Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

Menus Setup and Playback Shooting,

qImage Quality

Choose the compression ratio for the pictures recorded.

Lower compression ratios result in higher quality pictures, but also larger file sizes, limiting the number of pictures that can be recorded.

aFine

Images are of a finer quality than Normal, suitable for enlargement or high quality prints.

File formats: JPEG, compression ratio of 1:4

bNormal (default setting)

Normal image quality, suited to most applications. File formats: JPEG, compression ratio of 1:8

cBasic

Basic image quality that is of a lower quality than Normal, suitable for pictures that will be distributed by e-mail or used in web pages.

File formats: JPEG, compression ratio of 1:16

FNRW (RAW)*

Raw data from the image sensor are saved. Create JPEG image files after shooting using NRW (RAW) processing (A72) in the playback menu.

•White balance and COOLPIX Picture Control settings can be adjusted in NRW (RAW) processing.

•NRW (RAW) images cannot be printed. Creating JPEG images with NRW (RAW)

processing enables the images to be printed using PictBridge compatible printers or in digital photo labs.

File formats: NRW (RAW)

dNRW (RAW) + Fine*

Two images are recorded, one NRW (RAW) image and one fine-quality JPEG image.

eNRW (RAW) + Normal*

Two images are recorded, one NRW (RAW) image and one normal-quality JPEG image.

fNRW (RAW) + Basic*

Two images are recorded, one NRW (RAW) image and one basic-quality JPEG image.

* Can only be chosen in Auto shooting modes, A, B, C, D, Eand Fmodes. NRW (RAW) images cannot be recorded in scene mode.

The setting for Image quality is shown by an icon displayed on the monitor during shooting and playback (A8, 9).

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