RAW Compression

Choose whether to compress NEF (RAW) images cre- ated at image-quality settings of NEF (RAW)+JPEG fine, NEF (RAW)+JPEG normal, NEF (RAW)+JPEG basic, and NEF (RAW). See “Taking Photographs: Image Quality and Size” ( 48).

White Balance

Nine options are available for white balance. See “Taking Photographs: White Balance” ( 55).

Long Exp. NR

Photographs taken at shutter speeds of ½ s or slower can be processed to reduce “noise” in the form of randomly-spaced, brightly-colored pixels. Highlight Long exp. NR in the shooting menu ( 168) and press the multi selector to the right. Press the multi selector up or down to highlight an option, then press to the right to make a selection.

OptionDescription

Off

(default) Noise reduction off; camera functions normally.

 

Noise reduction on; capacity of memory buffer drops.

 

At shutter speeds of about ½ s or slower, images are

 

processed to reduce noise, more than doubling pro-

On

cessing time. During processing,

blinks in

shutter-speed/aperture displays. Next photo can be

 

 

 

 

taken when

is no longer displayed. Note that if photographs

 

are played back during processing, the image displayed in the monitor may

 

not show the effects of noise reduction.

 

 

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