Nikon COOLPIX L610 Reference Manual - Page 157

The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode) Image Mode (Image Size and Quality) Enter shooting mode M d button M Shooting menu M Image mode M k button Reference Section You can select the combination of image size and image quality (i.e., image compression ratio) that is used when saving images. Select the image mode best suited to the manner in which images are used and the capacity of the internal memory or memory card. Image mode* Q 4608×3456P P 4608×3456 (default setting) R 3264×2448 r 2272×1704 q 1600×1200 Description Images are higher quality than P. The compression ratio is approx. 1:4. Best choice in most situations. The compression ratio is approx. 1:8. Smaller size than P, R, and r and therefore allows more images to be saved. The compression ratio is approx. 1:8. O 640×480 Suited to full-screen display on a TV with an aspect ratio (width:length) of 4:3, or distribution by e-mail. The compression ratio is approx. 1:8. g 4608×2592 Images with an aspect ratio (width:length) of 16:9 are saved. The compression ratio is approx. 1:8. * The total number of pixels captured, and the number of pixels captured horizontally and vertically. Example: P 4608×3456 = approx. 16 megapixels, 4608×3456 pixels C Notes About Image Mode • The setting is also applied to other shooting modes. • Some settings cannot be used with other functions (A 65). • Image mode cannot be selected when using Easy panorama (A 42) or 3D photography (A 44) in scene mode. E39