Why Store both Raw and Jpeg files: DSLRs often have the ability to store both a JPEG and a raw file. Given that the primary benefit of in-camera JPEG over raw is the smaller filesize...

Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

DSLRs often have the ability to store both a JPEG and a raw file.

Given that the primary benefit of in-camera JPEG over raw is the smaller filesize, and that raw is going to store even more data than jpeg. It seems like you're just wasting space on your card and making your workflow more complicated if you store both.

Why bother storing both JPEG and raw in camera, instead of just a raw file?

BebuLamar

I always shoot RAW+JPEG I found no harm in that. My camera buffer doesn't fill up and I never fill up a card when I am out shooting.

Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

BebuLamar wrote:

I always shoot RAW+JPEG I found no harm in that. My camera buffer doesn't fill up and I never fill up a card when I am out shooting.

I have always shoot raw, downloaded to computer and converted to jpeg only the files I liked. I have never filled a SD card either, Just curious.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

My camera brand has a nice multi function phone app. One function is to connect to the camera, transfer a photo from the camera to the phone and then send the photo to wherever. JPEGs work, RAWs don't.

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I shoot RAW, save jpg after I post process the ones I like. But if I'm somewhere I want to share my photos right then, like family gatherings, I shoot both. For instant record shots, like the lake effect snow here, I use my phone so I can send a pic out on Facebook.

BillFeffer Loc: Adolphus, KY

If you have a Nikon, you have the ability to convert individual RAW files to jpeg in camera. Check out the camera menu. Not sure about other brands.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

steve DeMott wrote:

DSLRs often have the ability to store both a JPEG and a raw file.

Given that the primary benefit of in-camera JPEG over raw is the smaller filesize, and that raw is going to store even more data than jpeg. It seems like you're just wasting space on your card and making your workflow more complicated if you store both.

Why bother storing both JPEG and raw in camera, instead of just a raw file?

Yes indeed, why shoot both? I shoot 100% raw, if I need a JPG quickly, my camera can always produce one with a quick menu use....once my raws are developed/edited, Lightroom can export more JPG's then you can shake a stick at within a few seconds.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

BillFeffer wrote:

If you have a Nikon, you have the ability to convert individual RAW files to jpeg in camera. Check out the camera menu. Not sure about other brands.

Nikon or Canon....

Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

bsprague wrote:

My camera brand has a nice multi function phone app. One function is to connect to the camera, transfer a photo from the camera to the phone and then send the photo to wherever. JPEGs work, RAWs don't.

Why not just take a photo with the phone. Shoot, convert, transfer and send instead shoot & send

Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

Dngallagher wrote:

Yes indeed, why shoot both? I shoot 100% raw, if I need a JPG quickly, my camera can always produce one with a quick menu use....once my raws are developed/edited, Lightroom can export more JPG's then you can shake a stick at within a few seconds.

Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

BillFeffer wrote:

If you have a Nikon, you have the ability to convert individual RAW files to jpeg in camera. Check out the camera menu. Not sure about other brands.

I have a Nikon with 2 SD cards so I can load one with raw and the other with jpeg if needed. Haven't found a need yet.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

steve DeMott wrote:

Why not just take a photo with the phone. Shoot, convert, transfer and send instead shoot & send

The Canon app for iPad & iPhone will connect to my 80D via wifi and when I transfer a raw from camera to phone or iPad it sends a JPG automatically, even though the photo was a raw.

Larrymc Loc: Mississippi

steve DeMott wrote:

DSLRs often have the ability to store both a JPEG and a raw file.

Given that the primary benefit of in-camera JPEG over raw is the smaller filesize, and that raw is going to store even more data than jpeg. It seems like you're just wasting space on your card and making your workflow more complicated if you store both.

Why bother storing both JPEG and raw in camera, instead of just a raw file?

I've statred shooting only DNG files and in the rare occasion I need a JPEG my Pentax K-3 can convert a single DNG to JPEG. Also shooting RAW+creates a slight but noticeable slow down when writing to the card at continuous high frames per second.

Larry

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

Larrymc wrote:

I've statred shooting only DNG files and in the rare occasion I need a JPEG my Pentax K-3 can convert a single DNG to JPEG. Also shooting RAW+creates a slight but noticeable slow down when writing to the card at continuous high frames per second.

Larry

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

RAW affords me more control in post processing and JPEG allows me to view the images in Windows Explorer.