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Taking Photographs—Image Quality and Size
The Raw Compression Menu
The Raw compression menu controls whether NEF (RAW) images are
compressed. The setting chosen in the Raw compression menu takes ef-
fect whenever image quality is set to NEF + JPEG Fine, NEF + JPEG Normal,
NEF + JPEG Basic, or NEF (Raw). NEF compression can not be selected us-
ing the QUAL button and command dials.
1
Highlight Raw compression in the shooting
menu ( 167) and press the multi selector to
the right.
A
100
NORM
DSC
ON
A
SHOOTING MENU
Shooting menu bank
Reset shooting menu
Active folder
Image quality
File name
Image size
Raw compression
White bal.
2
High light the de sired op tion and press the
multi se lec tor to the right. The shooting menu
will be displayed.
Comp. NEF
(
Raw
)
NEF
(
Raw
)
ON
OFF
Raw compression
SHOOTING MENU
OK
Image Size
Image size is measured in pixels. Smaller sizes pro duce smaller fi les, making
them suited to dis tri bu tion via e-mail or inclusion in web pages. Con verse ly,
the larger the image, the larger the size at which it can be printed without
becoming noticeably “grainy.” Choose image size according to the space
available on the memory card and the task at hand.
Size (pixels) Size when printed at 200 dpi (approx.)
31.3 × 20.7 cm (12˝ × 8˝)
23.4 × 15.5 cm (9˝ × 6˝)
Option
2,464 × 1,632Large (2464 × 1632)L
1,840 × 1,224Medium (1840 × 1224)M
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