Gallopingphotog

Which I use depends a lot on what I'm shooting. Landscapes, sunsets, full moon, etc -- of course I'll use RAW. But if I'm taking photos of the kids' soccer game or some other variation of a "snapshot," where speed is of more essence, I often use JPG. It isn't like I'll be tinkering with subtle detail fixes, and there is definitely a tiny but discernible pause between RAW shots.

maranatha

Thanks so much luminar gave lot of information on link gave all cameras it is combatible with and computers where else would I get such information thanks again Seamus

bleirer

File/print

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/printing-photos.html#print_photos

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

Looks a little overcooked?

nikonbrain Loc: Crystal River Florida

Thank you for sharing , this is the best simplest video on explaining raw to a novice . Beats anything on this feed today . I even shared with my Meetup Photo group we teach with .

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

I’m telling you’re kids you shoot just jpegs at them! Shameful

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Shooting in JPEG is nothing to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

The Petapixel video has some problems with the facts -- he perpetuates some myths like raw files aren't image files. And he's wrong to claim that if you shoot raw + JPEG you get the best of both worlds -- you don't.

The Adorama video is better.

Gallopingphotog

They already think I’m hopeless, I don’t shoot with my phone

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

All digital images are RAW when first taken. If you set the camera to save the RAW file, it simply saves everything that was originally captured. But a RAW file is not an image. It's just data that was gathered by the sensor. You can't "print a RAW file". If first much be processed or "developed" into an image.

If you have set the camera to save JPEGs, then it quickly processes the image, according to the various settings of the camera, converting the RAW into a JPEG... And then "throws away" a lot of data that it deemed as "unnecessary".

You can see the difference for yourself. Many cameras can take RAW + JPEG... take a few shots that way with yours, then download them and look at the sizes of the two versions of any given image. The RAW file will always be a good deal larger than the JPEG.

The other option is to "shoot RAW" (actually just save it unprocessed), download the RAW to a computer and convert it into a usable image file under more controlled conditions. That's called post-processing. There are several file types you can make, depending upon how you'll be using the image. A JPEG is fine for most purposes, including many printing processes. JPEGs are even required by some printing services. They also are the standard for online display.

Yes, because the RAW file contains so much more info, generally speaking it offers more latitude. For example, if you set the white balance wrong when you took the shot, it's easily changed in a RAW with no loss of image quality. The same may not be true of a JPEG that's "already been developed". Another example, if you under or over-expose an image, RAW files may be recoverable as much as a stop more "out of whack" than a JPEG. Maybe more, depending upon the particular image and the camera that was being used. There are other things that you have more control over with a RAW, than you do with a JPEG.

Bruce M Loc: Northern Utah

Excellent answer

oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon

Alan, thank you for your post. You and others have added a lot more to my knowledge of JPEG and RAW which I appreciate much. Frank

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gwilliams6

My pleasure to share. In addition to my long career as a pro (over 40 years in the business) I am also a longtime university professor of photography and I have to explain this to hundreds of students.

Cheers

gwilliams6

I always shoot raw+jpeg and it is the best of both worlds IMHO as a pro of over 40 years in the business. I do love Mark Wallace of Adorama, he does a great job explaining things in a way most can understand. Cheers