Balance	AWB
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity	AUTO 800

MENU Exit

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