Selecting the Picture Quality

Available mode:

Card Camera

The picture quality of still images recorded on the card depends on the picture quality setting. Select the appropriate setting to match your recording objectives.

Types

NORMAL: Records images with standard picture quality.

ECONOMY: Allows you to take more shots than in NORMAL mode but with lower quality.

FINE: Records images with higher quality than in NORMAL mode but with lower number of recordable images.

Approximate number of record- able images with 8 MB SD memory card

Picture quality

Approx. number of

setting

images

NORMAL

90

 

 

ECONOMY

160

 

 

FINE

50

 

 

Note:

The number of recordable images differs depending on the combination of picture quality settings used and the images shot.

1 Set the Media Selection switch to u, then hold down the Lock button and set the Power switch to v.

Lock button

2 In Card Camera mode, press the MENU button to display the menu screen.

3 Press l or m on the Operation button to select Y, then press the centre of the Operation button.

4 Press l or m to select “REC MODE”, then press the centre of the Operation button.

S E T T I N G

 

F I L E

N O .

 

S E L F

T I ME R

N O RMA L

R E C

MO D E

R E T U R N

E C O N OMY

 

 

F I N E

5 Press l or m to select the desired setting, then press the centre of the Operation button.

RE C MODE E C ONOMY

6 Press the MENU button to turn off the menu screen.

The selected picture quality indicator only appears when the on-screen indicators are turned on.

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E C O N OMY

Picture quality indicator

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Sharp VL-Z500E Selecting the Picture Quality, RE C Mode E C Onomy, Picture quality Approx. number Setting Images