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Why do you want bigger files? Are you not happy with the quality of the jpeg ones?
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Hi Flight. 10MP is the image sensor, it doesn't mean the jpg you get out of camera is 10 megabytes. The camera when creating it's jpg image will compress the information it has using a mathematical algorhythm that disregards certain information it doesn't need and tells the software you are using to view images how to recreate it when you open the file later. Therefore your stored image will be approx 2.5 megabytes on disc. The image will also have information that brings out optimal camera settings that give it good colour, sharpness etc. so the puictures look good on screen. Use Jpg (large) and 'fine' for optimal jpg from camera.
If you want the picture pretty much as is from sensor, use RAW. Some Raws are still compressed, I think they are on the D60 (but D200/300 etc. have uncompressed RAW too), so some info is still lost but this is negligable. If you use RAW you will need to be good at post processing as information such as sharpness, colour settings etc. are not manipulated in image so you have to learn to do it yourself. you have to be good enough to get beyond what the Nikon engineers can do in camera to create the jpg but you have more control.
You should easy get an A3 out of your D60. People were doing A3's years ago but of course viewing distance makes a difference and it isn't going to be the same as a D3x. The only other issue may be resolution for printing which requires your image to be 240 or 300 dpi typically where as on screen 72dpi is acceptable so careful how you save your images.
Hope that helps a little.
If you want the picture pretty much as is from sensor, use RAW. Some Raws are still compressed, I think they are on the D60 (but D200/300 etc. have uncompressed RAW too), so some info is still lost but this is negligable. If you use RAW you will need to be good at post processing as information such as sharpness, colour settings etc. are not manipulated in image so you have to learn to do it yourself. you have to be good enough to get beyond what the Nikon engineers can do in camera to create the jpg but you have more control.
You should easy get an A3 out of your D60. People were doing A3's years ago but of course viewing distance makes a difference and it isn't going to be the same as a D3x. The only other issue may be resolution for printing which requires your image to be 240 or 300 dpi typically where as on screen 72dpi is acceptable so careful how you save your images.
Hope that helps a little.