I_1 Recording Menu 1 - Sony DSLR-A100 User's Manual / Troubleshooting

RecordingmenuI
For detai/s on the operation _ page 80
The default settings are marked with 8.
Fur details, see pagel 7.
L:10M 3872 x 2592 pixels
M:56M 2896 x 1936 pixels
S:25M 192(t x 1280 pixels
• For details on the number of images that can be taken when tile image size is changed, see page 27.
• When [Qualily] is set 1o [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG], image size is fixed to [L:10M].
The image compression rate determines the image quality. As the file size (page 17) uf the
uncompressed image will be larger, it is cummou for a digital camera to cumpress the
recorded image.
RAW(RAW)
File furmat: RAW lraw data)
A RAW file is the raw m iterial to be prucessed on the
computer Jbr prufcssional purposes. The file can be opened
with the "Image Data Converter SR" pruvided on the CD-
ROM (supplied) (page 119).
• The image size is fixed to [L:IOM], Tile image size is not
disphJyedon the LCD inonilor.
RAW& JPEG (RAW+) File furmat: RAW (row data) + JPEG
When the shutter button is pressed, i RAW image and a JPEG
image are created at the same time. This is suitahle when you
need two image files, a JPEG fur viewing, and a RAW for
editing. The size of the JPEG image is fixed to [L:IOM] and
the image quality is fixed to [Fine].
Fine(FINE) File furmat: JPEG
Standard (STD) The imlge is compressed in Ihe JPEG fOllilal when recorded.
The higher Ihe compression tale, the smaller the file size.
This will allow more files to be recorded in one recording
medium, but the image quality will be lower.
Once the image quality is lowere& it cannot be restored on a
computer aflerwards. If you plan to process or edit Ihe image
file later, consider the image quality carefully when selecting
the setting.
• For details on the linage qualily _ page 17
• For details on the number ol images that can be taken when the image quail b' is changed, see page 27.
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