Nikon D7200 body - Manual (Page 38)

38 Menu Guide
Choose a compression type for JPEG images.
Choose the type of compression and the bit depth for NEF (RAW)
images.
❚❚ Type
❚❚ NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
JPEG Compression
G button
➜ C photo shooting menu
Option Description
O Size priority
Images are compressed to produce relatively
uniform file size.
P
Optimal quality
Optimal image quality. File size varies with scene
recorded.
NEF (RAW) Recording
G button
➜ C photo shooting menu
Option Description
N
Lossless
compressed
NEF images are compressed using a reversible
algorithm, reducing file size by about 20–40%
with no effect on image quality.
O
Compressed
NEF images are compressed using a non-
reversible algorithm, reducing file size by about
35–55% with almost no effect on image quality.
Option Description
q
12-bit
NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit-depth of
12 bits.
r
14-bit
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.