Nikon 5000 User Manual

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Taking Photographs—Beyond Point-and-Shoot

2560

1704

3 : 2

The top and bottom of the frame are cropped out
to produce a picture of the same proportions as
photographs taken with a 35-mm film camera.
The green lamp blinks slowly to show that pho-
tographs can not be accurately framed in the
viewfinder.

Size (pixels)

The following options are available:

Description

1600

1200

UXGA

Suited to print sizes ranging from large photo
album through to A5 (roughly 8˝

6˝).

1280

960

SXGA

Suited to postcard-size prints.

1024

768

XGA

Suited to printing at smaller sizes (for example, as
an illustration in a letter or report), or to display
on monitors 17˝ or larger.

640

480

VGA

Can be displayed full screen on 13˝ monitors.
Suited to distribution by e-mail or the web.

Restrictions on Image Size

Image sizes of FULL, UXGA, and 3 : 2 are not available when NOISE REDUC-
TION is set to Clear Image Mode (

128).

Print Size

The size of images when printed depends on the resolution of the printer (the
higher the resolution, the smaller the final print size).

For more information on:

62 Choosing an image size for printing
65 Choosing an image size for electronic distribution

Option

2560

1920

FULL

(NO ICON)

Suited to print sizes up to B4 (roughly 13˝

10˝).