{"id":683,"date":"2018-12-12T14:01:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/?p=683"},"modified":"2018-12-12T14:01:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:01:04","slug":"why-use-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/?p=683","title":{"rendered":"Why use RAW?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So&#8230;I don&#8217;t use RAW.\u00a0 In previous advice, I was told not to use RAW and I have stuck with this.\u00a0 However, recently I have been asked to familiarise myself with using RAW.\u00a0 \u00a0Essentially my biggest blocker against using RAW is the lack of post processing tools.\u00a0 By that, I have none apart from what is installed generically on the computer.\u00a0 I think RAW comes into its own during post processing.<br \/>\nTo quote a little snippet from &#8220;<em>The Photographer&#8217;s Pocket Boo<\/em>k&#8221; by Michael Freeman, he writes: &#8220;for the best image quality, and the ability to re-adjust all the camera settings after the event, there is <strong>Raw format<\/strong>&#8220;.<br \/>\nIn my camera (Canon EOS 750D), it was pretty easy to find the\u00a0<em>Image Quality\u00a0<\/em>settings in the menu.\u00a0 My camera offers 10 image quality settings from low (just 0.3 megapixels) to the full 24 megapixels in high quality.\u00a0 It also offers the ability to take Raw and high quality JPEG images at the same time.<br \/>\nIf I select High Quality images using the JPEG format, my camera (with a cleared memory card) can take over 1500 images.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-687\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/justHQ-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"346\" \/><br \/>\nBy selecting RAW, the number of images I can take on my memory card drops dramatically to just 445.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-686\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2018-12-12-13.18.11-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"339\" \/><br \/>\nObviously, be selecting RAW and High Quality JPEG, I&#8217;m able to take just 344 images.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rawhq-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"336\" \/><br \/>\nThis is with a <strong>16GB card<\/strong>, but using RAW and JPEG combined, you could quickly find yourself in the position of filling up a card.\u00a0 The options here could be to buy more memory cards with larger storage capacity!&#8230;Or, simply, select the appropriate image quality depending on your plans for the photos.<br \/>\nAs the Christmas tree is out, I decided to have a few practice shots using the new camera settings.\u00a0 When I eventually own Lightroom, or something of that ilk, I&#8217;ll be able to test out what impact using RAW has post processing.\u00a0 Right now though, I can confirm&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-692\" src=\"http:\/\/www.smudgeonthelens.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3197-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The images look exactly the same!<\/li>\n<li>The Raw files are labelled as CR2<\/li>\n<li>The Raw files are huge.\u00a0 For example, 32MB vs the JPEG image of 7MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the downside though, I have discovered I can&#8217;t crop and save a Raw file using the generic photo viewer I have on my desktop.\u00a0 When I attempt to save, it wants to convert the image back to JPEG.<br \/>\nI also can&#8217;t upload the RAW file into WordPress&#8230;When I attempt to Upload Files, only the smaller JPEG images are shown.<br \/>\nI think I&#8217;m discovering it is tricky to find out what RAW can do without having any post processing tools!\u00a0 Maybe that will be my Christmas present.\u00a0 I hope Father Christmas is reading&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So&#8230;I don&#8217;t use RAW.\u00a0 In previous advice, I was told not to use RAW and I have stuck with this.\u00a0 However, 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