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NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed

Started Feb 22, 2012 | Discussions thread

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angelhappy

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Re: Highlight Recovery?

In reply to PhotoTechBlog, Feb 22, 2012

PhotoTechBlog wrote:

Is there a difference when shooting 14-bit compressed (lossless) vs 14-bit uncompressed? Does the compression time reduce fps? Pro of shooting compressed are obviously reduced image sizes, any cons?

Robin Casady wrote:

When this topic came up for discussion for the D700 sometime ago, some claimed that the data lost was useful when trying to recover highlights. I don't know the truth, but "lossless" makes me more comfortable.

On the D800, according to NIkon (Still images/Movies common features)
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d800/features04.htm

Compressed 14 bit averages 35.9 MB while Lossless compressed 14 bit averages 41.3 MB. That is about a 15% increase.

I'll stick with lossless.
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Robin Casady
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Some time ago I try to see the benefits. From what I saw and heard its just more data the computer has to process for little to none benefit.

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Post (hide subjects)	Posted by	When
NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	lanef	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	MOD TOF guy	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	sting	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	MOD TOF guy	Feb 22, 2012
exactly	Octane	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	lanef	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	viking79	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	David314	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	freddyNZ	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	Jack Hogan	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	Kaj E	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	Jack Hogan	Feb 22, 2012
Re: NEF 14-bit: Lossless Compressed VS Compressed	Kaj E	Feb 23, 2012
read it again, same image	David314	Feb 23, 2012
Highlight Recovery?	Robin Casady	Feb 22, 2012
Re: Highlight Recovery?	PhotoTechBlog	Feb 22, 2012
Re: Highlight Recovery?	angelhappy	Feb 22, 2012
Re: Highlight Recovery?	RustyKnee	Feb 22, 2012
mathmatical difference not loss of quality	Octane	Feb 22, 2012
No visible difference	Kaj E	Feb 22, 2012
Re: No visible difference	Jack Hogan	Feb 22, 2012
Re: Agreed	IeraseU	Feb 23, 2012
Ah, yeah, absolutely will. There would be no reason for	gonzalu	Feb 22, 2012
Re: Ah, yeah, absolutely will. There would be no reason for	freddyNZ	Feb 22, 2012
Re: Ah, yeah, absolutely will. There would be no reason for	Kaj E	Feb 23, 2012

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