Choosing Picture Qual- ity Mode/Image Size

(PIC QUALITY/SIZE)

The size of a stored still image and movie files depends on picture quality and size set- tings.

About Picture Quality Mode

3 When still images and movies are saved as image files, the image data is saved in a compressed file.

Picture Quality Mode specifies the compres- sion ratio to use.

Picture Quality Mode is provided in three types; N (Normal), F (Fine), and NC (Non- compressed).

Normal Mode

The compression ratio is high, resulting in a small file. Normally, shooting is done in this mode.

Fine Mode

The compression ratio is low, resulting in a large file, but the picture quality is better than in Normal Mode.

NC Mode

Image data is saved in a non-compressed TIFF file. This ensures clearer pictures than F2592 and N2592. However, the file size becomes larger and the recording time at shooting becomes longer.

About Image Size

Image size relates to how large the image is. A small image is best for sending via email and using on Web sites. When printing pic- tures, choose the larger size to obtain better results.

Picture quality settings cannot be made for movies.

The image sizes that can be set differ for still images and movies.

Image Files

Files containing still images and movies are called Image Files.

Changing Picture Quality Mode/ Image Size of a Still Image

Combining Picture Quality Mode and Image Size.

 

 

 

Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2592

2048

1280

640

 

 

 

1944

1536

960

480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

F (Fine)

 

F2592

F2048

F1280

 

 

N (Normal)

N2592

N2048

N1280

N640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NC (Non-

NC2592

 

 

 

 

compressed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figures inside the bold frame indicate those shown on the screen.

The Fine Mode is not available for 640 x 480.

By default, your camera is set to N1280.

For details, see "SD Memory Card Record- ing Capacities" (P.162).

To make changes to Picture Quality Mode/ Image Size, follow the steps below.

1. Turn the mode dial to 5 (Shoot- ing Mode) or A/M (Aperture Pri- ority/Manual Exposure Mode).

Alternatively, turn the Mode Dial to 4(Scene Mode) and select a mode to prepare the camera.

2. Press the M button.

The Shooting menu appears.

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Ricoh Caplio GX operation manual Choosing Picture Qual- ity Mode/Image Size, About Picture Quality Mode, About Image Size

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