Setting the file format, P.152), P.152 – Pentax K-m/K2000 User Manual
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Use the four-way controller 
(45) to select a quality level.
When the quality level is changed, the 
number of recordable images at that 
quality level appears at the top right of the 
screen. 
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Press the 4 button.
The camera returns to the status screen and is ready to take a picture.
You can set the format of image files. The default setting is JPEG.
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Press the 4 button in the status screen.
The control panel appears.
Press the M button when the status screen is not displayed.
Setting the File Format
JPEG
Captures images in JPEG format. You can change the number of 
recorded pixels in [JPEG Rec. Pixels], and the image quality level in 
[JPEG Quality]. The file size varies according to the settings.
RAW
RAW data is CCD output data saved without processing.
Effects such as White Balance, Custom Image and Color Space are not 
applied to the image but such information is saved. Use RAW 
Development (p.195) or transfer to a computer, apply effects with the 
enclosed PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 and create a JPEG or TIFF 
image.
RAW+
Image is saved in both RAW and JPEG formats. When the RAW button 
function is assigned to the g (Help) button, you can press the g button 
to temporarily change the file format and save the image in both file 
formats.
JPEG Quality
JPEG Quality
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128
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