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34 Reference: More on Photography (All Modes) / Image Quality and Size

Image Quality

Controls used: button + main command dial (monitor oﬀ )

The camera supports the following image quality options (listed in descending order by im-

age quality and ﬁ le size):

Option Description

NEF (RAW)

Compressed raw data from the image sensor are saved directly to memory card.

Choose for images that will be processed on a computer.

JPEG Fine

Images are compressed less than JPEG Normal, producing higher-quality images.

Compression ratio: roughly 1 : 4.

JPEG Normal

(default)

Best choice in most situations. Compression ratio: roughly 1 : 8.

JPEG Basic Smaller ﬁ le size suited to e-mail or the Web. Compression ratio: roughly 1 : 16.

NEF (RAW) +

JPEG Fine

Two images are recorded: one NEF (RAW) image and one ﬁ ne-quality JPEG image.

NEF (RAW) +

JPEG Normal

Two images are recorded: one NEF (RAW) image and one normal-quality JPEG im-

age.

NEF (RAW) +

JPEG Basic

Two images are recorded: one NEF (RAW) image and one basic-quality JPEG image.

Image quality can be set by pressing the QUAL button and rotating

the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the

control panel. Image quality can also be adjusted from the shoot-

ing menu ( 81).

NEF (RAW)/NEF+JPEG

Capture NX (available separately; 123) or the supplied PictureProject software are required to view

NEF (RAW) images on a computer. When photographs taken at NEF (RAW) + JPEG Fine, NEF (RAW)

+ JPEG Normal, or NEF (RAW) + JPEG Basic are viewed on the camera, only the JPEG image will be

displayed. When photographs taken at these settings are deleted, both NEF and JPEG images will be

deleted.

White balance bracketing (

90) is not available when an NEF (RAW) + JPEG option is selected for im-

age quality. Selecting an NEF (RAW) + JPEG option cancels white balance bracketing.

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