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Advanced Features — Photography
Changing the quality setting
([ QUALITY])
Use this menu to specify the image size (number of
recorded pixels).
Select the quality setting for the scene being shot.
ZQuality settings in Shooting mode
Area shot and quality setting
Normal shooting provides an aspect ratio of 4:3 and %
shooting provides an aspect ratio of 3:2 (same aspect ratio as
35 mm film and post card).
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• The bigger the number of recorded pixels, the better the
image quality becomes. As the number of recorded
pixels becomes smaller, you will be able to record more
frames to a Memory Card.
• The quality setting is retained even when the camera is
turned off or the mode setting is changed.
• When changing the quality setting, the number of
available frames also changes (➝p.154). The numbers
to the right of setting show the number of available
frames.
• The quality setting is fixed to ` when Shooting mode
is set to (➝p.54).
• [ ISO] is limited to 1600 when [ QUALITY] is set to
or %. The [ ISO] setting automatically changes
and is displayed in yellow in the LCD screen. When
[ QUALITY] is set to other than or %, the
restriction is cleared.
Quality mode Sample uses
F (3648 × 2736)
N (3648 × 2736)
Printing at up to 10R (25.4 × 30.5 cm/
10 × 12 in.) / A3 size
% (3648 × 2432)
[ (2592 × 1944) Printing at up to 10R (25.4 × 30.5 cm/
10 × 12 in.) / A4 size
3 (2048 × 1536) Printing at up to 6R (15.2 × 20.3 cm/
6 × 8 in.) / A5 size
2 (1600 × 1200) Printing at up to 4R (10.2 × 15.2 cm/
4 × 6 in.) / A6 size
` (640 × 480) To use for e-mail or web site
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Area shot excluding % Area shot with %
Setting the menu (➝p.73)