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Design Rule for Camera File System (DCF)
Your camera conforms to the
D
esign Rule for
C
amera
F
ile System (DCF), a standard
widely used in the digital camera industry to ensure compatibility among different
makes of camera.
Exif Version 2.2
Your camera supports Exif (
Ex
changeable
I
mage
F
ile Format for Digital Still Cameras)
version 2.2, a standard that allows information stored with pictures to be used for op-
timal color reproduction when images are output on Exif-compliant printers.
Storage
Media
Internal memory (approximately 13.5MB)/SD (Secure Digi-
tal) Memory cards
File system
Compliant with
D
esign Rule for
C
amera
F
ile System (DCF),
Exif 2.2, and Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)
File formats
Compressed: JPEG-baseline-compliant (1:4, 1:8, 1:16)
Movies: Quick Time Sound files: WAV
Exposure
Metering
Four mode through-the-lens (TTL) metering;
•
256-segment matrix
•
Spot
•
Center-weighted
•
Spot AF area
Exposure control
Programmed auto exposure with exposure compensation
(-2.0
-
+2.0EV in steps of 1/3EV), Auto bracketing
Range
W: +1
-
+16.5EV (E7900); +1
-
+16.1EV (E5900)
T: +2.6
-
+18.1EV (E7900); +2.6
-
+17.7EV (E5900)
(Sensitivity: Auto)
Shutter
Mechanical and charge-coupled electronic shutter
Speed
4
-
1
/
2,000
s
Aperture
Electronically-controlled preset aperture
Range
Two steps (f/2.8 and f/4.8 [W])
Sensitivity
E7900: Approximately equivalent to ISO 50, 100, 200, 400;
Auto (auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)
E5900: Approximately equivalent to ISO 64, 100, 200, 400;
Auto (auto gain to ISO 200 equivalent)
Self-timer
Ten-second, three-second duration