240 C The Shooting Menu: Shooting OptionsPhotographs are saved using file names consisting of “DSC_” or,in the case of images that use the Adobe RGB color space(0 243), “_DSC”, followed by a four-digit number and a three-letter extension (e.g., “DSC_0001.JPG”). The File naming optionis used to select three letters to replace the “DSC” portion of thefile name. For information on editing file names, see page 159.Choose the bit depth for NEF (RAW) images.File NamingG button ➜ C shooting menuA ExtensionsThe following extensions are used: “.NEF” for NEF (RAW) images, “.JPG”for JPEG images, “.MOV” for movies, and “.NDF” for dust off referencedata. In each pair of photographs recorded at image-quality settings ofNEF (RAW)+JPEG, the NEF and JPEG images have the same file namesbut different extensions.NEF (RAW) RecordingG button ➜ C shooting menuOption Description( 12-bit NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 12bits.) 14-bitNEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 14bits, producing larger files but increasing theamount of color data recorded.
