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Creating a Cropped Copy
If a y icon is displayed in the monitor during play-
back zoom (B 43), the portion of the picture cur-
rently visible in the monitor can be saved to a
separate file. Pressing the F button displays the
dialog shown at right; highlight Yes and press B to
create a new picture containing only the area visible
in the monitor.
Cropped copies are stored as JPEG files with a compression ratio of 1:8.
Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy
was created, copies will be 2,592×1,944 (f ), 2,272×1,704 (Z), 2,048×1,536 (g),
1,600×1,200 (e), 1,280×960 (d), 1,024×768 (i), 640×480 (k), 320×240 (u),
or 160×120 (t) pixels in size. Sizes of 320×240 and 160×120 are indicated by a
gray border during playback.
Creating Small Copies: Small Pic.
To create small copy of the picture currently selected in full-frame or thumbnail
playback, press the F button and select Small pic. from the playback menu
(B 80). The following options will be displayed; highlight a size and press B.
A confirmation dialog will be displayed; highlight
Yes and press B. Copies are stored as JPEG files with
a compression ratio of 1:16. Copies are indicated by
a gray border and in full-frame playback by a v, u, or
t icon (B 5).
Option Description
v 640×480 Suited to television playback.
u 320×240 Suited to display on web pages.
t 160×120 Suitable for e-mail.
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