Cameras, including phones, shoot JPEGs by default, but this compressed format saves a fraction of the data your camera’s sensor is capable of recording. The alternative is to shoot in RAW, a filetype ...

At some point in everyone’s photographic journey, most people will ask: what is a RAW file? In my early days as a novice ...

If you follow digital photography and photo editing at all, you’ve probably noticed mentions of raw camera files. If you care about getting the best possible results from your photos, whether you ...

One of the best things about digital SLR cameras and higher-end point-and-shoot cameras is the ability to shoot in RAW mode. RAW images give you uncompressed, data-heavy versions of your digital ...

If you want to get the most out of a camera, one discussion you'll come across sooner or later is whether to shoot in RAW or JPEG. Here we'll look at what that actually means, the benefits that can be ...

If you have a DSLR or mirrorless camera, you may want to start using RAW images instead of JPEG files. Here's what you need to know about using the higher-quality images in Photos on macOS. While ...

Your digital SLR or high-end compact camera gives you the option of saving your photos as Raw files or as JPEGs. Which should you pick? It’s an old question, but it isn’t as easy to answer as you ...

The RAW image file format contains minimally processed data from the camera hardware, bringing in high-quality and more detailed images. This is the reason RAW image files are usually very high in ...

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