What exactly is happening to a Raw photo when it becomes a JPEG and what about Raw photos are so preferable for photo editing

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What exactly is happening to a Raw photo when it becomes a JPEG and what about Raw photos are so preferable for photo editing

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You lose some data when converting to a JPEG. The raw photo has all of the data points that make up the picture. The JPEG can be a much smaller file by guessing the pixels between the ones that it saves as part of the format.

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