Selecting the image quality and size (Record mode)
54
Advanced shooting
1
Display the top menu in the shooting mode.
• Open the lens barrier.
•Press .
2
Press to select .
3
Press to select one of the
record modes, then press .
The record modes for still pictures are
SHQ, HQ, SQ1 and SQ2; and for movies
are HQ and SQ.
The record mode is set and the menu is
closed.
4
Take the picture.
Movie record modes
Record mode Description
Resolution
(No. of pixels)
Quality File size
HQ
(High Quality)
You can record continuously
for 15 seconds at a time.
320 × 240
pixels*
More clear Larger
SQ
(Standard
Quality)
You can record continuously
for 60 seconds at a time.
160 × 120
pixels*
Normal Smaller
* Pixels are the unit used to express the resolution. “Relation between the record mode
and the resolution” ( p.55)
• The record mode setting returns to HQ (factory default setting) when
the lens barrier is closed. “Saving the settings (All Reset)” ( p.85)
• Even if you change the movie record mode, the still picture record
mode remains the same.
Still picture record modes