Operating Instructions

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VQT1L50
Advanced-Shooting
Z
Q
[ PICTURE SIZE] / [ QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality
that matches your use of the
pictures
A digital picture is made of numerous dots
called pixels. Although you cannot see
the difference on the camera’s screen, the
more the pixels the fi ner the picture will
be when it is printed on a large piece of
paper or displayed on a computer monitor.
Picture quality refers to the compression
rate when saving digital pictures.
Number of pixels
Select a higher number of pixels for clearer
pictures when printing.
Select a lower number of pixels to store
more pictures. Fewer pixels also means it
is easier to send pictures by e-mail or use
them on a homepage.
A
B
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
* These pictures are examples to show
the effect.
When the aspect ratio setting is [h]
(8M)
3264 × 2448 pixels
(5M EZ)
2560 × 1920 pixels
(3M EZ)
2048 × 1536 pixels
(2M EZ)*
1600 × 1200 pixels
(0.3M EZ)
640 × 480 pixels
* Cannot be set in Intelligent mode [ ]
When the aspect ratio setting is [
]
(7M)
3264 × 2176 pixels
(4.5M EZ)
2560 × 1712 pixels
(2.5M EZ)
2048 × 1360 pixels
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When the aspect ratio setting is [j]
(6M)
3264 × 1840 pixels
(3.5M EZ)
2560 × 1440 pixels
(2M EZ)
1920 × 1080 pixels
Quality
G
Fine (Low compression):
This type gives priority to picture
quality. Picture quality will be high.
H
Standard (High compression):
This type gives priority to the
number of recordable pictures and
records standard quality pictures.
The number of pixels that can be
selected differs depending on the aspect
ratio. If you change the aspect ratio, set
the picture size.
[EZ] is an abbreviation of [Extended
optical Zoom].
The extended optical zoom does not
work in [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEED
BURST] mode, so the picture size for
[EZ] is not displayed.
Pictures may have a mosaic-like
appearance depending on the subject or
the recording condition.
Refer to P107 for the number of
recordable pictures.
The number of recordable pictures vary
depending on the subject.
The number of recordable pictures
displayed on LCD monitor may not
correspond with recorded pictures.
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Press [
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