Recorded Pixels And Quality Level - Pentax K-7 Operating Manual

• Avoid using orstoring t hecard indirect s unlight orwhere i tmay beexposed to
rapid changes intemperature ortocondensation.
• Format new SDMemory Cards. Also format SDMemory Cards u sed with other
cameras.
,_Formatting theSDMemory Card (p.256)
• Please n ote that f ormatting theSD Memory Card wilt n otnecessarily delete t he
data sothat t hey cannot berecovered using offtheshelf d ata recovery
software. Ifyouaregoing todiscard, give away o rsell y our S DMemory Card
you should e nsure t hat t hedata onthecard arecompletely deleted o rthe card
itself i sdestroyed ifitcontains any personal orsensitive information. There are
offtheshelf s ecure d ata deletion software programs available that w ilt
completely delete t hedata.
Inanycase the data onyour S DMemory Card should b emanaged atyour o wn
risk.
Choose the number of pixels (size) and quality level (JPEG data
compression rate) of pictures according to how you intend to use the
pictures you have taken.
Pictures with larger recorded pixels or more -ks are clearer when printed.
The number of pictures that can be taken (the number of pictures that can
be recorded on an SD Memory Card) decreases with larger file sizes.
The quality of the captured photo or printed picture depends on the quality
level, exposure control, resolution of the printer and a variety of other
factors so you do not need to select more than the required number of
pixels. For example, to print in postcard size, 2M (1728xl 152)is
adequate. Set the appropriate recorded size and quality level depending
on purpose.
Choose the appropriate number of recorded pixels and quality level for
JPEG images in the [a Rec. Mode 1] menu or on the control panel.
r-,_Setting the JPEG Recorded Pixels (p. 186)
r-,_Setting the JPEG Quality Level (p.187)