Pentax 17231 Operation Manual - Page 106

Taking Pictures MENU 3 button Four-way controller 4 button Rec.Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Exit 1/3 10 M AWB AUTO 800 Selecting the Recorded Pixels You can choose from eight recorded pixels settings for still pictures. 4 The larger your recorded pixels, the clearer the details will appear when you print your picture. As the quality of the printed picture also depends on the image quality, exposure control, resolution of the printer and other factors, you do not need to select more than the required number of recorded pixels. h (2048×1536) is adequate for making postcard-size prints. The more recorded pixels there are, the larger the picture and the bigger the file size. The file size also varies depending on the quality level setting (p.107). Recorded Pixels Recorded Pixels J 3648×2736 7.5M (16:9) 3648×2056 a 3072×2304 f 2592×1944 h 2048×1536 V 1280× 960 l 1024× 768 m 640× 480 Clearer Use For printing high quality photos or A4-size pictures or larger, or editing images on a computer. Matching the aspect ratio to HDTV produces undistorted pictures. For making postcard-size prints. For posting on a website or attaching to e-mail. • Selecting 7.5M changes the horizontal aspect ratio of the image to 16:9. • Only V (1280×960) can be set for recorded pixels when (Report) mode is set. 104