Raw vs JPEG – Which is Better?
JPEG and Raw are two different types of digital files. When photographing with a digital camera you are able to save your images in Raw or JPEG format (sometimes both). A Raw file is an uncompressed version of an image containing more data. JPEG is the ‘simple’ version of a digital image. A controversial question amongst professional photographers which file format is better Raw or JPEG? Raw files contain more data than JPEG images, and as a result if you underexpose, or overexpose an image, you are more likely to save the image if it is in RAW format. There will be more information in the overly dark shadows, and overly bright highlights that you will be able to draw from during the post processing. Another good thing about Raw files is that they do not deteriorate the way JPEG files do. When you edit a RAW images a profile is attached to the image called an xmp that contains the editing information. When you an open and close a Raw image to process it this is the file you are viewing
