Nikon D200KIT Reference-Image Quality and Size, Size Priority selected for Jpeg Compression

Reference—Image Quality and Size

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Image Quality and Size

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

Image Quality

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

Mode	Description
NEF (RAW)	Raw 12-bit data from the image sensor are saved directly to the memory
	card in Nikon Electronic Format (NEF).
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) +	Two images are recorded: one NEF (RAW) image and one fine-quality
JPEG Fine	JPEG image.
NEF (RAW) +	Two images are recorded: one NEF (RAW) image and one normal-quality
JPEG Normal	JPEG image.
NEF (RAW) +	Two images are recorded: one NEF (RAW) image and one basic-quality
JPEG Basic	JPEG image.

*Size Priority selected for JPEG Compression (30).

Image quality can be set using the Image Quality option in the shooting menu or by pressing the QUAL button and rotating the main command dial. Two op- tions are available for controlling compression: RAW Compression for NEF (RAW) images ( 31) and JPEG Compression for JPEG images ( 30).

NEF (RAW)/NEF+JPEG

NEF (RAW) images can only be viewed on a computer using the supplied software or Nikon Capture 4 Version 4.4 or later (available separately; 182). 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 deleted, 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.

Image Quality, Image Size, and File Size

See the Appendix for information on the number of pictures that can be stored on a mem- ory card ( 196).