Panasonic DMC-FZ7 - Manual (Page 79)

Menu Settings
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∫ Quality
You can increase the number of recordable
pictures without changing the picture size if
quality is set to [STANDARD].
• The number of pixels that can be selected
differs depending on the aspect ratio. If
you change the aspect ratio, set the
picture size.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of
[Extended optical Zoom]. This is a
function which further extends the optical
zoom ratio. If you select a picture size with
EZ displayed, the zoom ratio is extended
to a maximum of 16.5
k when the digital
zoom is set to [OFF]. (P31)
• The extended optical zoom does not work
in [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode so the
picture size for [EZ] is not displayed.
• In motion picture mode [ ], the picture
size is fixed to VGA (640 k480 pixels),
QVGA (320 k240 pixels) or 16:9
(848 k480 pixels).
• Pictures may appear mosaic depending
on the subject and the recording
conditions.
• Refer to P117 for information about the
number of recordable pictures.
• The number of recordable pictures
depends on the subject.
• The number of recordable pictures
displayed on the screen may not
correspond with recorded frames.
• In simple mode [ ], the settings become
as follows.
–
ENLARGE:
[ ] (6M [ ])/Fine
– 4 qk6q/10k15cm:
[ ] (2.5M EZ [ ])/Standard
– E-MAIL:
[ ] (0.3M EZ [ ])/Standard
• When the quality is set to [TIFF], a
standard quality JPEG picture is created
at the same time.
• You cannot select the following functions
when the quality is set to [TIFF].
– Audio Dubbing
– Burst mode
– Resize
– Trimming
– Audio Recording
– Auto Bracket
Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P74)
You can record audio with the still picture if
this is set to [ON]. This means you can
record the conversation that took place
when you were recording or an explanation
of the picture.
• [ ] appears on the screen when you set
[AUDIO REC.] to [ON].
• Focus on the subject and press the
shutter button to start recording.
Recording will automatically stop about
5 seconds later. There is no need to press
and hold the shutter button.
• Audio is recorded from the built-in
microphone on the camera.
• If you press [MENU/SET] during audio
recording, the audio recording is
canceled. The audio is not recorded.
TIFF (Uncompressed):
This type is suitable when editing
and processing pictures with retouch
software.
Fine (Low compression):
This gives priority to picture quality.
Picture quality will be high.
Standard (High compression):
This gives priority to the number of
recordable pictures. Standard
quality pictures are recorded.
[AUDIO REC.]
Recording still pictures with audio
MENU
SET