A Image Mode - Nikon CoolPix L100 User Manual

A Image Mode

Set to A (auto) / B (high sensitivity) M d (Shooting menu) M A Image mode
Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as image files. The size of the
files, and with it the number of images that can be recorded, depends on the size
and quality (compression) of the images. Before shooting, choose an image mode
according to how you plan to use the picture.
Setting
h High (3648 P)
Normal (3648)
i
(Default setting)
L Normal (2592)
M Normal (2048)
N PC screen (1024)
O TV screen (640)
l 16:9 (3584)
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and
playback modes (A 8, 9).
C
Image Mode for Sport Continuous Mode and High Sensitivity Mode
• In sport continuous mode (A 48) and high sensitivity mode (A 50), the following image mode
settings are available; M Normal (2048), N PC screen (1024), O TV screen (640), and m 16:9
(1920) (image size 1920 × 1080, compression ratio 1/8).
• The image mode settings in the sport continuous menu and high sensitivity menu are stored
separately from each other and from the image mode setting in other shooting modes, and are
not applied to the other modes.
Size (pixels)
Highest quality, suitable for enlargements or
3648 × 2736 high-quality prints. The compression ratio is
approximately 1:4.
3648 × 2736
Best choice in most situations. The compression
ratio is approximately 1:8.
2592 × 1944
Smaller size allows more pictures to be stored.
2048 × 1536
The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
Suited to display on a computer monitor. The
1024 × 768
compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
Suited to full-screen display on a television, or
640 × 480 distribution by e-mail or the web. The
compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can be taken.
3584 × 2016
The compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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