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Getting Started
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JPEG Recorded Pixels, JPEG Quality and Approximate Image
Storage Capacity
(When using a 1 GB SD Memory Card)
• The number of storable images may vary depending on the subject, shooting
conditions, shooting mode and SD Memory Card, etc.
With the a, you can record in the versatile JPEG format or the high
quality and editable RAW format. For RAW file format, you can select
PENTAX’s original PEF format or general-purpose DNG (Digital Negative)
format designed by Adobe Systems. On a 1 GB SD Memory Card, you can
record up to 48 images in both PEF and DNG formats.
1 Setting the File Format (p.177)
JPEG Quality
JPEG Rec. Pixels
C
Best
D
Better
E
Good
E (4288×2848) 138 244 479
J (3936×2624) 163 289 564
P (3072×2048) 267 468 902
i
(1728×1152) 805 1373 2518
When the number of storable images exceeds 500, captured images are
divided into folders containing 500 images each. However, in Exposure
Bracketing, images will be stored in the same folder until shooting is
completed, even if the number of images exceeds 500.
When the File Format is RAW