❚❚The NEF (RAW) Recording Menu: NEF (RAW) Bit Depth

The [NEF (RAW) recording] > [NEF (RAW) bit depth] item in the shooting menu offers the following bit-depth options for NEF (RAW) images:

OptionDescription

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

 

 

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

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r

14-bit

producing files roughly 1.3 times larger than 12-bit files

 

but increasing the color data recorded. Maximum frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

advance rate (pg. 77) falls to 2.5 fps.

 

ANEF (RAW) Images

Note that the option selected for image size does not affect the size of NEF (RAW) images. When opened in ViewNX version 1.2.0 or later or other compatible software such as Capture NX version 1.3.5 or later or Capture NX 2 version 2.1.0 or later (available separately), NEF (RAW) images have the dimensions given for large ([L]-size) images.

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