Selecting The Quality Level Of Still Pictures - Pentax Optio A20 Operating Manual

Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures

You can select the image compression ratio.
The more stars, the clearer the quality and the larger the volume. The Recorded
Pixels setting also changes the picture volume (1p.83).
Quality Levels
C Best
Better
D
Good
E
1
Press the MENU button in Capture mode.
The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23)
to select [Quality Level].
3
Press the four-way controller (5).
The pull-down menu appears.
4
Use the four-way controller (23)
to change the quality level.
The number of shots for the selected quality
level appears.
5
Press the shutter release button
halfway.
The camera is ready for taking pictures.
The Quality Level setting is saved when the camera is turned off.
Shutter release
button
Four-way
controller
MENU button
Lowest compression ratio. Suitable for photo prints.
Standard compression ratio. Suitable for viewing the image
on a computer screen.
Highest compression ratio. Suitable for attaching to e-mails
or creating websites.
Image Size and Quality of Still Pictures
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
MENU
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
MENU Exit
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Exit
MENU
Rec. Mode
Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
AF Setting
Copies
AE Metering
107
Sensitivity
Cancel
MENU
10
M
AWB
AUTO 800
4
10
M
AWB
AUTO 800
10
M
AWB
AUTO 800
OK
OK
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