Nikon D300 User Manual page 83

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.
QUAL button Main command
dial
Control panel
[] 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.
[] 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).
[] 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.
[] The Image Quality Menu
Image quality can also be adjusted using the [Image quality] option in the
shooting menu (pg. 254).
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