Nikon D800, D800E Image Quality

Image Quality

The D800 supports the following image quality options. See page 436 for information on the number of pictures that can be stored at different image quality and size settings.

	Option	File type	Description
			RAW data from the image sensor are saved
			directly to the memory card in Nikon Electronic
	NEF (RAW)	NEF	Format (NEF). Settings such as white balance
			and contrast can be adjusted on a computer
			after shooting.
			Record uncompressed TIFF-RGB images at a bit
	TIFF (RGB)	TIFF	depth of 8 bits per channel (24-bit color). TIFF is
		(RGB)	supported by a wide variety of imaging
			applications.
	JPEG fine		Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
d			roughly 1:4 (fine image quality). *
	JPEG normal	JPEG	Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
			roughly 1:8 (normal image quality). *
	JPEG basic		Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
			roughly 1:16 (basic image quality). *
	NEF (RAW)+		Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image
	JPEG fine		and one fine-quality JPEG image.
		NEF/
	NEF (RAW)+		Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image
	JPEG normal	JPEG	and one normal-quality JPEG image.
	NEF (RAW)+		Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image
	JPEG basic		and one basic-quality JPEG image.

*Size priority selected for JPEG compression.

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