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Still Image Size / Panorama Image Size / Movie Size

Image size when shooting still images

Image size in Easy Mode

Image size when shooting Sweep Panorama

Image size when shooting movies

The image size determines the size of the image file that is recorded when you take an image.

The larger the image size, the more detail will be reproduced when the image is printed on large-format paper. The smaller the image size, the more images can be recorded.

Image size when shooting still images

1.MENU (Still Image Size) desired size

 

Still Image Size

 

Number

 

 

Usage guidelines

of

Printing

 

(Horizontal × Vertical)

 

 

images

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4608×3456)

For prints up to A3+ size

Less

Fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3648×2736)

For prints up to A3 size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2592×1944)

For prints from 10×15 cm up to

 

 

 

A4 size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2304 × 1728)

For prints from 10×15 cm up to

 

 

 

You can select [4M] only when the

 

 

 

A4 size

 

 

 

flash mode is set to [Advanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(640×480)

For e-mail attachments

More

Rough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4608×2592)

For viewing on a high-definition

Less

Fine

 

TV and printing up to A3 size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1920×1080)

For viewing on a high-definition

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

More

Rough

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

When you print still images recorded at a 16:9 aspect ratio or panorama images, both edges may be cut off.

Image size in Easy Mode

1.MENU [Still Image Size] desired size

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DSCW730/L, DSCW730/P, DSC-W710/B, DSCW710/P, DSCW710/B specifications

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