Nikon D2Xs manual Image Quality and Size, Making Effective Use of Memory, Description

Image Quality and Size

Making Effective Use of Memory

Together, image quality and size determine how much space each photo- graph occupies on the memory card.

Image Quality

The D2Xs supports the following image quality options (listed in descending order by image quality and file size):

Option	Description
NEF (RAW) +	Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one fine-qual-
JPEG fine	ity JPEG image.
NEF (RAW) +	Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one normal-
JPEG normal	quality JPEG image.
NEF (RAW) +	Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one basic-qual-
JPEG basic	ity JPEG image.
NEF (RAW)	Raw 12-bit data from the image sensor are saved directly to the
	memory card in Nikon Electronic Format (NEF).
TIFF (RGB)	Record uncompressed TIFF-RGB images at a bit depth of 8 bits per
	channel (24-bit color). Time needed to record images increases.
JPEG fine	Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 : 4.
JPEG normal	Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 : 8.
JPEG basic	Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 : 16.

NEF (RAW)/NEF+JPEG

NEF (RAW) images can only be viewed using compatible software such as PictureProject or Capture NX (250). When photographs taken at NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine, NEF (RAW) + JPEG normal, or NEF (RAW) + JPEG basic are viewed on the camera, only the JPEG image will be displayed. When photographs taken at these settings are de- leted, both NEF and JPEG images will be deleted.

White balance bracketing can not be used with NEF (RAW) images. Selecting an NEF (RAW) option for image quality cancels white balance bracketing.

TIFF (RGB)

About 30 s are required to record a TIFF (RGB) image (1 GB SanDisk SDCFX (Extreme III) card; recording time varies with make of memory card).

Taking Photographs—Image Quality and Size

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