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Tip: Picture Quality
The camera supports the following picture qualities:
•
Normal
: JPEG compression is used to reduce file size.
•
Fine
: Compression is reduced for improved quality. File size in-
creases, reducing number of photos that can be recorded.
•
RAW
: Raw image data are saved in DNG format; JPEG copies are
also created. The camera displays only the JPEG copy; DNG files
can be viewed and edited on a computer using the supplied
Irodio Photo & Video Studio Software (Windows only) or com-
mercially-available applications that support the DNG format.
Unlike normal- and fine-quality images, RAW images are not com-
pressed. This increases file size but avoids the loss of quality associ-
ated with JPEG compression. Note the following when shooting
RAW images:
• Some settings can not be used, as detailed in the section for the
affected setting.
Image Settings
and
Date Imprint
options ap-
ply only to JPEG copies and have no effect on the DNG images.
• The size and quality of the JPEG copies recorded with DNG im-
ages can be selected using the
RAW/JPEG Setting
option in the
setup menu (page 131).
• The number of RAW photographs that can be taken in a single
burst in continuous mode varies with the option selected for
Noise Reduction
(page 74). Up to five photographs can be
taken when noise reduction is disabled; when noise reduction is
enabled, this number drops to four.
