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[Question] Can I trim a still image in a camera?

Caution

•You can trim only still images shot using this camera. •You cannot trim movies or MP files. •While you can trim an image repeatedly, the image is recompressed each time and there will be some decline in image quality. •The aspect ratios that can be trimmed in the camera are 4:3, or 1:1. This feature will not work into images with 3:2, or 16:9 aspect ratio.

1	Press the playback button.
2	Press the [ADJ./OK] button to display the file you want to trim.
3	When the file appears, press the [MENU] button.
4	Press the [ADJ./OK] button to select [Trim], and press the button . The [Trim] screen appears. To cancel trimming, press the [DISP.] button. • Pressing button at this point will change the aspect ratio for trimming frame. *The figure above shows the example with 4:3 aspect ratio. *The figure below shows the example with 1:1 aspect ratio.
	• Pressing the Fn (Function) button at this point displays the help screen for describing the operating procedure. Pressing the Fn button again returns the display to the previous screen.
5	Turn the zoom lever to the right and left to specify the size of the trimming frame. Pressing the Fn (Function) button at this point displays the help screen. Pressing the Fn button again returns the display to the previous screen.
6	Press the [ADJ./OK] button to specify the position of the trimming frame.
7	Press the [ADJ./OK] button. The trimmed image is recorded. The original image remains unchanged. (Simulated image: the trimmed example with 1:1 aspect ratio)
[Memo]
•	If an image is trimmed, the compression ratio changes to Fine.
•	The available settings for the trimming frame size differ depending on the original image size. Each time you turn the zoom lever to the right, the trimming frame decreases in size by one level. You can decrease the frame size through 13 levels down to the smallest size.
•	The size of the trimmed image varies depending on the original image size and the trimming level (the trimming frame size). Refer to the table shown below. (The first trimming frame displayed on the [Trim] screen is the second trimming level. You can display the first trimming level (maximum frame size) by turning the zoom lever to the left.)

Original image size	Trimming level	Trimmed image size
4:3F 4:3N (3648 x 2736)	1	3072 x 2304
	2, 3	2592 x 1944
	4 ~ 6	2048 x 1536
	7 ~ 9	1280 x 960
	10 ~ 13	640 x 480
3:2F *1 (3648 x 2432)	1	3072 x 2304
	2, 3	2592 x 1944
	4 ~ 6	2048 x 1536
	7 ~ 9	1280 x 960
	10 ~ 13	640 x 480
1:1F (2736 x 2736)	1, 2	2592 x 1944
	3 ~ 5	2048 x 1536
	6 ~ 8	1280 x 960
	9 ~ 12	640 x 480
16:9F *1 (3648 x 2048)	1, 2	2592 x 1944
	3 ~ 5	2048 x 1536
	6~ 8	1280 x 960
	9 ~ 12	640 x 480
4:3F (2592 x 1944)	1	2592 x 1944
	2, 3	2048 x 1536
	4 ~ 7	1280 x 960
	8 ~ 12	640 x 480
4:3F (2048 x 1536)	1, 2	2048 x 1536
	3 ~ 6	1280 x 960
	7 ~ 10	640 x 480
4:3F 4:3N (1728 x 1296)	1	1728 x 1296
	2 ~ 5	1280 x 960
	6 ~ 9	640 x 480
4:3F (1280 x 960)	1 ~ 3	1280 x 960
	4 ~ 8	640 x 480
4:3F 4:3N (640 x 480)	1 ~ 4	640 x 480

• *1By trimming from the original image with 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratio, the trimmed image will become with 4:3 or 1:1 aspect ratio. (Trimming with keeping the aspect ratio of 3:2 or 16:9 is unavailable.)

Original image size	Trimming level	Trimmed image size
4:3F 4:3N (3648 x 2736)	1 ~ 3	2304 x 2304
	4 ~ 6	1536 x 1536
	7 ~ 9	960 x 960
	10 ~ 13	480 x 480
3:2F *1 (3648 x 2432)	1, 2	2304 x 2304
	3 ~ 5	1536 x 1536
	6 ~ 9	960 x 960
	10 ~ 13	480 x 480
1:1F (2736 x 2736)	1 ~ 3	2304 x 2304
	4 ~ 6	1536 x 1536 *2
	7 ~ 9	960 x 960 *2
	10 ~ 13	480 x 480 *2
16:9F *1 (3648 x 2048)	1 ~ 3	1536 x 1536
	4 ~ 7	960 x 960
	8 ~ 11	480 x 480
4:3F (2592 x 1944)	1 ~ 3	1536 x 1536
	4 ~ 7	960 x 960
	8 ~ 11	480 x 480
4:3F (2048 x 1536)	1, 2	1536 x 1536
	3 ~ 6	960 x 960
	7 ~ 10	480 x 480
4:3F 4:3N (1728 x 1296)	1 ~ 4	960 x 960
	5 ~ 8	480 x 480
4:3F (1280 x 960)	1 ~ 3	960 x 960
	4 ~ 8	640 x 480
4:3F 4:3N (640 x 480)	1 ~ 4	480 x 480

• *1By trimming from the original image with 3:2 or 16:9 aspect ratio, the trimmed image will become with 4:3 or 1:1 aspect ratio. (Trimming with keeping the aspect ratio of 3:2 or 16:9 is unavailable.)
• *2With the original [1:1] image, only the case that the image can be cropped repeatedly is that the trimmed image size is selected as 2304 x 2304 (1:1 aspect ratio).

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