Pentax K20D - Manual (Page 159)

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You can set the format of image files. The default setting is JPEG.
Set [File Format] in the [A Rec. Mode] menu. (p.72)
When the file format is changed, the number of recordable images
appears at the top right of the screen.
You can select PEF or DNG format in [RAW file format] in the [A Rec.
Mode] menu when images are captured in RAW format. The default
setting is PEF format.
PEF: PENTAX original RAW file format
DNG:General-purpose, publicly available RAW file format designed by
Adobe Systems
Setting the File Format
JPEG
Captures images in JPEG format. You can change the number of
recorded pixels from [JPEG Rec. Pixels] in the [A Rec. Mode] menu,
and the image quality level from [JPEG Quality] in the [A Rec. Mode]
menu. The file size varies according to the settings.
RAW
RAW data is CMOS sensor 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
Display (p.197) or transfer to a PC, apply effects with the enclosed
PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 and create JPEG or TIFF images.
RAW+
Image is saved in both RAW and JPEG formats. When the | button
is pressed, images are temporarily captured in both formats. (p.19)
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