Olympus E-PL1 - Manual (Page 31)

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Basic photography and useful functions
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Image quality (record mode)
Adjust image quality (record mode). Choose a mode according to how the picture
will be used: printed, retouched on a computer, displayed on the web, or used
for some other purpose. YN, a fl exible JPEG mode, is recommended in most
situations.
Choosing a record mode
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Display the live control (P. 20) and select
the record mode item using
FG.
RAW L F L N M N S N P
IS OFF
L F
WB
AUTO
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4032x3024
Record mode
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Select an option using HI and press i.
The selected option is displayed in the monitor.
„ Supported record modes
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Choose from RAW and four JPEG modes. The four JPEG modes (YF, YN, XN, and
W
N) shown in the table are the options available at camera default settings. Choose a
RAW+JPEG option to record both a RAW and a JPEG image with each shot.
„ Image size and recording options
JPEG modes combine image size (Y, X, and W) and compression ratio (SF, F, N, and B).
Image size
Compression rate
Pixel count Application
SF
(Super
Fine)
F
(Fine)
N
(Normal)
B
(Basic)
Y (Large) Y SF Y F* Y N* Y B 4032×3024
Select for the
print size X (Middle) X SF X F X N* X B
3200Ч2400
2560Ч1920
1600Ч1200
W (Small) W SF W F W N* W B
1280Ч960
1024Ч768
640Ч480
For small
prints and use
on a web site
* Default.
You can choose the four JPEG modes available. g “KSET” (P. 76)
You can change the dimensions of X and W images. g “PIXEL COUNT” (P. 77)
RAW image data
RAW image data are raw data that have yet to be processed to create a photograph.
RAW fi les are generally used when you wish to modify the pictures after shooting
or to save the unmodifi ed data for later use. RAW images have the fi le extension
“.ORF” and can not be displayed on cameras made by other manufacturers, viewed
in general-purpose software, or selected for printing. The camera can be used to
edit RAW data and create JPEG copies.
g “Editing still images” (P. 63)
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