Nikon 3700 - Manual (Page 80)

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The Shooting Menu
Menu Guide
Image Mode ( and )
Pictures taken with a digital camera are recorded as im-
age fi les. The size of the fi les, and with it the number
of images that can be recorded on the memory card,
depends on the size and quality of the images (image
mode). Before shooting, choose an image mode ac-
cording to how you plan to use the picture.
IMAGE MODE IMAGE MODE
High(2048 )
Normal (2048)
Normal (1600)
1/2 1/2
Scene Mode
The image mode menu is also available in scene mode ( 24).
* To reduce the amount of memory each shot occupies, pictures are compressed as they
are saved to the memory card. Compression selectively reduces the quality of the image.
The more a picture is compressed, the more noticeable this loss of quality is likely to be.
The fi gures in parentheses show the approximate compression ratio for each setting.
† All fi gures are approximate. Print sizes assume a printer resolution of approximately
300 dpi.
Print size
(cm) †
Size
(pixels)
TV screen
(640)
Can be displayed full screen
on television or 13˝ monitor.
Suited to distribution by e-
mail or web.
5 Ч 4
(2˝ Ч 1½˝)
1 : 8
640 Ч
480
Normal
(1600)
Smaller size allows more pic-
tures to be stored on memory
card.
14 Ч 10
(5˝ Ч 4˝)
1 : 8
1,600 Ч
1,200
Normal
(2048)
17Ч 13
(7˝ Ч 5˝) Best choice in most situa-
tions.
1 : 8
2,048 ×
1,536
High
(2048
★
)
17Ч 13
(7˝ Ч 5˝)
High quality, suitable for en-
largements or high-quality
prints.
1 : 4
2,048 ×
1,536
PC screen
(1024)
Suited to printing at smaller
sizes (for example, in a let-
ter or report) or to display
on computer monitors 17˝
or larger.
9 Ч 7
(3½˝ Ч
2½˝˝)
1 : 8
1,024 Ч
768
Option Description
Compression
ratio *