Why Store both Raw and Jpeg files (Page 6): Beginners who have yet to master edit can save both. Use the jpg at first and then at some other time when their edit skills are honed, go...

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

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?

Beginners who have yet to master edit can save both. Use the jpg at first and then at some other time when their edit skills are honed, go back to the raw.

I often shoot a sporting event and post the jpg quickly and offer a higher quality photo for $$$ and then edit the raw.

Shall I go on? Space is cheap and you can always erase it.

jndphoto Loc: Boston

Thanks for the great summary.

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

I save both in a separate hard drive and store by date (180102 today). The extra space for JPG is not that much. With the changing of the camera companies are making with RAW I am covered as JPG does not change. It's a cheep protection in my mind.

Picture Taker Loc: Michigan Thumb

I save both in a separate hard drive and store by date (180102 today). The extra space for JPG is not that much. With the changing of the camera companies are making with RAW I am covered as JPG does not change. It's a cheep protection in my mind.

papa Loc: Rio Dell, CA

Hahahahahaaa, really this I expected this to be another DA ChrisT quest for attention to the inane.

Waxhouse Loc: Tampa Via Philadelphia

I shoot raw only and cull with "Fast Raw Viewer" before loading into LR.
https://www.fastrawviewer.com

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

I only shoot jpegs and to borrow a line from McDonald’s I’m lovin it!!!

YeloCab1

I used to have my camera set for both but later I decided to shoot in Raw only. The only time I would want a JPEG would be if I needed to send the picture in a hurry and wouldn't have time to process it at home like I usually do. In a case like that, it would be easy enough to switch from manual to automatic which takes the pictures in JPEG only. If it's not something that runs or flies away I still have the option to take another picture back on manual. So far it's never been a problem I've had to deal with ...

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 file size, 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?

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Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

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 do both.
Storage in the camera's is not an issue.
When I transfer to the computer there are times I just want a JPEG and no converting.
No magic reason but just I want to and can and do it.

Pinenuts Loc: Genoa, NV

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.

Where in the menu do you make the conversion? I can't this function in my D600.

bcrawf

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 shoot RAW+JPEG because I want the easier (faster) viewing of JPEG, but I want the RAW file for post-processing of select images. I separate the files and put the JPEGs into 'Photos' (the Mac photo library) and archive the RAW files on my external drives (using the upload address to group the files for easy reference).

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Almost everyone that starts shooting in raw does so with apprehension. So they shoot both for a while until they are satisfied that raw is for them or not for them. That's how I started with my raw shooting adventure. Now I only shoot raw. I wish I had started shooting raw to begin with because some of the old pictures that I have could be much better with my knowledge of how to process them today.

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?

Paul Buckhiester Loc: Columbus, GA USA

Dngallagher wrote:

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.

My iPhone 8 imports raw.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

The RAW file gives me ALL THE IMAGE DATA! The JPEG gives me something I can quickly share with friends that they can view immediately.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

One advantage of having a dual SD slot camera, such as a Nikon D7200, is that you can use one for RAW, and the other for JPEG.