File No.; Setting The Image-Recording Quality - Canon EOS 40D Instruction Manual

Setting the Image-recording Quality

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Set the image-recording quality to suit the intended image size for
printing, etc. In the Basic Zone modes, only the following image-
recording quality settings can be set: 73, 83, 74, 84, 76,
86. They are all JPEG images. In the 1/D modes, the image
will require processing with the software provided. (p.58)
Guide to Image-recording Quality Settings
Quality
73 (Large/Fine)
83 (Large/Normal)
74 (Medium/Fine)
84 (Medium/Normal)
76 (Small/Fine)
86 (Small/Normal)
1 (RAW)
D(Small RAW)
With 1+73, D+73, and other RAW+JPEG simultaneous recordings, both
the RAW and JPEG images will be saved in the same folder under the same file No.
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Select [Quality].
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Under the [1] tab, select [Quality],
then press <0>.
The image-recording quality screen
will appear.
Select the image-recording
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quality.
Turn the <5> dial to select the image-
recording quality, then press <0>.
On the upper right, the **** x ****
number indicates the recorded pixel
count, and [***] is the shots remaining
(displayed up to 999).
Set the image-recording quality in
both the Basic Zone and Creative
Zone modes respectively.
Approx. 10.1 megapixels
JPEG Approx. 5.3 megapixels
Approx. 2.5 megapixels
Approx. 10.1 megapixels
Approx. 2.5 megapixels
Pixels Print Size
A3 or larger
A4 - A5
A5 or smaller
A3 or larger
A5 or smaller