User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Q&A Index
- Quick Start Guide
- Menu Options
- Table of Contents
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Introduction
- Basic Photography and Playback
- P, S, A, and M Modes
- User Settings: U1 and U2 Modes
- Release Mode
- Image Recording Options
- Focus
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure
- White Balance
- Image Enhancement
- Flash Photography
- Remote Control Photography
- Other Shooting Options
- Live View Photography
- Movie Live View
- Special Effects
- More on Playback
- Connections
- Menu Guide
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- My Menu/Recent Settings
- Technical Notes
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Image Quality and Size
Together, image quality and size determine how much space each photograph
occupies on the memory card.
Larger, higher quality images can be printed at larger
sizes but also require more memory, meaning that fewer such images can be stored
on the memory card (0 348).
Image Quality
Choose a file format and compression ratio (image quality).
Image quality can be set by pressing the X (T) button and rotating the main
command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the control panel.
Option File type Description
NEF (RAW) NEF
Raw data from the image sensor are saved directly to the memory card.
Settings such as white balance and contrast can be adjusted after
shooting.
JPEG fine
JPEG
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 : 4 (fine
quality).
*
JPEG normal
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 : 8 (normal
quality).
*
JPEG basic
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1 : 16 (basic
quality).
*
NEF (RAW) +
JPEG fine
NEF/
JPEG
Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one fine-quality
JPEG image.
NEF (RAW) +
JPEG normal
Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one normal-
quality JPEG image.
NEF (RAW) +
JPEG basic
Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one basic-quality
JPEG image.
* Size priority selected for JPEG compression.
X (T) button Main command dial Control panel
A The Shooting Menu
Image quality can also be adjusted using the Image quality option
in the shooting menu (0 224).