Nikon D810 User Manual page 106

❚❚ NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
To choose a bit depth for NEF (RAW) images, highlight NEF
(RAW) recording > NEF (RAW) bit depth in the shooting menu
and press 2.
Option
12-bit
q
14-bit
r
A
See Also
See page 83 for the image size options available for JPEG and TIFF
images, page 85 for the image size options available for NEF (RAW)
images.
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NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits.
NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 14 bits,
producing files larger than those with a bit depth of
12 bits but increasing the color data recorded.
Description