Panasonic DMC LZ1 - Lumix Digital Camera Operating Instructions Manual

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68VQT1L86Advanced-ShootingZQ[ PICTURE SIZE] / [QUALITY]Setting a picture size andquality that matches youruse of the picturesA digital picture is made of numerous dotscalled pixels. Although you cannot seethe difference on the camera’s screen, themore the pixels the finer the picture willbe when it is printed on a large piece ofpaper or displayed on a computer monitor.Picture quality refers to the compressionrate when saving digital pictures.Number of pixelsSelect a higher number of pixels for clearerpictures when printing.Select a lower number of pixels to storemore pictures. Fewer pixels also means itis easier to send pictures by e-mail or usethem on a homepage.ABA Many pixels (Fine)B Few pixels (Rough)These pictures are examples to showthe effect.When the aspect ratio setting is [h](DMC-LZ10)(10M) 3648 × 2736 pixels(DMC-LZ8) (8M) 3264 × 2448 pixels(DMC-LZ10)*(7M EZ) 3072 × 2304 pixels(5M EZ) 2560 × 1920 pixels(3M EZ) 2048 × 1536 pixels(2M EZ)* 1600 × 1200 pixels(0.3M EZ) 640 × 480 pixels■When the aspect ratio setting is [ ](DMC-LZ10) (9M) 3648 × 2432 pixels(DMC-LZ8) (7M) 3264 × 2176 pixels(DMC-LZ10)(6M EZ)* 3072 × 2048 pixels(4.5M EZ) 2560 × 1712 pixels(2.5M EZ) 2048 × 1360 pixelsWhen the aspect ratio setting is [j](DMC-LZ10) (7.5M) 3648 × 2056 pixels(DMC-LZ8) (6M) 3264 x 1840 pixels(DMC-LZ10)(5.5M EZ)* 3072 × 1728 pixels(3.5M EZ) 2560 × 1440 pixels(2M EZ) 1920 × 1080 pixels* Cannot be set in Intelligent auto mode [ ].QualityG Fine (Low compression):This type gives priority to picturequality. Picture quality will be high.H Standard (High compression):This type gives priority to thenumber of recordable pictures andrecords standard quality pictures.The number of pixels that can beselected differs depending on the aspectratio. If you change the aspect ratio, setthe picture size.[EZ] is an abbreviation of [Extendedoptical Zoom].The extended optical zoom does notwork in [HIGH SENS.] and [HI-SPEEDBURST] mode, so the picture size for[EZ] is not displayed.Pictures may have a mosaic-likeappearance depending on the subject orthe recording condition.Refer to P120 for the number ofrecordable pictures.■•••••Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode menu and select the item to set. ( P19)