Sony DSLR A350 Instruction Manual - Page 115

Aspect ratio MENU button t ratio 1 t [Aspect ratio] t Select the desired 3:2 A normal ratio. 16:9 An HDTV ratio. Quality MENU button t 1 t [Quality] t Select the desired setting (RAW) (RAW & JPEG) (Fine) (Standard) File format: RAW (raw data) This format does not perform any digital processing on the images. Select this format to process images on a computer for professional purposes. • The image size is fixed to the maximum size. The image size is not displayed on the LCD monitor. File format: RAW (raw data) + JPEG A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time. This is suitable when you need two image files, a JPEG for viewing, and a RAW for editing. The image quality is fixed to [Fine] and the image size is fixed to [L]. File format: JPEG The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded. The higher the compression rate, the smaller the file size. This will allow more files to be recorded in one memory card, but the image quality will be lower. Note • For details on the number of images that can be taken when the image quality is changed, see page 29. Changing your setup About RAW files You need the "Image Data Converter SR" software included on the CD-ROM (supplied) in order to open a RAW file recorded on this camera. With this software, a RAW file can be opened and converted to a common format, such as JPEG or TIFF, and its white balance, color saturation, contrast, etc., can be readjusted. • Recording a RAW format image entails the following limitation. - The RAW file cannot be printed using a DPOF (print) designated printer or a PictBridge compliant printer. • You cannot verify the effects of D-Range Optimizer other than those of (Standard) if you play back and enlarge an image recorded in RAW format. 115