Displaying The Shooting Menu And High-Sensitivity Menu; Z Image Mode - Nikon CoolPix S51 User Manual

Displaying the Shooting Menu and High-sensitivity Menu

Enter L (auto) or high-sensitivity shooting mode by pressing C in shooting
mode, selecting L (auto) or K (high-sensitivity), and then pressing d. Press
m to display the shooting menu or high-sensitivity menu.
Shooting
• Use the rotary multi selector (c 9) to choose and apply settings.
• To exit the shooting or high-sensitivity menu, press m.

Z 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 of the images. Before shooting, choose an image mode
according to how you plan to use the picture.
Option
High (3264A)
R
Normal (3264)
c
(default setting)
d Normal (2592)
e Normal (2048)
PC screen (1024)
h
TV screen (640)
i
16:9
B
The icon for the current setting is displayed in the monitor in shooting and
playback modes (c 6, 7).
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Size (pixels)
Highest quality, suitable for enlarge-
3,264 × 2,448
ments or high-quality prints. The com-
pression ratio is approximately 1:4.
Best choice in most situations. The com-
3,264 × 2,448
pression ratio is approximately 1:8.
2,592 × 1,944
Smaller size allows more pictures to be
2,048 × 1,536
stored. The compression ratio is approxi-
mately 1:8.
Suited to display on computer monitor.
1,024 × 768 The compression ratio is approximately
1:8.
Suited to full-screen display on a television
640 × 480
or distribution by e-mail or the web. The
compression ratio is approximately 1:8.
Pictures with an aspect ratio of 16:9 can
3,200 × 1,800
be taken. The compression ratio is approx-
imately 1:8.
Shooting menu
Image mode
White balance
Continuous
BSS
ISO sensitivity
Exit
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