Nikon D300 User Manual page 142

2. Choose Size priority
shows Optimal quality
3. Press the
My Recommendation: I normally use
I shoot JPEGs since the whole JPEG concept is one of lossy
image compression and I don't want the potentially heavier
compression of
priority just adds more potential lossiness, so I tend to avoid
it. The only time I use
what I call "party pics". When I'm at a party shooting
snapshots of friends having a good time, I'm not creating fine
art and will never make an enlargement greater than an 8 × 10
inches (20 × 25 cm). In that case, I don't worry about extra
compression. In fact, I might just welcome it to avoid storing
larger-than-needed images on my computer's hard drive.
Using Size priority
compression to maintain its published JPEG compression
ratios (fine = 1:4,
images may not have those precise compression ratios while
using Optimal
subjects.
or
as the selected compression type.
OK button to choose the compression type.
Size priority
Size priority
lets the camera use maximum
normal = 1:8, and
quality—especially with complex, detailed
Optimal quality.
Optimal quality
to lower the image quality.
is when I'm shooting
basic
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Figure 3-13
when
Size
= 1:16). Your