Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents
64
ImageQuality
The following image quality options are available:
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Raw
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image sensor are saved
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the
memory
card in Nikon Electronic
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(NEF).
Use
with
images
that
will be
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to
a
computer
for
printing
or
NEF
(RAW)
NEF!
processing. Note
that
once transferred
to
a
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NEF
(RAW)
images can
only
be
!viewed using compatible software such
as
IViewNX (supplied; pg. 238)
or
Capture
NX
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images at a
bit
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depth
of
8 bits per channel (24-bit color).
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(RGB)
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by
a
wide
variety
of
imaging
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of
JPEG
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roughly
1:16 (basic image quality). *
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priority
selected
for
JPEG
compression.
D File
Size
See
page 423 for information on the
number
of
pictures
that
can be
recorded at different image quality and
size
settings.