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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 492860" data-attributes="member: 7240">Lossless compression was introduced with D300 and D3. Prior to that only lossy compressed and (some higher-end models) uncompressed NEF was available.TIER 1D70, D70s, D40, D50, D60, D40X, D80, D90: only lossy compressed NEF available (Nikon funnily calls the lossy format visually lossless, which has caused enormous confusion. Lossy is lossy.)TIER 2 (dead by now)D1H, D1X, D100, D2H, D2X, D200: either uncompressed or lossy compressed, user selectableTIER 3D300, D300s, D3, D3X, D3s, D700, D800, ... either uncompressed or lossy compressed or lossless compressed formats, user selectableI don't know which formats are available in D6xx, D3xxx, D5xxx and D7xxx series, but that info is most likely available in the Nikon site just like it is for these older models. If I make a guess I'd say D7xxxx and D6xx are Tier 3 and D3xxx and D5xxx are Tier 1.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 492860, member: 7240"] Lossless compression was introduced with D300 and D3. Prior to that only lossy compressed and (some higher-end models) uncompressed NEF was available. [B]TIER 1[/B] D70, D70s, D40, D50, D60, D40X, D80, D90: only [U]lossy compressed[/U] NEF available (Nikon funnily calls the lossy format [B]visually lossless[/B], which has caused enormous confusion. [B]Lossy is lossy[/B].) [B]TIER 2 [/B](dead by now) D1H, D1X, D100, D2H, D2X, D200: either [U]uncompressed[/U] or [U]lossy compressed[/U], user selectable [B]TIER 3[/B] D300, D300s, D3, D3X, D3s, D700, D800, ... either [U]uncompressed[/U] or [U]lossy compressed[/U] or [U]lossless compressed[/U] formats, user selectable I don't know which formats are available in D6xx, D3xxx, D5xxx and D7xxx series, but that info is most likely available in the Nikon site just like it is for these older models. If I make a guess I'd say D7xxxx and D6xx are Tier 3 and D3xxx and D5xxx are Tier 1. [/QUOTE]

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