| Digital photography is a very interesting hobby. On | | | | Jpgs. Sometimes, using Jpgs can result in a |
| highend digital cameras, the user has the choice to | | | | unpleasant colour cast. |
| use either JPEG or RAW as a digital output image | | | | 2. RAW offers more controls for exposure. |
| format. The decision to use JPEG or RAW for | | | | Unless one control the contrast and saturation |
| digital photography is always an ongoing debate. | | | | directly from the digital camera, using jpg as a file |
| Sometimes, it is better to use Jpeg rather than | | | | format run the risk of losing details and colours. |
| RAW. Usually, this is when file size is a constraint. | | | | On the other hand, RAW doesn't have this |
| This is when, a small file size is preferred. | | | | problem. |
| Raw image files are also known as digital | | | | 3. RAW format is not lossy. Jpeg is a lossy |
| negatives. This is because this format fulfill the | | | | format. A lossy compression file format is one |
| same role as film negatives in traditional chemical | | | | where compressing data and then decompressing |
| photography. | | | | it retrieves data that may well be different from |
| In this article, we will look into the advantages of | | | | the original. Lossy compression formats suffer |
| RAW over JPEG as a digital image file formation. | | | | from generation loss. In another word, the |
| The advantages are as the followings: | | | | repeated compressing and decompressing of the |
| 1. RAW offers better colours. RAW tends to | | | | file will result in progressive lost of image quality. |
| capture a deeper and richer tone of colours than | | | | Well, that is all for this photography related article. |