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Recording menu 1 For details on the operation 1 page 80

The default settings are marked with .

Image size

For details, see page17.

L:10M	3872 × 2592 pixels
M:5.6M	2896 × 1936 pixels
S:2.5M	1920 × 1280 pixels

•For details on the number of images that can be taken when the image size is changed, see page 27.

•When [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], image size is fixed to [L:10M].

Quality

The image compression rate determines the image quality. As the file size (page 17) of the uncompressed image will be larger, it is common for a digital camera to compress the recorded image.

RAW (RAW)	File format: RAW (raw data)
	A RAW file is the raw material to be processed on the
	computer for professional purposes. The file can be opened
	with the “Image Data Converter SR” provided on the CD-
	ROM (supplied) (page 119).
	• The image size is fixed to [L:10M]. The image size is not
	displayed on the LCD monitor.
RAW & JPEG (RAW+)	File format: RAW (raw data) + JPEG
	When the shutter button is pressed, a RAW image and a JPEG
	image are created at the same time. This is suitable when you
	need two image files, a JPEG for viewing, and a RAW for
	editing. The size of the JPEG image is fixed to [L:10M] and
	the image quality is fixed to [Fine].
Fine (FINE)	File format: JPEG
	The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded.
Standard (STD)
	The higher the compression rate, the smaller the file size.
	This will allow more files to be recorded in one recording
	medium, but the image quality will be lower.
	Once the image quality is lowered, it cannot be restored on a
	computer afterwards. If you plan to process or edit the image
	file later, consider the image quality carefully when selecting
	the setting.

•For details on the image quality t page 17

•For details on the number of images that can be taken when the image quality is changed, see page 27.

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