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Sample photo Menu Index
Quality
Selects the compression format of still images.
1 MENU t [Image Size] t [Quality] t desired mode.
• You cannot set this item when shooting in [Sweep Panorama] mode.
• You cannot add DPOF (print order) registration to RAW format images.
• You cannot use [Auto HDR] with [RAW] and [RAW & JPEG] images.
RAW (RAW) File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression
format.)
Digital processing is not performed on this file format. 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 screen.
RAW+J (RAW &
JPEG)
File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression
format.) + JPEG
A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time.
This is suitable when you need 2 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].
FINE (Fine) File format: JPEG
The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded.
Since the compression rate of [Standard] is higher than that of
[Fine], the file size of [Standard] is smaller than that of [Fine].
This will allow more files to be recorded on 1 memory card, but
the image quality will be lower.
• When images are not going to be modified using your
computer, we recommend that you select [Fine] or [Standard].
STD (Standard)
Notes
z RAW images
A RAW format file is raw data that has not been through any kind of digital processing.
RAW files are different from more general file formats such as JPEG files, and contain raw
material to be processed for professional purposes.
You need the “Image Data Converter” in order to open a RAW image recorded on this
camera. With this software, a RAW image can be opened and converted to a common
format, such as JPEG or TIFF, and you can readjust its white balance, color saturation,
contrast, etc.