Setting The Quality Level - Pentax w Operating Manual

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Set the mode dial to your desired capture mode.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
• Pressing the green button while setting the recorded pixels will make the size
revert to the default value (L).
• You can set a custom function to set the recorded pixels for S to 1536 × 1024,
1152 × 768, or 960 × 640. See page 115 for setting Custom Functions.
• The Recorded Pixels cannot be selected if the Quality Level is set to RAW.
(Fixed at 3008 × 2008)

Setting the Quality Level

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You can set the image compression rate.
The image file size will also differ according to Recorded Pixels settings.
RAW
1
TIFF
2
Best
C
Better
D
Good
E
Raw data, just as it was captured. You can process this on
your PC using dedicated utility software.
Image is recorded as uncompressed data. Suited for
processing on your PC. Image is saved with "TIFF"
extension.
Lowest compression rate, suited for printing large pictures
on A4 paper. Image is saved with "JPEG" extension.
Standard compression rate, suited for viewing as standard
photographs or on your computer screen. Image is saved
with "JPEG" extension.
Highest compression rate, suited for attaching to e-mail, or
for creating websites. Image is saved with "JPEG"
extension.