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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Image Size
Choose the size (pixel count) for the pictures recorded.
Pictures shot at large sizes require more memory and are suitable for printing, but
the number of shots that can be taken will be fewer.
Small image sizes are suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e-mail or used
in web pages. However, printing small images at large print sizes will result in the
image turning “grainy”.
The Image size setting is shown by an icon in the monitor during shooting or
playback (
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Note on the Image Size Setting
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The image size setting is applied to the auto shooting mode, scene modes, and
A
,
B
,
C
, and
D
modes simultaneously (Multi-shot 16 (
140) is excluded).
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Image size cannot be set for images with
Image quality
(
124) set to
NRW (RAW)
.
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The image size of JPEG images can be set when the image quality is set to
NRW (RAW) + Fine
,
NRW (RAW) + Normal
, or
NRW (RAW) + Basic
. However,
I
4224×2816
,
G
4224×2376
and
H
3168×3168
cannot be selected.
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The image size of JPEG images created using
NRW (RAW) processing
(
72) can be chosen for
recorded NRW (RAW) images (up to a maximum of 4224×3168 pixels).
Image size
Description
N
4224×3168
(default setting)
Record pictures exhibiting greater detail than those shot at
E
3264×2448
or
D
2592×1944
.
E
3264×2448
Good balance between file size and quality makes this the best
choice in most situations.
D
2592×1944
C
2048×1536
Smaller than
N
4224×3168
,
E
3264×2448
, and
D
2592×1944
for recording more pictures.
B
1600×1200
A
1280×960
J
1024×768
Record pictures suited to display on a computer monitor.
K
640×480
Record pictures suited to display on a television, or to distribution
via e-mail or the web.
I
4224×2816
Record pictures with the same aspect ratio (3:2) as those shot with
35mm [135] format film cameras.
G
4224×2376
Record pictures with the same aspect ratio (16:9) as wide-screen
televisions.
H
3168×3168
Record perfectly square pictures.