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## Still Image Size / Panorama Image Size / Movie Size

Image size when shooting still images
Image size in Easy Mode
Image size when shooting Sweep Panorama
Image size when shooting movies
The image size determines the size of the image file that is recorded when you take an image.
The larger the image size, the more detail will be reproduced when the image is printed on large-format paper. The smaller the image size, the more images can be recorded.

### Image size when shooting still images

1. MENU (Still Image Size) desired size

| Still Image Size (Horizontal × Vertical) | Usage guidelines | Number of images | Printing
| (4608×3456) | For prints up to A3+ size | Less More | Fine Rough
| (3648×2736) | For prints up to A3 size
| (2592×1944) | For prints from 10×15 cm up to A4 size
| (640×480) | For e-mail attachments
| (4608×2592) | For viewing on a high-definition TV and printing up to A3 size | Less More | Fine Rough
| (1920×1080) | For viewing on a high-definition TV

Note

- When you print still images recorded at a 16:9 aspect ratio or panorama images, both edges may be cut off.

### Image size in Easy Mode

1. MENU [Still Image Size] desired size

| Large | Shoots images in [16M] size.
| Small | Shoots images in [5M] size.

### Image size when shooting Sweep Panorama

1. MENU (Panorama Image Size) desired size

| (Standard) (Horizontal: 4912 × 1080) (Vertical: 3424 × 1920) | Shoots images using standard size.
| (Wide) (Horizontal: 7152 × 1080) (Vertical: 4912 × 1920) | Shoots images using wide size.
| (360°) Horizontal: 11520 × 1080 | Shoots images using a 360 degree.

### Image size when shooting movies

The larger the size of the movie image, the higher the image quality. The higher the amount of data used per second (average bit-rate), the smoother the playback image.
Movies shot with this camera are recorded in MPEG-4 format, at approximately 30 frames/sec, in progressive mode, with AAC audio, mp4 format.

1. MENU (Movie Size) desired size

| Movie Size | Average bit-rate | Usage guidelines
| 1280x720(Fine) | 9 Mbps | Shoots highest quality movies for display on High Definition TV.
| 1280x720(Standard) | 6 Mbps | Shoots standard quality movies for display on High Definition TV.
| VGA | 3 Mbps | Shoots an image size suitable for WEB upload.

Note

- A telephoto image results if [VGA] image size is selected when shooting movies.

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