2. D7500 Online Manual
  3. Image Recording Options
  4. Image Quality

Image Quality

The D7500 supports the following image quality options:

NEF (RAW)

RAW data from the image sensor are saved without additional processing. Settings such as white balance and contrast can be adjusted after shooting.

File type: NEF
NEF (RAW)+JPEG fine/NEF (RAW)+JPEG fine

Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one fine-quality JPEG image.

File type: NEF/JPEG
NEF (RAW)+JPEG normal/NEF (RAW)+JPEG normal

Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one normal-quality JPEG image.

File type: NEF/JPEG
NEF (RAW)+JPEG basic/NEF (RAW)+JPEG basic

Two images are recorded, one NEF (RAW) image and one basic-quality JPEG image.

File type: NEF/JPEG
JPEG fine/JPEG fine

Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:4 (fine quality).

File type: JPEG
JPEG normal/JPEG normal

Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:8 (normal quality).

File type: JPEG
JPEG basic/JPEG basic

Record JPEG images at a compression ratio of roughly 1:16 (basic quality).

File type: JPEG

Image quality can be set by pressing the X (T) button and rotating the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the information display.

X (T) button

Main command dial

JPEG Compression

Image quality options with a star (“”) use compression intended to ensure maximum quality; the size of the files varies with the scene. Options without a star use a type of compression designed to produce smaller files; files tend to be roughly the same size regardless of the scene recorded.

NEF (RAW) Images

Selecting an NEF (RAW) option fixes image size at Large. JPEG copies of NEF (RAW) images can be created using NX Studio or other software or the NEF (RAW) processing option in the retouch menu (0 NEF (RAW) Processing).

NEF+JPEG

When photographs taken at NEF (RAW) + JPEG are viewed on the camera, only the JPEG image will be displayed. When photographs taken at these settings are deleted, both NEF and JPEG images will be deleted.

The Photo Shooting Menu

Image quality can also be adjusted using the Image quality option in the photo shooting menu (0 Image Quality).

See Also

For information on the number of pictures that can be stored at different image quality and size settings, see “Memory Card Capacity” (0 Memory Card Capacity).