What is RAW Image Format?
RAW Image Format is simply the raw data as it comes directly off the CCD with no in-camera processing. Typically this data is 8, 10 or 12 bits per pixel. The advantage of this is that the image has not been processed or white balanced. Which means you can correct the image using photo-editing software such as Photoshop, and the image is a better representation of the “digital negative” captured. The disadvantage is you can’t open these image files with a normal photo package without using an “acquire module” (a plug-in, typically TWAIN, which can open / process such images).
Related Questions
- Why are there differences between images recorded with the JPEG file format, and images recorded with the RAW format and then developed with Image Data Converter SR?
- Can I apply the effect of the D-Range Optimizer to the image recorded in the RAW format using the supplied software Image Data Converter SR Ver.2?
- Can I apply the effect of the D-Range Optimizer to an image recorded in RAW format, using the supplied software Image Data Converter SR?
