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4 Set the mode dial to your desired capture mode.

The camera is ready to take a picture.

• Pressing the green button while setting the recorded pixels will make the size revert to the default value (L).

•You can set a custom function to set the recorded pixels for S to 1536 × 1024, 1152 × 768, or 960 × 640. See page 115 for setting Custom Functions.

•The Recorded Pixels cannot be selected if the Quality Level is set to RAW. (Fixed at 3008 × 2008)

4 ShootingFunctions

Setting the Quality Level

You can set the image compression rate.

The image file size will also differ according to Recorded Pixels settings.

1

RAW

Raw data, just as it was captured. You can process this on

your PC using dedicated utility software.

 

 

 

 

Image is recorded as uncompressed data. Suited for

2

TIFF

processing on your PC. Image is saved with “TIFF”

 

 

extension.

C

Best

Lowest compression rate, suited for printing large pictures

on A4 paper. Image is saved with “JPEG” extension.

 

 

 

 

Standard compression rate, suited for viewing as standard

D

Better

photographs or on your computer screen. Image is saved

 

 

with “JPEG” extension.

 

 

Highest compression rate, suited for attaching to e-mail, or

E

Good

for creating websites. Image is saved with “JPEG”

 

 

extension.