[Aspect Ratio]; Setting The Aspect Ratio Of Pictures; [Pict.size]/[Quality] Setting A Picture Size And Quality That Matches Your Use Of The Pictures - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

Advanced (Recording pictures)

[ASPECT RATIO]

Setting the aspect ratio of pictures

MENU
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
SET
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
By changing the aspect ratio, you can
select an angle of view that matches the
subject.
Select to take pictures with the
same aspect ratio as a 4:3 TV or a
computer monitor.
Select to take pictures with the
same 3:2 aspect ratio as 35 mm
film.
This is suitable for landscapes etc.
where a wide view is preferable.
This is also suitable for playing
back pictures on a wide-screen
TV, high-definition TV etc.
• In motion picture mode [
select [ ]. (P70)
• The ends of the recorded pictures may be
cut at printing. (P129)
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Press [
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots
called pixels. Although you cannot see the
difference on the camera's screen, the
more the pixels the finer the picture will be
when it is printed on a large piece of paper
or displayed on a computer monitor. Picture
quality refers to the compression rate when
saving digital pictures.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
∫ 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.
∫ When the aspect ratio is [
], you cannot
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality
that matches your use of the
pictures
MENU
] to display the [REC] mode
SET
] (7M) is selected.
(7M) 3072k2304 pixels
(5M EZ) 2560k1920 pixels
(3M EZ) 2048k1536 pixels
(2M EZ) 1600k1200 pixels
(1M EZ) 1280k960 pixels
(0.3M EZ) 640k480 pixels
]
].