Digital Camera World

What’s the score with raw?

One of the fundamental decisions you need to make before you adjust the exposure on your camera, focus the lens and take a photo is to select the file type your pictures will be recorded in. Not only does the file type determine the image quality, your choice affects the number of shots you can take and even the speed you can record them at.

DSLRs and mirrorless cameras typically offer two different file types: JPEG or raw. JPEG was developed for digital photography, and is now the most common file format for photographs. Not only can JPEGs be shared and viewed easily, they

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