Pamela Hillman
New member
I just bought a Nikon camera and would like to know which data format I should set my camera to use. I want to be able to print 16" x 20" photos.
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Choosing the Best Data Format
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Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
First off welcome to the forum.
Not a simple question. First we need to know a few things. What post processing software are you using? If you are using post processing software then you should be shooting in RAW. If you have no idea what I am talking about then you should be shooting in JPEG Fine. It this is the case then you need to follow the directions below to get the sharpening where if should be in camera.
If you are shooting JPG I would suggest that you use the Fine>>Large setting and also set your camera for better sharpness.
Go into your Menus and highlight the "Shooting" menu (the camera icon)
Drop down to "Picture Controls" and click right one time.
From here, highlight "Standard" and then click right one time.
From this settings menu, increase the "Sharpness" setting to "7".
Drop down and increase the "Saturation" setting +1 notch on the slider.
Press "OK" to exit the menus and you're done.
Not a simple question. First we need to know a few things. What post processing software are you using? If you are using post processing software then you should be shooting in RAW. If you have no idea what I am talking about then you should be shooting in JPEG Fine. It this is the case then you need to follow the directions below to get the sharpening where if should be in camera.
If you are shooting JPG I would suggest that you use the Fine>>Large setting and also set your camera for better sharpness.
Go into your Menus and highlight the "Shooting" menu (the camera icon)
Drop down to "Picture Controls" and click right one time.
From here, highlight "Standard" and then click right one time.
From this settings menu, increase the "Sharpness" setting to "7".
Drop down and increase the "Saturation" setting +1 notch on the slider.
Press "OK" to exit the menus and you're done.
RocketCowboy
Senior Member
Howdy Pamela and welcome to Nikonites!
As both Sparky and Don mentioned, there are options for formatting that really depend on your workflow. JPG is ultimately what you're most likely to provide to the lab, and your camera can do that without requiring any computer software to perform, so it is probably the easiest option to go while giving up some creative control.
If you want more control over your images, you'll probably want to capture in raw and then convert to JPG on your computer.
If you capture in JPG, I also recommend the sharpness changes that Don recommended.
As both Sparky and Don mentioned, there are options for formatting that really depend on your workflow. JPG is ultimately what you're most likely to provide to the lab, and your camera can do that without requiring any computer software to perform, so it is probably the easiest option to go while giving up some creative control.
If you want more control over your images, you'll probably want to capture in raw and then convert to JPG on your computer.
If you capture in JPG, I also recommend the sharpness changes that Don recommended.