Nikon D810 - Manual (Page 106)

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❚❚ NEF (RAW) Bit Depth
To choose a bit depth for NEF (RAW) images, highlight NEF
(RAW) recording > NEF (RAW) bit depth in the shooting menu
and press 2.
Option Description
q 12-bit NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits.
r 14-bit
NEF (RAW) images are recorded at a bit depth of 14 bits,
producing files larger than those with a bit depth of
12 bits but increasing the color data recorded.
A See Also
See page 83 for the image size options available for JPEG and TIFF
images, page 85 for the image size options available for NEF (RAW)
images.