D500 Will Not Save NEF File

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80Gritt

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After shooting the other day I downloaded my NEFs from the XQD and Jpegs from the SD. I formatted both and a couple of days later I took a picture and noticed both cards only had a JPEG file on them. I checked and my primary slot is still XQD and secondary is raw + j. But it is acting like the second slot is set to backup? Anyone know what to check or is the camera bad?
 
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Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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80Gritt said:
After shooting the other day I downloaded my NEFs from the XQD and Jpegs from the SD. I formatted both and a couple of days later I took a picture and noticed both cards only had a JPEG file on them. I checked and my primary slot is still XQD and secondary is raw + j. But it is acting like the second slot is set to backup? Anyone know what to check or is the camera bad?
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Check the menu settings for "Image Quality" (raw, jpg, raw + jpg) and "Role Played by Card in Slot 2" and make sure they are configured correctly for what you want.
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80Gritt

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Unbelievable. I never made a change to the settings but when I checked the Image Quality it was JPEG FINE instead of NEF RAW + JPEG FINE. Thanks for your help.
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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80Gritt said:
Unbelievable. I never made a change to the settings but when I checked the Image Quality it was JPEG FINE instead of NEF RAW + JPEG FINE. Thanks for your help.
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Kinda figured that had to be the cause. Thing is, and you'll have to consult your manual to find out the particulars on this, but... There's a certain combination of button pressing/command wheel turning that adjusts those settings. It's possible that's how your settings got adjusted without you being aware of it.
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Danno_RIP

Danno_RIP

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Horoscope Fish said:
Kinda figured that had to be the cause. Thing is, and you'll have to consult your manual to find out the particulars on this, but... There's a certain combination of button pressing/command wheel turning that adjusts those settings. It's possible that's how your settings got adjusted without you being aware of it.
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Been there, and done that... even got the T-Shirt. :confused:
 
BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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What Paul said. I forget the button combination but I believe that all the buttons on the D500 are programmable so perhaps once you find out what it is it might be a good idea to reprogram that button to a less debilitating function. :)
 
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