User's Manual

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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 information display.
X (T) button Main command
dial
A JPEG Compression
Image quality options with a star (“★”) use compression intended to
ensure maximum quality; the size of the files varies with the scene.
Options without a star use a type of compression designed to produce
smaller files; files tend to be roughly the same size regardless of the
scene recorded.
A NEF (RAW) Images
Selecting an NEF (RAW) option fixes image size at Large. JPEG copies
of NEF (RAW) images can be created using NX Studio or other software
or the NEF (RAW) processing option in the retouch menu (0 275).
A NEF+JPEG
When photographs taken at NEF (RAW) + JPEG are viewed on the
camera, only the JPEG image will be displayed. When photographs
taken at these settings are deleted, both NEF and JPEG images will be
deleted.
A The Photo Shooting Menu
Image quality can also be adjusted using the Image quality option in
the photo shooting menu (0 253).