Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 76)

Advanced (Recording pictures)
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• In motion picture mode [ ], you cannot
select [ ].
• The ends of the recorded pictures may be
cut at printing. (P128)
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P71)
A digital picture is made of numerous dots
called pixels. Although you cannot see the
difference on the camera’s screen, the
more pixels the finer the picture will be
when it is printed on a large piece of paper
or displayed on a PC monitor. Picture
quality refers to the compression rate when
saving digital pictures.
Many pixels (Fine)
Few pixels (Rough)
_ These pictures are examples to show
the effect.
w Number of pixels
You can print pictures more clearly when a
large picture size [
] (8M) is selected.
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.
w When the aspect ratio is [
].
_ This item cannot be set in the intelligent
auto mode [ ].
w When the aspect ratio is [
].
w When the aspect ratio is [
].
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.
[PICT.SIZE]/[QUALITY]
Setting a picture size and quality that
match your use of the pictures
MENU
SET
(8M) 3264
M2448 pixels
(5M EZ) 2560
M1920 pixels
(3M EZ) 2048
M1536 pixels
(2M EZ)
_
1600
M1200 pixels
(0.3M EZ) 640
M480 pixels
(7M) 3264
M2176 pixels
(4.5M EZ) 2560
M1712 pixels
(2.5M EZ) 2048
M1360 pixels
(6M) 3264
M1840 pixels
(3.5M EZ) 2560
M1440 pixels
(2M EZ) 1920
M1080 pixels