▪ NEF (RAW) + JPEG fine
▪ NEF (RAW) + JPEG normal
▪ NEF (RAW) + JPEG basic
▪ NEF (RAW)
▪ TIFF (RGB)
▪ JPEG fine
▪ JPEG normal
▪ JPEG basic
Let’s look at each of these formats and see which you might
want to use regularly. We’ll go beyond how to turn the
different formats on and off, and discuss why and when you
might want to use a particular format over another. Even
though our list shows eight different entries, the camera really
only shoots in three formats—NEF (RAW), TIFF, and JPEG.
The first three selections on our image type list (and in
Figure 3-10, image 2) allow the camera to take a NEF (RAW)
file and a JPEG fine, normal, or basic file at the same time.
The JPEG format has various levels of image compression
available—fine, normal, and basic—so there are three
selections on the list to reflect the different compression
levels. When you press the Shutter-release button with one of
the three NEF (RAW) + JPEG Image quality modes selected,
the camera creates a RAW file and a JPEG file and then
writes them to the memory card(s) as separate files. In order
to understand how they work, we’ll have to examine the
individual formats for each—NEF (RAW) and JPEG. We’ll
also examine the TIFF format to see how it may be useful to
some of us.
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