POLL - Curious, do you shoot RAW, JPEG, or BOTH? (Page 22): Acoarst. But Ive used a camera that outputs tiffs, so I have a dilema. Common Sense says that, for obvious purpose of this...

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OldCADuser wrote:

I was not aware that there were cameras out there which allows you to shoot in 'PNG' format.

Acoarst. But Ive used a camera that outputs tiffs, so I have a dilema. Common Sense says that, for obvious purpose of this Poll that the tiffs can verrrrry appropriately vote with the jpegs. But Common Sense is constrained and constrangled by UHH Sacred Tradition which obliges me to argue vehemently that this Poll is the illegitimate worthless project of some ignerant Bozo for neglecting to give *MY* tiffs their proper props.

home brewer Loc: Fort Wayne, Indiana

both

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

User ID wrote:

You left the door open for idiot nit pickers. Acoa... (show quote)

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

User ID wrote:

Acoarst. But Ive used a camera that outputs tiffs, so I have a dilema. Common Sense says that, for obvious purpose of this Poll that the tiffs can verrrrry appropriately vote with the jpegs. But Common Sense is constrained and constrangled by UHH Sacred Tradition which obliges me to argue vehemently that this Poll is the illegitimate worthless project of some ignerant Bozo for neglecting to give tiffs their proper props.

(What's a TIFF?
Isn't that something that two people (or more, for the persnickety personas) have when discussing something?

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Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

I am amazed at all the members coming out of the woodwork! I've been here since 2017 and have never seen most of these respondents!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Retired CPO wrote:

I am amazed at all the members coming out of the woodwork! I've been here since 2017 and have never seen most of these respondents!

I'm Glad to see that!!!

PhotoMono123 Loc: Houston, Texas

RAW

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

JPEG

BebuLamar

User ID wrote:

Acoarst. But Ive used a camera that outputs tiffs, so I have a dilema. Common Sense says that, for obvious purpose of this Poll that the tiffs can verrrrry appropriately vote with the jpegs. But Common Sense is constrained and constrangled by UHH Sacred Tradition which obliges me to argue vehemently that this Poll is the illegitimate worthless project of some ignerant Bozo for neglecting to give *MY* tiffs their proper props.

Yes I have a Coolpix 950 and it shoots TIFF. The file is large even though it's only a 3MP camera.

twb930s Loc: Aldie, Virginia

Both

Thorny Devil Loc: Alice Springs, Central Australia

RAW

lmTrying Loc: WV Northern Panhandle

Longshadow wrote:

Sorry, I didn't know I needed to be so explicit.
Very little deductive reasoning to figure that if one's camera is capable of RAW+JPEG that is both.

Over 95% of the respondents DID figure that out.
I keep forgetting that some have to be hand-held and can't figure things out for themselves.

Oops. I'm going to quit making short responses. That always seems to turn out badly.

Please help me understand. So many photography terms seem to be used in different ways.

In the words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, "from a certain point of view", all digital cameras shoot in RAW or Raw or raw (whatever is correct), because that is what the sensor sees. What the camera's processor does with that information that it sends to the recording medium determines if it is recorded as RAW or JEPG high or low, or BOTH.

Maybe I'm confused.

The original question is, what do you shoot?

I am aware that some cameras can be set up to save RAW on one card and Jpeg on a second card. It is my understanding that some can be set up to save both RAW and Jpeg on the same card. But this is saving the file to the SD card, not shooting.

Depending on what camera I'm using; RAW is not an option for the SX710HS. Otherwise I try to shoot in RAW. At least I have tried to set things up that way. What my XSi and RP actually save to the SD card sometimes surprises me.

Which brings me to this: I have asked the following question before because I have not found a clear explanation, and I have not received an answer from anyone on UHH. Is there a specific way, or group of settings to use, to shoot RAW?

Does setting ISO, shutter speed, aperture, and anything else negate RAW?

So, what do I shoot? With one camera only JEPG. With another camera , RAW, I think. So to answer the posted question, BOTH.

Or is my logic flawed?

I'm Trying to learn.

BebuLamar

lmTrying wrote:

Or is my logic flawed?

I'm Trying to learn.

Yes because you do understand what he meant but trying to interpret it another way.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

BebuLamar wrote:

Yes because you do understand what he meant but trying to interpret it another way.

He left it open to a different interpretation.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

lmTrying wrote:

Oops. I'm going to quit making short responses. Th... (show quote)

RAW is all the sensor data, untouched, not directly transportable for viewing, no "settings" involved.
Camera "settings" create a JPEG/TIFF/whatever (IF DESIRED), a directly transportable (usable) file for viewing.
Settings typically do NOT affect the contents of the RAW file, only the converted file (JPEG).
Speed and aperture only affect the amount of light captured by the sensor (image data for a lighter/darker image).

If you save RAW on one card and JPEG on another card, yes, you are shooting both.

Try not to make mountains out of mole hills.