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Shoot
ing Features
Changing the Image Quality and Image Size
The image quality (compression ratio) and image size can be selected for
recording.
Image Quality
With a higher image quality setting, a higher detail of image expression is retained,
but the number of images that can be saved (
A
74) is reduced because the file
size also becomes larger.
C
Image Quality Setting
•
The setting for image quality is shown by an icon displayed on the monitor during shooting and
playback (
A
12 to 14).
•
The image quality can be changed by selecting
Image quality
and rotating the command dial
when menus are displayed.
•
The setting is also applied to other shooting modes (except for shooting modes
M
and
Easy
panorama
and
3D photography
in scene mode).
•
Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not
Available in Combination” (
A
75) for more information.
C
More Information
•
See “Number of Exposures Remaining” (
A
74) for more information.
•
See “File and Folder Names” (
E
90) for more information.
Display the shooting screen
M
d
button (
A
10)
M
Shooting menu
M
Image quality
Option
Description
a
Fine
Finer image quality than
Normal
.
Compression ratio of about 1:4
b
Normal (default
setting)
Normal image quality, suitable for most applications.
Compression ratio of about 1:8
