User manual
Table Of Contents
- Q&A Index
- For Your Safety
- Notices
- Quick Start Guide
- Introduction
- Tutorial
- Live View Photography
- Movie Live View
- Image Recording Options
- Focus
- Release Mode
- ISO Sensitivity
- Exposure
- White Balance
- Image Enhancement
- Flash Photography
- Other Shooting Options
- More About Playback
- Voice Memos
- Connections
- Menu Guide
- The Playback Menu: Managing Images
- The Shooting Menu: Shooting Options
- Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings
- Custom Settings Bank
- a: Autofocus
- b: Metering/Exposure
- c: Timers/AE Lock
- d: Shooting/Display
- e: Bracketing/Flash
- f: Controls
- f1: Multi Selector Center Button
- f2: Multi Selector
- f3: Assign Fn Button
- f4: Assign Preview Button
- f5: Assign Sub-selector
- f6: Assign Sub-selector Center
- f7: Assign Fn Button (Vert.)
- f8: Shutter Spd & Aperture Lock
- f9: Assign BKT Button
- f10: Customize Command Dials
- f11: Release Button to Use Dial
- f12: Slot Empty Release Lock
- f13: Reverse Indicators
- f14: Assign Multi Selector (Vert.)
- f15: Playback Zoom
- f16: Assign Movie Record Button
- g: Movie
- The Setup Menu: Camera Setup
- The Retouch Menu: Creating Retouched Copies
- My Menu/Recent Settings
- Technical Notes

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The following options can be
accessed from the shooting
menu.
Press the G button to
display the menus, highlight
the desired option and press 2.
❚❚ JPEG Compression
Choose the type of compression for JPEG images.
❚❚ NEF (RAW) Recording > Type
Choose the type of compression for NEF (RAW) images.
❚❚ NEF (RAW) Recording > NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
Choose a bit depth for NEF (RAW) images.
Option Description
O
Size priority
Images are compressed to produce relatively
uniform file size.
P
Optimal
quality
Optimal image quality.
File size varies with scene
recorded.
Option Description
N
Lossless
compressed
NEF images are compressed using a reversible
algorithm, reducing file size by about 20–40%
with no effect on image quality.
O Compressed
NEF images are compressed using a non-
reversible algorithm, reducing file size by about
35–55% with almost no effect on image quality.
Uncompressed NEF images are not compressed.
Option Description
q 12-bit NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 12 bits.
r 14-bit
NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 14 bits,
producing files larger than those with a bit depth of
12 bits but increasing the color data recorded.
G button