Panasonic DMC-FZ300 Basic Operating Manual - Page 30

Recording Setting the picture size Recording mode: The higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the pictures will appear even when they are printed onto large sheets. → [Rec] → [Picture Size] [Aspect Ratio] [Picture Size] 4:3 [L] 12M 4000×3000 [ M] 8M 3264×2448 [ S] 3M 2048×1536 3:2 [L] 10.5M 4000×2672 [ M] 7M 3264×2176 [ S] 2.5M 2048×1360 16:9 [L] 9M 4000×2248 [ M] 8M 3840×2160 [ S] 2M 1920×1080 1:1 [L] 9M 2992×2992 [ M] 6M 2448×2448 [ S] 3.5M 1920×1920 Setting the compression rate of pictures ([Quality]) Recording mode: Set the compression rate used for storing pictures. → [Rec] → [Quality] Settings File format [ ] [ ] JPEG Description Gives priority to picture quality and saves pictures in JPEG file format. Saves pictures in JPEG file format using standard picture quality. This setting is useful when you want to increase the number of recordable pictures without changing the number of pixels. [ [ ] RAW + JPEG ] Saves pictures in JPEG file format ([ ] or [ ]) in addition to the RAW file format.1 Saves pictures in the RAW file format.2 [ ] RAW [ ] images are recorded with a smaller data volume than [ ] or [ ]. 1 If you delete a RAW file from the camera, the corresponding JPEG file is also deleted. 2 Regardless of the aspect ratio of the picture during recording, a RAW image is always recorded with the aspect ratio of the picture set to [4:3] (4000 × 3000). • You can develop the RAW file pictures using [RAW Processing] in the [Playback] menu. (→41) • To develop and edit RAW file pictures on a PC, use the supplied DVD software (Ichikawa Soft Laboratory's "SILKYPIX Developer Studio"). (→49) ■ About RAW file In RAW file format the data is saved without any picture processing by the camera. This format delivers a higher picture quality than the JPEG format, but the amount of data is greater. 30 SQT0946 (ENG)