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Recording Pictures in RAW Format
Recording Pictures in RAW Format
To record raw, unprocessed data from the camera image sensor, select a
RAW
option for image qual-
ity in the shooting menu as described below. JPEG copies of RAW images can be created using the
j
RAW CONVERSION
option in the playback menu, or RAW images can be viewed on a computer us-
ing the RAW FILE CONVERTER application that is installed with the software on the supplied CD (
P
97, 99).
1
Press
MENU/OK
in shooting mode to display the shooting menu. Press the selector up or down to
highlight
T
IMAGE QUALITY
and press
MENU/OK
.
2
Highlight an option and press
MENU/OK
. Select
RAW
to record only RAW images, or
FINE+RAW
or
RAW
to record both JPEG copy together with the RAW images.
FINE+RAW
uses lower
JPEG compression ratios for higher-quality JPEG images, while
RAW
uses higher JPEG
compression ratios to increase the number of images that can be stored.
The Fn Button
The Fn Button
To toggle RAW image quality on or off for a single shot, assign
RAW
to the
Fn
button. If a JPEG option is currently selected for image quality, pressing the
Fn
button temporarily selects the equivalent JPEG+RAW option. If a JPEG+RAW
option is currently selected, pressing the
Fn
button temporarily selects the
equivalent JPEG option, while if
RAW
is selected, pressing the
Fn
button tem-
porarily selects
FINE
. Taking a picture or pressing the
Fn
button again restores
the previous setting.
R
Sensitivities of
L (100)
,
H (12800)
, and
H (25600)
are not available when RAW image quality is on (
P
48).
