Control Panel - Nikon D300 User Manual

Image quality is set by pressing
the QUAL button and rotating the
main command dial until the
desired setting is displayed in the

control panel.

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NEF (RAW) Recording
The [NEF (RAW) recording] item in the shooting menu controls
compression (pg. 58) and bit depth (pg. 59) for NEF (RAW) images.
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JPEG Compression
JPEG images can be compressed for relatively uniform file size or optimal
image quality. The [JPEG compression] option in the shooting menu can
be used to choose the type of compression (pg. 58).
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NEF (RAW)+JPEG
When photographs taken at [NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine], [NEF (RAW) + JPEG
normal], or [NEF (RAW) + JPEG basic] are viewed on the camera, only the
JPEG image will be displayed. When photographs taken at these settings
are deleted, both NEF and JPEG images will be deleted.
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The Image Quality Menu
Image quality can also be adjusted using the [Image quality] option in the
shooting menu (pg. 254).
Main command
QUAL button
Control panel
dial
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