71Shooting Options: The Shooting MenuShooting, Playback and Setup MenusA Image modePictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image files. The size of thefiles, and with it the number of images that can be recorded, depends on the sizeand quality of the images. Before shooting, choose an image mode according tohow you plan to use the picture.The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting andplayback modes (A 6, 7).Set A (Auto) mode (A 27) M d (shooting menu) M A image modeSetting Size (pixels) Descriptionh High (3648 P)(L20 Only) 3,648 × 2,736 Highest quality, suitable for enlargementsor high-quality prints. The compressionratio is approximately 1:4.S High (3264 P)(L19 Only) 3,264 × 2,448iNormal (3648)(L20 Only: Defaultsetting)3,648 × 2,736Best choice in most situations. Thecompression ratio is approximately 1:8.RNormal (3264)(L19 Only: Defaultsetting)3,264 × 2,448L Normal (2592) 2,592 × 1,944M Normal (2048) 2,048 × 1,536Smaller size allows more pictures to bestored. The compression ratio isapproximately 1:8.N PC screen (1024) 1,024 × 768 Suited to display on a computer monitor.The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.O TV screen (640) 640 × 480Suited to full-screen display on a television,or distribution by e-mail or the web. Thecompression ratio is approximately 1:8.P 16:9 (3584) (L20 Only) 3,584 × 2,016 Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can betaken. The compression ratio isapproximately 1:8.P 16:9 (3200) (L19 Only) 3,200 × 1,800C Image ModeChanges made to these settings apply to all shooting modes (except movie mode).
