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Using the Menus: Shooting Mode
Choose the size and quality at which still pictures
are recorded. Large pictures can be printed at
large sizes with no drop in quality; small pictures
require less memory, allowing more pictures to
be recorded.
Option
Option
Prints at sizes up to
Prints at sizes up to
B
F
(3,648 × 2,736)
31 × 23 cm (12 × 9 in.). Choose
B
F
for high-quality prints.
B
N
(3,648 × 2,736)
C
3:2
(3,648 × 2,432)
31 × 21 cm (12 × 8 in.). Aspect ra-
tio is 3 : 2.
G
(2,592 × 1,944)
22 × 16 cm (8.5 × 6.5 in.)
H
(2,048 × 1,536)
17 × 13 cm (7 × 5 in.)
I
(1,600 × 1,200)
14 × 10 cm (5.3 × 4 in.)
J
(640 × 480)
5 × 4 cm (2 × 1.5 in.). Suited to e-
mail or the web.
The number of pictures that can be taken at cur-
rent settings (pg. 109) is shown to the right of the
image quality icon in the display.
Aspect Ratio
Pictures taken at an image quality setting of
C
3:2
have an aspect ratio of 3 : 2, the same as a frame of
35-mm fi lm. Pictures taken at other settings have an
aspect ratio of 4 : 3.
3:2
3:2
4 : 3
3 : 2
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Notes
• Image quality is not reset when the camera is turned
off or another shooting mode is selected.
• Sensitivity (pg. 65) is automatically lowered at high
qualities; settings that have been altered from the
value selected by the user are shown in yellow. The
previous sensitivity will be restored when another im-
age quality option is selected.
O
O
QUALITY
QUALITY
