Get The Best Quailty From Digital Images

What about differences in file size? Is "raw" format closer to TIFF? I know TIFF files can be gargantuan.

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125gJoe said:

They are much larger than Jpeg. But, I think its worth giving Raw a shot.

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Just as long as people realize they should not e-mail images in RAW format....

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Most low-end or amateur level digital cameras will save the pictures on JPEG, and will not give you a choice. This is done because the average costumer will not note the difference beetween JPEG and RAW formart (specially those who keep and watch their pictures on the computer). Also, the (average)costumer would not be impressed with a camera that allows you to keep 24 RAW pictures against a -let's say- 400 JPEG compressed pics in a single SD card, that will look exactly the same for him.

Keeping RAW formarts will be good if you are using your pics for large size printings, or you are a picture professional.

Keep in mind that, today, a 3.1 MP comercial camera can produce 11x17 printouts with great detail, and most people print theirs at 4X6 inches.

Hey, I just read that article

I'll shoot raw if I'm purposefully taking a good "photograph" instead of just random candid shots (which is what I mostly do). The really nice part of RAW is that you do all the editing and adjusting rather than the camera performing it automatically.

As far as saving files goes, for all the talk people do about JPEG being a bad format to save in, its not that bad. JPEGs throw away redundant information upon saving to compress file size. The reality is, 99% of the popularion couldn't tell the difference between a RAW photo file and a JPEG with a gun to their heads. You just don't lose that much. RAW format is so flippin' big that most people just can't practically save all their images in that form.