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10. Using Menu Functions
Available in the following modes:
This function allows you to select the file format, e. g. JPEG and/or RAW, and in the case
of JPEG, the compression rate. RAW is especially suited for the subsequent
comprehensive editing of the image data using respective software, which is available
after registering your camera on the Leica Camera AG homepage (
>
257).The JPEG
setting [
A
] delivers higher image quality than [
›
] due to its lower compression rate, while
the latter has the advantage of smaller files.
Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
Setting the file format/compression rate ([Quality])
>
[Rec]
>
[Quality]
Settings
File format
Description of settings
[
A
]
JPEG
A JPEG image in which image quality was given priority.
[
›
]
A standard image quality JPEG image.
This is useful for increasing the number of shots without
changing the resolution.
[
]
RAW
i
JPEG
You can record a RAW image and a JPEG image ([
A
] or
[
›
]) simultaneously.
[
]
[
]
RAW
You can only record RAW images.
About RAW
The RAW format refers to a data format of images that have not been processed.
Playback and editing of RAW images require the camera or the dedicated software.
• You can process RAW images in [RAW Processing] in the [Playback] menu. (
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• When you delete an image recorded with [
] or [
], both the RAW and JPEG
images will be deleted simultaneously.
• When you play back an image recorded with [
], gray areas corresponding to the aspect
ratio at the time of recording are displayed.
• The setting is fixed to [
A
] when recording is performed with the 4K Photo or Post Focus
function.
Not available in these cases:
• You cannot set to [
], [
] or [
] in the following case:
– When using [Panorama Shot]
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