Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual page 99

∫ Quality
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture
quality. Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number
of recordable pictures. Standard
quality pictures are recorded.
RAW file:
Set to process images in
high-resolution on a PC. The
maximum picture size for each
aspect ratio setting is fixed to
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RAWiJPEG file:
In addition to the [RAW] settings,
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a standard-equivalent JPEG
image is simultaneously created.
¢ If you delete a RAW file from the camera,
the corresponding JPEG image will also
be deleted.
• [RAW] images are recorded with a smaller
data volume than [RAWiJPEG].
• The following functions can be used for
[RAWiJPEG].
– [CATEGORY]
– [FAVORITE]
– [DPOF PRINT]
– You can print pictures directly from the
camera on a PictBridge compatible printer
(P145).
• You can enjoy more advanced picture editing
if you use RAW files. You can save RAW files
in a file format (JPEG, TIFF etc.) that can be
displayed on your PC etc., develop them and
edit them using the software "SILKYPIX
Developer Studio" by Ichikawa Soft
Laboratory on the CD-ROM (supplied).
Advanced (Recording pictures)
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• The number of pixels that can be selected
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If you
change the aspect ratio, set the picture size.
• "EZ" is an abbreviation of
"Extra optical Zoom".
• The extra optical zoom does not work in
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode so the picture
size for [EZ] is not displayed.
• Pictures may appear mosaic depending on
the subject and the recording conditions.
• Refer to P167
number of recordable pictures.
• If a RAW picture is recorded with the built-in
memory, it will take time to write the picture
data.
• [QUALITY] settings cannot be set in
intelligent auto mode [
• The quality cannot be set to [RAW] or
[RAWiJPEG] in [HIGH SENS.] in scene
mode.
• You cannot select the following functions
when the quality is set to [RAW] or
[RAWiJPEG].
– [D.ZOOM]
– Auto bracket
– Burst mode
– [AUDIO REC.]
– [TITLE EDIT]
– [TEXT STAMP]
– [AUDIO DUB.]
– [RESIZE]
– [TRIMMING]
– [ASPECT CONV.]
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