Chapter 8
Capturing Images with Advanced Setting Menu
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Selecting the file type of the image recorded
You can specify the file type of the image recorded.
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Display the [CAM MENU: SHOT/REC] screen.
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Press the [REC MODE] button.
The [REC MODE] submenu is displayed.
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Press one of the following buttons to select the image
file type to be saved.
For details of the options, refer to the table below.
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[BMP]
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[TIFF]
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[FINE]
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[NORM]
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[BASIC]
The icon of the [REC MODE] changes depending on the
selection.
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Press the [OK] button to return to the [CAM MENU:
SHOT/REC] menu.
Pressing the [X] button closes the [REC MODE] submenu
without saving the setting.
Selecting a file type
Recording mode: file type selection options
Option
Description
BMP
Color DS camera head: Images are recorded as uncompressed 24-bit BMP files.
Monochrome DS camera head: Images are recorded as uncompressed 8-bit BMP files.
TIFF
Color DS camera head: Images are recorded as uncompressed 24-bit TIFF (RGB) files.
Monochrome DS camera head: Images are recorded as uncompressed 8-bit TIFF files.
FINE
Images are recorded as 1/4-compressed JPEG files.
NORM
Images are recorded as 1/8-compressed JPEG files.
BASIC
Images are recorded as 1/16-compressed JPEG files.
RAW
For DS-Qi1Mc only: Images are recorded as uncompressed 12-bit RAW files.
Image files
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Exif 2.2 data is inserted in the file except for the bmp format data.
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Select a
file type.
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