File Format (still image)
Sets the file format for still images.
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MENU →
(Shooting) → [Image Quality/Rec] → [
File Format] → desired setting.
Menu item details
- RAW:
- Digital processing is not performed on this file format. Select this format to process images on a computer for professional purposes.
- RAW & JPEG/RAW & HEIF:
- A RAW image and a JPEG or HEIF image are created at the same time. This is suitable when you need two image files, a JPEG or HEIF for viewing, and a RAW for editing.
- JPEG/HEIF:
- The image is recorded in the JPEG or HEIF format.
About RAW images
- To open a RAW image file recorded with this camera, the software Imaging Edge Desktop is needed. With Imaging Edge Desktop, you can open a RAW image file, then convert it into a popular image format such as JPEG or TIFF, or readjust the white balance, saturation or contrast of the image.
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RAW images recorded with this camera have a resolution of 14 bits per pixel.
However, resolution is limited to 12 bits in the following shooting modes:
- [Cont. Shooting] when [RAW File Type] is set to [Compressed]
- When [RAW File Type] is set to [Compressed] and [Shutter Type] is set to [Electronic Shutter]
- When [RAW File Type] is set to [Compressed] and [Silent Mode] is set to [On]
- You can set the compression format for RAW images using [RAW File Type].
Note
- If you do not intend to edit the images on your computer, we recommend that you record in JPEG or HEIF format.
- An environment supporting the HEIF format is required to play back HEIF images.
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