Image Size - Minolta DiMAGE Xi Instruction Manual

R
ECORDING MODE
Audio recording
30 minutes of audio can be recorded without an image. The audio-recording
drive mode is selected in the basic section of the recording-mode menu (p.
28). When the function is active, the live view is replaced with a blue
screen.
Approximately 31 minutes of audio can be stored on one 16MB memory card. Audio is
recorded at approximately 8KB/s.
In stand-by, the monitor displays the
approximate recording time available.
To begin recording, press the shutter-release
button (1). A bar graph and the frame
counter (2) will display the amount of record-
ed time. The recording will stop when the
shutter-release button is pressed again or 30
minutes limit has elapsed.
When making audio recordings, be careful
not to touch or cover the microphone. The
quality of the recording is pro-
portional to the subject to
microphone distance. For best
results, hold the camera
Recording audio.
approximately 20cm (8in) from
Stop.
your mouth.
2
Recording
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Microphone
1
Stand-by
PressShutterButtonToRecord.
Recording countdown

Image size

If the image size is changed, the frame counter will display the approximate number of
images that can be recorded at that setting on the installed memory card. One memory
card can contain images with differing sizes.
Changing image size affects the number of
pixels in each image. The greater the image
size, the larger the file size. Choose image
size based on the final use of the image -
smaller images will be more suitable for web
sites whereas larger sizes will produce higher
quality prints. Image size must be set before
the picture is taken. Image size is set in the
basic section of the recording-mode menu
(p. 28).
Four image sizes are available: 2048 X 1536
(FULL), 1600 X 1200 (UXGA), 1280 X 960
(SXGA), and 640 X 480 (VGA). Image size is
defined by the image's horizontal and vertical
dimensions in pixels. The selected image-size
setting is displayed on the LCD monitor by the
horizontal dimension only.
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