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Snapshot Tutorial
Image Size Selection Tips
Note that larger images have more pixels, so they take up more memory space.
• For information about image size, image quality, and number of images that can be
stored, see page 191.
• For information about movie image size, see page 96.
• For information about resizing existing snapshots, see page 121.
.
To select the snapshot image size
1.
In the REC mode, press [SET].
2.
Use [
8
] and [
2
] to select the top control panel option (Snapshot Image
Size).
3.
Use [
4
] and [
6
] to select an image size and then press [SET].
Large Number
of Pixels
More detail, but takes up more memory. Best
when you plan to print large-size prints (such
as A3 size).
Small Number
of Pixels
Less detail, but takes up less memory. Best
when you want to send images by e-mail, etc.
Image Size
(Pixels)
Suggested
Print Size and
Application
Description
12M (4000
x
3000)
Poster Print
Good detail for better clarity even for
images cropped (page 122) from the
original
3:2 (4000
x
2656)
Poster Print
16:9 (4000
x
2240)
HDTV
10M (3648
x
2736)
Poster Print
Good detail
8M (3264
x
2448)
A3 Print
5M (2560
x
1920)
A4 Print
3M (2048
x
1536)
3.5"
x
5" Print
Best when preserving memory capacity
is relatively more important than image
quality.
VGA (640
x
480)
E Mail
Image files are smaller, which is better
when attaching images to e-mail.
However, images are relatively coarser.