The following options are available:

Option

 

Description

 

 

 

Images are saved in uncompressed YCbCr-TIFF format, where the picture data is represented in one luminence (Y) and two color channels (Cb and Cr). The two color channnels occupy the same space as the luminance channnel and the file size is therefore two-thirds of the size

YCbCr of an RGB-TIFF file. YCbCr is a more efficient mode of image representation than RGB and has the same quality but occupies less space. Use YCbCr if seeking the best combination of high quality and lowest file size in an uncompressed finished file. This file type can be viewed using Nikon View or Nikon Capture 3.

OGRAPHYTPHO ADVANCED

RGB

Images are saved in uncompressed RGB-TIFF. This file format is supported in a wide variety of imaging applications.

Raw 12-bit data from the CCD are saved directly to the memory card in NEF (RAW) Nikon Electronic Image Format (NEF). Files of this type can only be

viewed using Nikon View or Nikon Capture 3.

JPEG Fine

Images are JPEG-compressed at a ratio of approximately 1 : 4.

JPEG Normal

Images are JPEG-compressed at a ratio of approximately 1 : 8.

JPEG Basic

Images are JPEG-compressed at a ratio of approximately 1 : 16.

After highlighting an image-quality or file-format option, press the multi selector to

the right to return to the Image Quality menu. Press the button to return to the shooting menu.

28—NEF(RAW) Image Save ( pg. 178)

A setting of RAW is only available if Uncompressed or Compressed has been chosen from the NEF(RAW) Image Save menu (Custom Setting 28). If Compressed is chosen, RAW images will be compressed from fifty to sixty percent.

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