Operating Instructions

Detailed guide / Record mode / 149
Available compression rates:
Setting to:
y low compression rate
Y high compression rate
TIFF uncompressed recording
(
Tagged Image File Format)
Notes:
In
AUTO record mode, uncompressed data
recording
TIFF is not available.
Saving uncompressed data in TIFF format takes
considerably longer than compressed data – in
extreme cases, i. e. for subjects with a great many
details, up to around 30s. This is indicated by the
red signals that appear during saving; the red LED
(1.20) is constantly lit and the red signal in the
monitor (3.12) flashes. The compression rate for
video recordings cannot be changed.
A high compression rate can result in very fine
structures in the subject being lost.
The remaining number of pictures or recording
time shown in the LCD and data field and monitor
does not necessarily change each time you take a
picture. This depends on the subject, as very fine
structures result in higher data volumes, homo-
genous surfaces lower volumes. The details in the
table are based on the maximum possible file size
for the resolution set. The file sizes are often
smaller, depending on the picture content and the
compression rate, which means that the remaining
memory capacity is then greater than previously
calculated and displayed.
Note:
The details in the table relate to the 64 MB memory
card supplied and the default settings. However, if
you change the functions, the resulting number of
pictures will be different.
Setting the function:
1. Set the record/review selector (1.14) to one of
the record modes and the exposure mode dial
(1.15) to the desired function.
2. Press the
MENU button (1.27).
3. Select the QUALITY function in the menu by
pressing (6x) down on the direction pad (1.29).
4. Select the desired compression rate by pres-
sing left or right on the direction pad.
The option currently set is marked in yellow.
5. Press the
MENU button again to save your
setting and to exit the menu system.
The original monitor screen appears again, as
do the corresponding symbols (2.13/3.8) and
the resulting number of pictures remaining or
recording time in the data field and the monitor.
Single pictures 2240x 1680 64 32 5
1600 x 1200 124 64 10
1120 x 840 242 124 20
640 x 480 484 298 59
Video recordings 320 x 240 362 s
Resolution Compression rate
YyTIFF