User Manual

Digital Still Camera
Features
Digital Still Camera Features
Camera Recording
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Selecting the Picture Quality
and Image Size
The picture quality of still images recorded on a
card and the number of recordable images
depend on the combination of the picture
quality and image size settings. Select the
appropriate settings to match the purpose of
recording.
Approximate number of recordable
images (with the supplied 8 MB
MultiMediaCard)
Picture quality indicator
4 Touch [RETURN] until the menu screen
turns off.
• The selected picture quality indicator is
displayed.
Note:
• The picture quality indicator is also displayed in
CARD-VCR mode. The picture quality indicator
displayed during playback is based on the
amount of data for that recorded image. Since
the amount of data differs depending on factors
such as image detail, sometimes the picture
quality indicator displayed during playback may
not match the quality setting used during
recording.
3 Touch [K] or [L] to select “NORMAL”,
“ECONOMY”, or “FINE”, and then touch
[SET].
Note:
• The number of recordable images differs
depending on the combination of picture quality
and image size settings being used and the
images being shot.
1 In CARD-CAMERA or DUAL-CAMERA
mode, display the menu screen (see
page 31).
2 Touch [K] or [L] to select “W”, and
then touch [SET]. Touch [K] or [L] to
select “REC MODE”, and then touch
[SET].
Picture quality options
NORMAL: Records images with standard
picture quality.
ECONOMY: Allows you to take more shots than
in NORMAL mode but with a lower quality.
FINE: Records images with higher quality than
in NORMAL mode but with a lower number of
recordable images.
Image size
1280 x 960 640 x 480
24 100
46 180
11 60
NORMAL
ECONOMY
FINE
Picture
quality
Selecting the Picture Quality
Available modes: CARD-CAMERA, DUAL-
CAMERA
The camcorder compresses each image with
the picture quality setting to save memory on a
card.
RE -
TURN
NORMA L
ECONOMY
FINE
SET
REC MODE
GU IDE FRM
IMAGE SI ZE
CAMERA SET
FLASH
RETURN
RE -
TURN
1/1 DISP
SELF
-
GAMMA
EFF.
NORMAL
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CARD
NORMA L
REC MODE
Digital Still Camera Features
Camera Recording