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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