Custom Settings (continued)

CUSTOM

Custom Setting 28: NEF(RAW) Image Save

This item determines whether the RAW image format is available at an image quality setting of High, and whether RAW- format images will be compressed. Note that Nikon View or Nikon Capture 3 is required when viewing RAW images on a computer.

CSM MENU

F28 NEF (RAW) Image Save

OFF Uncompressed OK

Compressed

AND SETTINGS OTHER

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OMCUST SETTINGS

Option

 

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

High-quality images can only be saved in TIFF for-

 

 

 

mat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncompressed

 

 

 

RAW images are saved without compression.

(default)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAW images are compressed using a “lossless” al-

Compressed

 

 

 

gorithm that reduces file size from around fifty to

 

 

 

 

sixty percent without affecting image quality.

 

 

 

 

 

For more information on:

pg. 56 Image quality pg. 150 Nikon View

pg. 152 Nikon Capture 3

pg. 140 The Folder Designate menu pg. 117 The File No. Seq. menu

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