Nikon 6MB07411-03 Jpeg Compression, NEF RAW Recording Type, NEF RAW Recording NEF RAW Bit Depth

The following options can be	Gbutton
accessed from the shooting
menu. Press the Gbutton to
display the menus, highlight
the desired option and press 2.

❚❚JPEG Compression

Choose the type of compression for JPEG images.

	Option	Description
O	Size priority	Images are compressed to produce relatively
		uniform file size.
P	Optimal	Optimal image quality. File size varies with scene	d
	quality	recorded.

❚❚NEF (RAW) Recording > Type

Choose the type of compression for NEF (RAW) images.

Option	Description
Lossless	NEF images are compressed using a reversible
	algorithm, reducing file size by about 20–40%
N compressed
	with no effect on image quality.
	NEF images are compressed using a non-

OCompressed reversible algorithm, reducing file size by about 40–55% with almost no effect on image quality.

Uncompressed NEF images are not compressed.

❚❚NEF (RAW) Recording > NEF (RAW) Bit Depth

Choose a bit depth for NEF (RAW) images.

Option Description

q12-bitNEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 12 bits. NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 14 bits,

r14-bitproducing files larger than 12-bit files but increasing the color data recorded.

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