k QUALITY Choose the size and quality at which still pictures are recorded. Large pictures can be printed at large sizes with no drop in quality; small pictures require less memory, allowing more pictures to be recorded.
Option Prints at sizes up to yF, rF, 31 � 23 cm/12 � 9 in. (r) or yN, rN 31 � 21 cm/12 � 8 in. (!3:2/g3:2). Choose yF/rF for high-quality !3:2, prints, !3:2/g3:2 for an aspect g3:2 ratio of 3 : 2. 0, o n m p 22 � 16 cm (8.5 � 6.5 in.) 17 � 13 cm (7 � 5 in.) 14 � 10 cm (5.3 � 4 in.) 5 � 4 cm (2 � 1.5 in.). Suited to e-mail or the web.
Aspect Ratio Pictures taken at an image quality setting of !3:2/g3:2 have an aspect ratio of 3 : 2, the same as a frame of 35-mm film. Pictures taken at other settings have an aspect ratio of 4 : 3.
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4:3 A Note
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Image quality is not reset when the camera is turned off or another shooting mode is selected.
The number of pictures that can be taken at current settings (pg. 91) is displayed to the right of the image quality icon in the monitor. See the shooting menu for the options of image quality that the camera can record (see page 58).
