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## Quality

Selects the image quality for still images.

1. MENU 1 [Quality] desired mode

| (RAW) | File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression format.) Digital processing is not performed on this file format. Select this format to process images on a computer for professional purposes. The image size is fixed to the maximum size. The image size is not displayed on the screen.
| (RAW & JPEG) | File format: RAW (Records using the RAW compression format.) + JPEG A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time. This is suitable when you need two image files, a JPEG for viewing, and a RAW for editing. The JPEG image quality is fixed to [Fine].
| (Fine) | File format: JPEG The image is compressed in the JPEG format when recorded. Since the compression rate for [Standard] is higher than that for [Fine], the file size of [Standard] is smaller than that of [Fine]. This allows more files to be recorded on one memory card, but the image quality will be lower.
| (Standard)

RAW images
You need the “Image Data Converter” software in order to open a RAW image recorded on this camera. With this software, a RAW image can be opened and converted to a common format, such as JPEG or TIFF, and its white balance, color saturation, contrast, etc., can be readjusted.
Notes

- You cannot add DPOF (print order) registration to RAW format images.

- You cannot use [Auto HDR] and [Picture Effect] with [RAW] and [RAW & JPEG] images.

Related Topic
Still shooting menu items not available in some REC modes
“Image Data Converter”
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