Nikon D3000 D3000 User's Manual - Page 68

Image Quality and Size Together, image quality and size determine how much space each photograph occupies on the memory card. Larger, higher quality images can be printed at larger sizes but also require more memory, meaning that fewer such images can be stored on the memory card (0 177). Image Quality Choose a file format and compression ratio (image quality). 1 Place the cursor in the information display. If shooting information is not displayed in the monitor, press the R button. Press the P button to place the cursor in the information display. z R button Information display P button 2 Display image quality options. Highlight the current image quality in the information display and press J. 3 Choose a file type. Highlight one of the following options and press J. Option File type Description Raw 12-bit data from the image sensor are saved directly to the NEF (RAW) NEF memory card. Choose for images that will be processed on a computer. 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). 50