[Pict.size]/[Quality] Setting A Picture Size And Quality That Match Your Use Of The Pictures - Leica C-Lux 2 User Manual

[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality
that match your use of the pictures
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
MENU
/SET
menu and select the item to set. (P57)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots
called pixels. Although you cannot see the
difference on the camera's screen, the
more pixels, the finer the picture will be
when it is printed on a large piece of paper
or displayed on a PC monitor. Picture qual-
ity refers to the compression rate when sav-
ing digital pictures.
Many pixels (Fine)
Few pixels (Rough)
_ These pictures are examples to show the
effect.
w Number of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a
large picture size [
When a smaller picture size [
(0.3M EZ) is selected, you can record more
pictures and attach them to an e-mail or
post them on a website because their file
size is small.
w When the aspect ratio is [
(7M)
(5M EZ)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
(0.3M EZ)
] (7M) is selected.
]
].
3072M2304 pixels
2560M1920 pixels
2048M1536 pixels
1600M1200 pixels
1280M960 pixels
640M480 pixels
w When the aspect ratio is [
(6M)
(2.5M EZ)
w When the aspect ratio is [
(5.5M)
(2M EZ)
w 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 qual-
ity pictures are recorded.
• The number of pixels that can be selected
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If
you change the aspect ratio, set the pic-
ture size.
• "EZ" is an abbreviation of
"Extended optical Zoom". (P26)
• The extended 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 condi-
tions.
• Refer to P104 for information about the
number of recordable pictures.
• The number of recordable pictures
depends on the subject.
• The number of recordable pictures dis-
played on the screen may not correspond
with recorded pictures.
• In simple mode [
as follows.
– [ ENLARGE]:
: (7M)/
– [ 4SM6S/10M15 cm]:
: (2.5M EZ)/
– [ E-MAIL]:
: (0.3M EZ)/
Advanced (Recording pictures)
].
3072M2048 pixels
2048M1360 pixels
].
3072M1728 pixels
1920M1080 pixels
], the settings become
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