Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Image Mode
Choose ari
image
mode,
which
is
the
combination
of
image
size
and
image
quality
(compressioll), according
to
how
you plan
to
use
the
picture and
the
capacity
of
the
internal
memory
or
memory
card. The larger
the
image,
the
larger
the
size at
which
it can be
printed
or displayed
without
becoming
noticeably
"grainy,"
limiting
the
number
of
pictures
that
can be recorded.
Option
Size (pixels) Description
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Highest
quality,
suitable
for
enlargements
3,6'18
x
2,736
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or
high-quality
prints. The
compression
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is
approximately
14.
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to
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(ompres)ion
ratio
is
approximately
1
:8.
6Ll0
x
480
1,024 x 768
· Smaller size
allows
more
pictures
to
be
2,048
x
1,536
. stored. The
compression
ratio
is
approximately
1
:8.
2,592
x
1,944
3,648 x 2,13b Best
choice
in
most
situatilJns. The
,
compression
ratio
is
approximately
1
:8
.
TV
screen (640)
m 16:9 (3584)
em
PC
screen (1024)
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Normal (2048)
m 16:9 (1920)
mm
Normal (3648)
(default setting)
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to
full-scrcl'f)
display
on
a television,
or
distribution
bye-mail
or
the
web.
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Pictures
with
em
aspect ratio
of
16:9
can
be
: taken.
3,584
x
2,016
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~16:9(1920)issultedtodisplayon
high-definition
televisions
(HUN)
with
an
aspect
ratio
of
16:9,
m
16:9
(3584)
is
a larger image,
suited
to
1,920 x 1,080
printing
at larger sizes,
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The
compression
ratio for
both
image
sizes
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is
approximately
1
:8
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The icon for
the
current setting
is
displayed in
the
monitor
in
shooting
and
playback modes
(~
9,
11).
Pai
Image Mode
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Cilcmqe" madE'
to
the
Itlidqe
mode
(,etting
apply
to all
shootir1~J
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thCN'
available
from
the
rw)\/ip
nwn
u).