Nikon D700 manual Option Description 12-bit, 14-bit, Color data recorded, NEF RAW Images

❚❚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:

	Option		Description
	q	12-bit	NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 12 bits.
		(default)
d		14-bit	NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 14 bits,
	r		producing files larger than 12-bit files but increasing the
			color data recorded.

ANEF (RAW) Images

Note that the option selected for image size does not affect the size of NEF (RAW) images. When opened in software such as Capture NX 2 (available separately) or ViewNX (supplied), NEF (RAW) images have the dimensions given for large (L-size) images.

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