Questions tagged [raw-vs-jpeg]
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JPEG vs RAW - how big is the difference [duplicate]
I've read some of the questions and answers on here but they are all years old. (some of them over 10 years ago)
In this day and age, is there still a significant difference in quality of the image ...
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Determine exact in-camera processing done by Nikon Z6 when saving JPEGs
Is it possible?
If I look at the complete EXIF data (well, I assume it is complete — on Linux command-line, I run exif DSC_xxxx.JPG), it shows things like:
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When shooting RAW + JPEG , is there a way to delete the raw files without deleting the corresponding JPEG, without having to hook it up to PC/laptop?
I am using a Nikon D5600, and many times i am shooting in situations where i do not have a laptop/pc handy.
I want to be able to see in camera all the photos i have taken. This needs JPEG as, all RAW ...
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Photo noise level in RAW format [duplicate]
Why is the noise level of raw photos higher than jpeg photos?
I have encountered this issue several times.
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Edit in RAW not as good as the Jpeg
I take most of my pictures on mobile, and I use mostly jpeg for the convenience, but I sometimes use RAW because of annoying whites blowout, bizarre clouds or unreal colors. For instance, my sunset ...
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Why are my picture not as sharp when shot RAW as when saved as JPEG [duplicate]
Newbie question here.
I shot an image in low light in jpeg format and it's crisp, but when I shoot raw in plain day at 1/125, my image looks blurry most of the time. Unless I max out the sharpness ...
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Why RAW and JPEG look the same?
I recently bought a canon m100. I shoot both raw + jpeg but they look exactly the same. The only difference is the file size. Aren't raw photos supposed to have less contrast etc? I've tried to view ...
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Why do I get noisy results when converting from raw to jpeg?
I am using ACDSee Photo Studio Professional 2019 and shooting with a Canon 80D (storing raw+jpeg files from the camera). In the past I've shot mostly jpeg files and fine-tuned them in ACDSee with ...
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Is there any benefit to RAW+JPG being two separate files on Nikon?
Using Nikon D5500 & Nikon ViewNX-i
When I first started taking photos I saved as JPG. After less than a month, received wisdom told me RAW was going to be a better, if larger, option & I've ...
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What are the pros and cons of deleting all of my archived RAW files?
I've been shooting RAW+JPEG for years, but about the only time I use the RAW files is to play around with RAW processing techniques. For everything else, I use the JPEGs. I have several multi-TB hard ...
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My mentor says to set image to Fine instead of RAW — how is this different from JPG?
So far, I have heard of one reason to have the camera save images as RAW instead of anything else. JPEG is a lossy form of image data and so I always thought it made sense to save the image data as is ...
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Given an image how to identify whether it is RAW file or not
I'm a much like beginner level, so pardon me if this is a very basic silly question. Once I've a JPEG photograph image file, how can I find out whether it is a RAW file or not?
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Why does the chart for my Canon 77D show more photos saved with RAW + JPEG than it does for RAW alone?
so since my camera saves my photos automatically in JPEG and since I wanted to have a RAW version of them I looked for some info about this topic and how it works on my DSLR, Canon 77D.
I stumbled ...
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Why can software correct white balance more accurately for RAW files than it can with JPEGs?
Why are post-processing JPEG white balance corrections not as accurate as white balance with Raw?
My understanding is that when shooting jpeg the camera internally does the following steps:
Convert ...
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Why are my photographs saving as UNADJUSTEDNONRAW?
I am currently studying photography at sixth form and have recently done a few photoshoots with my Nikon D5300. Instead of uploading my photos at school onto the school system, I download them onto my ...