3Setting the Image-recording Quality

About RAW

A RAW image is raw data output by the image sensor converted to digital data. It is recorded to the card as is, and you can select the quality as follows: 1, 41, or 61.

A 1image can be processed with [3RAW image processing] menu (p.192) and saved as a JPEG image. (41and 61 images cannot be processed with the camera.) While the RAW image itself does not change, you can process the RAW image according to different conditions to create any number of JPEG images from it. With all RAW images, you can use Digital Photo Professional (provided software, p.282) to make various adjustments and then generate a JPEG, TIFF, etc., image incorporating those adjustments.

Commercially-available software might not be able to display RAW images. Using the provided software is recommended.

Maximum Burst During Continuous Shooting

The maximum burst is displayed on the bottom right in the viewfinder.

If the maximum burst for continuous shooting is 99 or higher, “99” will be displayed.

The maximum burst is displayed even when a card is not inserted in the camera. Make sure that a card is loaded before taking a picture.

If [8C.Fn II -2: High ISO speed noise reduction] is set to [2: High], the maximum burst will be greatly reduced (p.224).

If the viewfinder displays “99” for the maximum burst, it means the maximum burst is 99 or higher. If the maximum burst decreases to 98 or lower and the internal buffer memory becomes full, “buSY” will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel and shooting will be disabled temporarily. If you stop the continuous shooting, the maximum burst will increase. After all the captured images are written to the card, the maximum burst will be as listed on page 61.

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