Nikon D3s Body Only D3S User's Manual - Page 109

Image Quality The D3S supports the following image quality options. See page 420 for information on the number of pictures that can be stored at different image quality and size settings. Option File type Description RAW data from the image sensor are saved directly to the memory card in Nikon Electronic NEF (RAW) NEF Format (NEF). Use with images that will be transferred to a computer for printing or processing. Record uncompressed TIFF-RGB images at a bit d TIFF (RGB) TIFF depth of 8 bits per channel (24-bit color). TIFF is (RGB) supported by a wide variety of imaging applications. JPEG fine Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:4 (fine image quality). * JPEG normal JPEG Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:8 (normal image quality). * JPEG basic Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:16 (basic image quality). * NEF (RAW)+ Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image JPEG fine and one fine-quality JPEG image. NEF (RAW)+ NEF/ Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image JPEG normal JPEG and one normal-quality JPEG image. NEF (RAW)+ Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image JPEG basic and one basic-quality JPEG image. * Size priority selected for JPEG compression. 83