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The Shooting Menu
Menu Guide
This section describes the menus available for shooting, playback, and camera set-
up. See page 17 for information on using the menus.
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
To display the shooting menu, select mode ( 18) and press the button.
With the exception of Image mode, the following options are available only in
mode. Unless Reset all (
89) is used to reset settings to their default values (
101), settings in this menu will be restored the next time mode is selected.
Option Description
SET UP Display the setup menu. 83
Image mode Choose image size and quality. 74
White balance
*
Match white balance to the light source. 75
Exp. +/– Adjust exposure for very bright or very dark subjects. 76
Continuous
*
Take pictures one at a time or in a sequence. 76
BSS
*
Use BSS to choose the sharpest picture. 78
Sensitivity Control camera’s sensitivity to light. 78
Color Options
*
Control color. 79
AF area mode Choose where the camera focuses. 79
* See the Appendix for information on restrictions that may apply to these settings ( 102).
Image Mode
Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image fi les. The size of the fi les,
and with it the number of images that can be recorded (
102), depends on the
size and quality of the images (image mode). Before shooting, choose an image
mode according to how you plan to use the picture.
Option Size (pixels) Description
High (2816
★
) 2,816 × 2,112
Pictures are compressed less than Normal, produc-
ing higher quality images.
Normal (2816) 2,816 × 2,112 Best choice in most situations.
Normal (2048) 2,048 × 1,536 Smaller size allows more pictures to be stored.
PC screen (1024) 1,024 × 768 Suited to computer display.
TV screen (640) 640 × 480 Suited to e-mail or television viewing.
The current setting is shown by an icon in the display ( 6–7).
Shooting Menu Settings
See the Appendix for information on shooting menu defaults ( 101).