diff --git a/src/encoder/mod.rs b/src/encoder/mod.rs
index 420ed69..03e89a9 100644
--- a/src/encoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/encoder/mod.rs
@@ -42,12 +42,22 @@ pub type Predictor = crate::tags::Predictor;
 #[non_exhaustive]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Default)]
 pub enum Compression {
+    /// No compression whatsoever. Fastest but produces large files.
     #[default]
     Uncompressed,
+    /// Legacy [LZW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lempel%E2%80%93Ziv%E2%80%93Welch) algorithm. Not recommended, use DEFLATE instead.
     #[cfg(feature = "lzw")]
     Lzw,
+    /// [DEFLATE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFLATE) algorithm with the specified compression level.
+    ///
+    /// The valid levels are 1 through 9 inclusive. The default level is 6.
+    ///
+    /// - `1` stands for light but fast compression
+    /// - `6` is the recommended balanced default
+    /// - `9` is maximum compression ratio at the cost of slow encoding
     #[cfg(feature = "deflate")]
     Deflate(u8),
+    /// [PackBits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PackBits) compression, a variant of RLE compression scheme. Fast, primitive compression with a poor compression ratio.
     Packbits,
 }