I’ve listened to many tech reviewers and photo editors saying that RAW images are better and have been intrigued by it. Also what are it’s merits and demerits?
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If you give a raw file to 10 different people you will get back 10 different looking JPG (or whatever file format) images. The camera is doing the same thing when you take a picture. If you don’t have raw enabled then it’s just throwing away the raw data and giving you its idea of the best image.
When you manipulate the raw itself you can tune the image to your personal tastes and get exactly the look you want. Maybe you want a standard looking vacation photo. Or maybe you want a high contrast film noir look for your new portrait photography hobby. Or maybe you want a soft Instagram filter looking image. All up to you in raw.
Yes you can do similar adjustments with the JPG image but it’s way better to start with the base raw. JPG is like trying to remodel an existing house. You can do a lot more with a house- and do it more efficiently – by starting from the ground up before the foundation is poured. Same way with raw files.
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