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This table shows the D200 recording to a 1GB card:
Resolution setting
Quality setting
File size
(MB)
# of Photos
Uncompressed
NEF (RAW)
15.8
60
Large
(3,872 x 2,592)
JPEG Fine
4.8
167
Medium
(2,896 x 1,944)
JPEG Fine
2.7
294
Small
(1,936 x 1,296)
JPEG Fine
1.2
650
L
JPEG Normal
2.4
332
M
JPEG Normal
1.4
578
S
JPEG Normal
0.63
1200
L
JPEG Basic
1.2
650
M
JPEG Basic
0.7
1100
S
JPEG Basic
0.33
2200
If the quality and image correction flexibility of the pictures is most
important, use Uncompressed/RAW (no compression) or Best/JPEG Fine
(little compression) quality setting and Ultra or High/Large resolution.
These are the best choices if you are printing your pictures on a high-
quality printer, the photo will be studied in detail (e.g., expanded or “blown
up”), or when you don’t know the end use of the photos (most flexibility).
Using the examples above, the best choice for the majority of CAP
imaging missions is Ultra resolution with Best quality (DC290) or JPEG
Fine Large (D200). This results in high-quality, low-compression JPEGs
of manageable file size while still allowing you sufficient memory card
space for most sorties.
If space on your memory card is limited or the pictures are to be
viewed on a monitor or posted on a Web page, use the Better or
Good/JPEG Basic quality setting (all compress the photos) and Medium or
Standard/Medium or Small resolution. [If you choose Standard/Good and
intend to fill your memory cards, make sure the plane has plenty of fuel.]
2.7 Histograms
Possibly the most useful tool available in digital photography is the
histogram. Virtually every digital camera, from the simplest point-and-
shoot to the most sophisticated digital SLR has the ability to display a
histogram directly or superimposed upon the photo just taken. On most
cameras the histogram displays on the rear LCD screen, and most cameras
can be programmed to do this both on the image that is displayed