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Image Mode, Option, pixels, Compression, ratio, Description, Print size

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Image Mode Image mode Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image files. The size of the files, 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. Size Compression Print size Option (pixels)* ratio† Description (cm) ‡ High 2,592 × (2592★) 1,944 1 : 4 High quality, suitable for enlarge- 22 × 16.5 ments or high-quality prints. (8½˝˝ × 6½˝) Normal 2,592 × (2592) 1,944 1 : 8 Best choice in most situations. 22 × 16.5 (8½˝˝ × 6½˝) Normal 2,048 × (2048) 1,536 1 : 8 Smaller size allows more pictures 17 × 13 to be stored on memory card. (7˝ × 5˝) Suited to printing at smaller sizes PC screen 1,024 × (1024) 768 1 : 8 (for example, in a letter or report) 9 × 7 or to display on computer moni- (3½˝ × 2½˝˝) tors 17˝ or larger. 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 files that require less memory and are suited to transmission 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 figures show the approximate compression ratio for each setting. ‡ All figures are approximate. The size of images when printed depends on the printer resolution: the higher the resolution, the smaller the final print size. The print sizes given here assume a printer resolution of approximately 300 dpi. The Shooting Menu Image Mode The current image mode is shown by an icon in the display ( for more information on image mode and file size ( 93). 4-5). See the Appendix 59

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The Shooting Menu
Image Mode
Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image files.
The size of
the files, 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 files 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
figures show the approximate compression ratio for each setting.
‡ All figures are approximate.
The size of images when printed depends on the printer
resolution: the higher the resolution, the smaller the final 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 file size (
93).
Image mode