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Getting to know your camera better
Image quality is a combination of desired image size and compression level. Use the following
examples to help determine the optimal record mode when shooting.
To edit and process images on a computer
•[RAW]
To make high quality prints on full-size paper such as A3 (16.5 × 11.7 in.)/To edit and process
images on a computer
• [SHQ] [HQ]
To print on full-size paper
•[SQ1]
To print on A5 (8.3 × 5.8 in.) paper and below/ To send as an e-mail attachment or post on a
web site
•[SQ2]
To express the broadness of a subject such as landscapes/To view pictures on a wide-
screen television.
• [16 : 9]
g “IMAGE QUALITY
Changing the image quality
” (P.23)
• This camera retains a part of the settings even after the power is turned off. To return the
settings to default settings, execute [RESET].
When the mode dial is set to P, A, S, M or n: the settings are retained even after the
power is turned off (except for the settings of Y, PANORAMA and TIMELAPSE
shootings).
When the mode dial is set to h or s: the settings return to default (except for
IMAGE QUALITY and IMAGE STABILIZER).
g “RESET
Change the shooting functions back to default settings
” (P.24)
The monitor may be difficult to see (and the exposure difficult to confirm) when shooting under bright
light.
Press DISP./E repeatedly to display the histogram
• Set the exposure so that the graph is concentrated on the outer edges and the graph is
balanced on both sides.
How to read the histogram
1 If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear
mostly black.
2 If the peak fills too much of the frame, the image will appear
mostly white.
3 The part indicated in green in the histogram shows the
luminance distribution within the AF target mark.
g “DISP./E button
Changing the information on display/Display the
menu guide/Checking the time
” (P.17)
Using the viewfinder
g “u button
Monitor/Viewfinder
” (P.17)
Selecting the appropriate image quality
Restoring default settings
Confirming the exposure when the monitor is difficult to see outdoors
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