Using the REC Menu (Cont’d)
Selecting the Image Size
-You can select from among three image sizes.
-All on the same card, you can choose a different image size for every picture. Every time you change the image size, the number of remaining photos also changes, which is displayed on the LCD monitor.
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1. Select “QUALITY” and press .
2.Choose the desired picture size using orand enter your selection with or by pressing the MENU/SET button. After selecting the size, you will return to screen
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• If you press , the selection is invalidated and you will return to screen 1.
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Image size and pixel count (width) × (height)
1)2048 × 1536 pixels (approximately 3,140,000 pixels)
This is the highest quality image. Use this mode for important pictures you want to keep, for images you want to edit on your computer, etc. As it is the largest, it is also ideal for printing out your enlarged photos.
2)1600 × 1200 pixels (approximately 1,920,000 pixels)
This mode is a good standard setting when you want to view memorable photos on your computer screen, or for printing them out.
3)640 × 480 pixels (approximately 300,000 pixels)
As this mode produces the smallest file size, it is best for sending via email, for use in home pages, etc.
Standard number of pictures you can take of each size (without movie)
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Using a 64 MB |
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2048 |
× 1536 |
About 98 photos |
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1600 |
× 1200 |
About 213 photos |
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640 |
× 480 |
About 640 photos |
About 20 photos |
•The number of photos you can take varies depending on the subject .
•When there are files other than images, or when the quality and/or recording mode have been changed, the number of photos you can take is not limited to the table above. Please use the table is a guide for the number of photos you can take.
•You can also mix the different image sizes and the 2 compression rates (p. 51).
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Shooting Movies
-Set your camera to this mode to shoot movies.
-You can take a movie for approximately 15 seconds. Your camera records an image with a 320 × 240 pixel count.
-While you are shooting a movie, the LCD monitor stay on. Even if you press the DISPLAY button, the LCD monitor will not turn off. Please view the LCD monitor while shooting your movies.
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1. Select “MOVIE” and press .
2.Select “ON” with or and enter your selection with either or by pressing the
MENU/SET button.
•If you press , the selection is invalidated and you will return to screen 1.
•If you select “OFF” and press either or the MENU/SET button, you will return to screen 1.
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3.The display returns to the through image, with movie information displayed as in screen 3. In this screen you can start taking a movie.
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When you press the shutter button, your |
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movie will start recording. You can record |
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for about 15 seconds. |
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• You need not hold the shutter button down. |
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• When the remaining time runs out, the camera |
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stops recording automatically. If you wish to stop |
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while the camera is recording, simply press the |
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shutter button again. |
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• The elapsed time is displayed on the upper right |
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NOTE: 1) As long as the camera’s power is ON, you can continue to take movies, but if you turn the power off, it exits the movie mode. If you turn the power back ON and wish to shoot another movie, reset the camera to the movie mode.
2)Once you have pushed the shutter button, and started taking a movie, you cannot use the optical zoom.
3)The digital zoom is also inoperable.
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Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor
-You can adjust the brightness of the LCD monitor to suit your shooting location.
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1. Select “MONITOR” and press .
2.The through image mode is entered and on the bottom of the screen the brightness
adjustment bar appears.
If you press , the cursor moves to the plus
side and the screen gets brighter. Pressingproduces the opposite result—the cursor
moves toward the minus side and the screen darkens. Choose the best brightness setting for you and press the MENU/SET button.
You will then return to screen 1.
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Selecting the Set-up Menu
-By setting each item on the set-up menu to your preferences, you can customize your camera to suit you.
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1. Select “SETUP” and press .
2.You will enter the SET UP Menu mode. For details, see “Using the Set-up Menu” on page 86.
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Setting with the REC (DETAILS) Menu
-If you set your camera to REC (DETAILS) menu mode in advance, you can make most of the menu settings. See page 88 for how to make mode settings.
-Similarly, to learn how to enter the REC menu screens and how to select menus, refer to “Setting with the REC (BASIC) Menu” on page 42.
-In the REC (DETAILS) menu mode, every time you press the or button the menu cycles through the following screens:
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RESET |
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QUALITY |
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(→ p.51) |
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MOVIE |
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EXPOSURE |
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(→ p.53) |
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WHITE BALANCE |
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(→ p.54) |
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MONITOR |
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DIGITAL ZOOM |
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AE |
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(→ p.56) |
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SLOW SHUTTER |
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(→ p.57) |
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SEPIA |
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(→ p.58) |
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SETUP |
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RETURN |
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•When you are on a REC Menu screen, if you press or “RETURN” followed by the MENU/SET button, you will leave the REC Menu mode and return to the through image mode (picture shooting mode).
•The following menus are explained in the same way under “Setting with the REC (BASIC) Menu”. (See the pages below for the appropriate explanation.)
• MOVIE |
(→ p.45) |
• MONITOR |
(→ p.47) |
• SETUP |
(→ p.48) |
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