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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One specific trick RAW files can do is adjust white balance, after the picture is taken, without any data loss.

If you shoot JPEG the camera will make you set the white balance before shooting. If you don’t get it quite right, adjustments made afterwards will reduce the quality somewhat. When you shoot RAW you get to set the white balance afterwards, with no loss of quality.

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