Oliver Costich wrote: [][QUOTE] I shoot RAW most of the time. I notice no difference between RAW and FINE on the D70 but it's apparent on the Coolpix 5400[/QUOTE] OK, writing RAW was slow with some of the earlier models. With the later 8400 and 8800 there is an "extra-fine" mode available which might satisfy your quality needs. Cheers, David