Nikon 1 J3, Reference Manual

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Choose a file format and compression ratio for photographs.
Choose the size of photographs.
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Standard Photographs
The following options are available in still image and Smart
Photo Selector modes and when an option other than
Easy pan-
orama is selected in creative mode.
Image Quality
Option File type Description
NEF (RAW) NEF
Compressed 12-bit raw data from the image sensor
are saved directly to the memory card. White bal-
ance, contrast, and other settings can be adjusted
on a computer after shooting.
JPEG fine
JPEG
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
roughly 1 : 4 (fine quality).
JPEG normal
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
roughly 1 : 8 (normal quality).
JPEG basic
Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of
roughly 1 : 16 (basic quality).
NEF (RAW) +
JPEG fine
NEF/
JPEG Two images are recorded: one NEF (RAW) image
and one fine-quality JPEG image.
Image Size
Option Size (pixels) Approximate print size at 300 dpi (cm/in.) 1
#
4608×3072; 14.2 M
4608 × 3072 39.0 × 26.0/15.4 × 10.2
$
3456×2304; 8.0 M
3456 × 2304 29.3 × 19.5/11.5 × 7.7
%
2304×1536; 3.5 M 2304 × 1536 19.5 × 13.0/ 7.7 × 5.1