Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Operating Instructions Manual page 20

Recording
• When the aspect ratio is [_'1].
[] (12M) 3456X3456 pixels
r'_ [_ (6M) 2448x2448 pixels
[_r_ (3M) 1744x 1744 pixels
• If you set [EX. TELE CONV.] (P66) to [ON], [[]] is displayed on the screen when the picture
size is set to a size other than the maximum picture size for each aspect ratio.
• A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The
higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be
when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a
PC monitor.
(_ Many pixels (Fine)
Few pixels (Rough)
i_ These pictures are examples to show the effect.
• If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size again.
• Refer to P3O for information about the number of recordable pictures.
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Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
Applicable
modes: [_[_[]_[_[]_[__
[--|=]: Fine (when giving priority to the picture quality)
[.=.]: Standard (when using the standard picture quality and increasing the number of
pictures to be recorded without changing the number of pixels)
[RAW_--]: RAW+Fine (In addition to the [RAW] settings, a fine-equivalent JPEG image is
simultaneously created ) I1
[RAW-*.]: RAW+Standard (In addition to the [RAW] settings, a standard-equivalent JPEG
image is simultaneously created ) 1
[RAW]: RAW file (When the image is to be edited with a PC in high quality) _2
1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG image will also be
deleted.
i2 It is fixed to maximum recordable pixels ([L]) for each image aspect ratio.
• Refer to P30 for information about the number of recordable pictures.
• 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).
• [RAW] images are recorded with a smaller data volume than [RAW--_--]or [RAW=*-]
• When the [QUALITY] is set to [RAW], the [PRINT SET] and [FAVORITE] features are disabled
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