Owner's Manual

II The NEF (RAW) Recording Menu: NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
The NEF (RAW) recording> NEF (RAW) bit depth item in the
shooting menu offers the following bit-depth options for
NEF
(RAW) images:
Option Description
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12-bit 12-bit . NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 12 bits.
(default)
14-bit 14-bit
NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of 14 bits,
iproducing files larger than 12-bit files but increasing the
color data recorded.
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B NEF (RAW) Images
Note that the option selected for image size does not affect the size of NEF
(RAW) images. When opened in software such as Capture NX 2 (available
separately) or ViewNX (supplied), NEF (RAW) images have the dimensions
given for large
(L-size) images.