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The Shooting Menu

Image Mode

Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image ﬁ les. The size of

the ﬁ les, and with it the number of images that can be recorded, depends on

the size and quality of the images (image mode). Before shooting, choose an

image mode according to how you plan to use the picture.

Option

Size

(pixels)

Compression

ratio

†

Description

Print size

(cm)

‡

High

(2592

★

)

2,592 ×

1,944

1 : 4

High quality, suitable for enlarge-

ments or high-quality prints.

22 × 16.5

(8½˝˝ × 6½˝)

Normal

(2592)

2,592 ×

1,944

1 : 8 Best choice in most situations.

22 × 16.5

(8½˝˝ × 6½˝)

Normal

(2048)

2,048 ×

1,536

1 : 8

Smaller size allows more pictures

to be stored on memory card.

17 × 13

(7˝ × 5˝)

PC screen

(1024)

1,024 ×

768

1 : 8

Suited to printing at smaller sizes

(for example, in a letter or report)

or to display on computer moni-

tors 17˝ or larger.

9 × 7

(3½˝ × 2½˝˝)

TV screen

(640)

640 ×

480

1 : 8

Can be displayed full screen on

television or 13˝ monitor. Suited

to distribution by e-mail or web.

5 × 4

(2˝ × 1½˝)

* Smaller images create smaller ﬁ les that require less memory and are suited to trans-

mission by e-mail or use in web pages. When printed at larger sizes, however, small

images will be rough and uneven in appearance.

† To reduce the amount of memory each shot occupies, pictures are compressed as

they are saved. Compression selectively reduces the quality of the image. The more

a picture is compressed, the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be. The

ﬁ gures show the approximate compression ratio for each setting.

‡ All ﬁ gures are approximate. The size of images when printed depends on the printer

resolution: the higher the resolution, the smaller the ﬁ nal print size. The print sizes

given here assume a printer resolution of approximately 300 dpi.

Image Mode

The current image mode is shown by an icon in the display ( 4–5). See the Appendix

for more information on image mode and ﬁ le size ( 93).

Ima

e mode

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