User's Manual

107The i Menu
Image Quality
Choose a file format for photographs.
The option currently selected is shown in
the display during shooting.
Option Description
NEF (RAW) + JPEG finem
Record two copies of each photo: an NEF
(RAW) image and a JPEG copy. Only the JPEG
copy is displayed during playback, but
deleting the JPEG copy also deletes the NEF
(RAW) image. The NEF (RAW) image can only
be viewed using a computer.
NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine
NEF (RAW) + JPEG normalm
NEF (RAW) + JPEG normal
NEF (RAW) + JPEG basicm
NEF (RAW) + JPEG basic
NEF (RAW) Record photos in NEF (RAW) format.
JPEG finem
Record photos in JPEG format. Compression
increases and file size decreases as quality
progresses from “fine” through “normal” to
“basic”. Choose options with m to maximize
quality, options without m to ensure that all
images have more or less the same file size.
JPEG fine
JPEG normalm
JPEG normal
JPEG basicm
JPEG basic
TIFF (RGB)
Record photos in uncompressed TIFF-RGB
format at a bit depth of 8 bits per channel
(24-bit color).