Recording images (advanced)
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Changing the Quality
(Data Compression Ratio)
You can choose among 2 quality levels (Data
Compression Ratio).
[Preparation]
• Set the mode dial
except for [
]
/[
]/[ ].
(P22)
1
Press the [MENU] button.
2
Press 3/4 to select [QUALITY].
3
Press 2/1 to select the
quality (Data
Compression Ratio).
• : Fine (Low compression)
It gives priority to picture quality to record
high quality pictures.
• : Standard (Standard compression)
It gives priority to the number of recordable
pictures and records standard quality
pictures.
4
Press the [MENU] button.
• The menu will disappear.
• Picture size/Quality and number of recordable pictures (16MB/64MB SD Memory Card)
• The numbers shown in the table are approximate numbers. If you mix fine quality and
standard quality, the number of recordable pictures changes.
• It may happen that pictures appear like a mosaic depending on the scene characteristics.
• Remaining frame which is displayed on the LCD Monitor may not correspond with recorded
frames, however, this is not a malfunction.
1,4 2,3
PICT.SIZE
QUALITY
REC
1/3
1600
SPOT MODE
W.BALANCE
SETUP
SELECT SET EXIT
MENU
2,3
Picture size
16MB (supplied) 64MB (optional)
2048
a
1536
10 20 45 88
1600
a
1200
17 34 74 149
1280
a
960
22 43 96 184
640
a
480
69 129 298 553
In motion
image mode
80 seconds 350 seconds