Chapter 8 Capturing Images with Advanced Setting Menu105Photographing andPlaying Images(4) Configuring the recording modeYou can configure the source, size, and file type of recorded images.Automatic change of the image size (resolution)• • With [FULL IMAGE] selected as image source of the recording mode, the [IMAGE MODE] setting isautomatically switched to [FULL] when capturing an image. Image size can be specified from three different sizesfor recording the image.• • With [LIVE IMAGE] selected as image source of the recording mode, image size used for recording depends onthe setting for [IMAGE MODE].• When [IMAGE MODE] is set to [FULL] and the largest value is selected for the image size, for example, DS-L3may in some cases automatically reduce the image size despite the setting. This can happen when you switchthe image mode to [2x2], [4x4], [ROI-L/S], or [C.SCAN], which will cause output of image data from a DS camerahead to be smaller than the specified image size.• Note, however, that DS-L3 does not automatically change the image size if data output from a DS camera headis larger than the image size specified.• Check the image size for the recording mode carefully, especially when you change the image mode from oneto another while [LIVE IMAGE] is selected as image source.Selecting the source of the imageSelect the “live image” on the monitor or the “full image” on the image pickup device as the source of the image to be saved.1 Display the [CAM MENU: SHOT/REC] screen.2 Press the [REC MODE] button.The [REC MODE] submenu is displayed.3 Press one of the following buttons to select the imagesource to be saved.For details of the options, refer to the table below.• [LIVE IMAGE]• [FULL IMAGE]The image size selection button at the bottom of thesubmenu may change depending on the selection.4 Press the [OK] button to return to the [CAM MENU:SHOT/REC] menu.Pressing the [X] button closes the [REC MODE] submenuwithout saving the setting.Selecting the image sourceRecording mode: image source optionsOption DescriptionLive image Records the live image on the monitor with the capture operation.Resolution of the image saved depends on the image data size setting.Full image[IMAGE MODE] is automatically set to [FULL] upon image capture operation and the image is recorded basedon the image pickup device output.When [FAST] or [ROI] has been selected as [IMG MODE] of the [CAM MENU: CAMERA] menu, the image sizedisplayed on the monitor is reduced. However, if you have also selected [FULL IMAGE] for [REC MODE], youcan record with a capture operation a high resolution image based on the full output from the image pickupdevice.1342Select thesource ofthe imagerecorded.
