Selecting The Quality Level - Pentax Optio MX Operating Manual

Selecting the Quality Level

Image quality refers to the compression rate of still pictures.
The more stars, the higher the quality and the larger the filesize. The
recorded pixels setting also affects the filesize of your pictures (1p.70).
Quality Levels
Best
C
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
Use the four-way controller (45)
to change the quality level.
4
Press the OK button.
The camera is ready to take pictures.
The Quality Level setting is saved when the camera is turned off.
MENU
2, 3
1
4
Lowest compression rate. Suitable for photo prints.
Standard compression rate. Suitable for viewing the image
on a computer screen.
Highest compression rate. Suitable for attaching to e-mails
or creating websites.
Recorded Pixels and Quality of Still Pictures
R e c . M o d e
R e c o r d e d P i x e l s
2 0 4 8
Q u a l i t y L e v e l
AWB
W h i t e B a l a n c e
F o c u s i n g A r e a
A E M e t e r i n g
S e n s i t i v i t y AUTO
MENU E x i t
d R b c a
R e c . M o d e
R e c o r d e d P i x e l s
2 0 4 8
Q u a l i t y L e v e l
AWB
W h i t e B a l a n c e
F o c u s i n g A r e a
A E M e t e r i n g
S e n s i t i v i t y AUTO
MENU E x i t
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1
OK OK
4
OK OK
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