Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GF7KGN Operating Instructions Manual

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4. Picture Quality and Colour Tone Settings128Applicable modes:Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.¢1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG image will also bedeleted.¢2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels ([L]) for each image aspect ratio.Not available in these cases:• The following effects are not reflected in RAW images:– Intelligent Auto Plus Mode– Scene Guide Mode– Scenery Mode/Child Mode/Portrait Mode– Creative Control Mode– [Soft Skin]/[Defocusing]/[Slimming Mode] (In Self Shot Mode)– White Balance– [Photo Style]/[i.Dynamic]/[Red-Eye Removal]/[i.Resolution]/[Color Space] ([Rec] menu)• In the following cases, [ ], [ ], and [ ] cannot be set.– Panorama Shot Mode– [Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode)Setting the compression rate of pictures ([Quality])> [Rec] > [Quality]Settings File format Description of settings[A]JPEGA JPEG image in which image quality was given priority.[›]A standard image quality JPEG image.This is useful for increasing the number of shots withoutchanging the number of pixels.[ ] RAWiJPEG You can record a RAW image and a JPEG image ([A] or[›]) simultaneously.¢1[ ][ ] RAWYou can only record RAW images.¢2[ ] images are recorded with a smaller data volume than[ ] or [ ].About RAWRAW format refers to the original format of data that is not image-processed on thecamera. Playback and Editing of RAW images require dedicated software.Using the dedicated software, you can perform advanced editing, such as adjusting theWhite Balance after taking a picture. The software also allows you to save pictures infile formats that can display them on a PC (JPEG, TIFF, etc.). Pictures taken in RAWformat will have higher image quality than those taken in JPEG format, but the data sizewill be larger.• You can develop RAW files and edit them using the software “SILKYPIX Developer Studio”by Ichikawa Soft Laboratory on the DVD (supplied).MENU