Nikon D500 User Manual

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Image quality is set by pressing the 
T button and rotating 
the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in 
the control panel.
T button
Main command 
dial
Control panel
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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.
A
NEF+JPEG
When photographs taken at settings of NEF (RAW) + JPEG are viewed 
on the camera with only one memory card inserted, only the JPEG 
image will be displayed. If both copies are recorded to the same 
memory card, both copies will be erased when the photo is deleted. If 
the JPEG copy is recorded to a separate memory card using the 
Secondary slot function > RAW primary - JPEG secondary option, 
each copy must be deleted separately.
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The Image Quality Menu
Image quality can also be adjusted using the Image quality option in 
the photo shooting menu (