RAW File Versus JPEG File; Advantages and Disadvantages
One thing need to be considered before taking a picture is to set up the type of file, whether in RAW format or in JPEG format. However, many of us as beginner photographers still confuse what are the differences between RAW file and JPEG file and what are the advantages and disadvantages of both files format and in many cases we do not pay much attention on it.
When you take a picture in a jpeg format, the camera does things to it before it’s saved. The image sensor converts analog to digital, adds any specifications that were made, like white balance, sharpening, contrast, image effect, digital zoom, etc. After all of that is done, the image is saved to the memory card.
In a lot of cases, that is the best way to go, because the camera is very smart about interpreting the surroundings and adding the right specifications.
A raw file format is the unprocessed data file that is captured by the camera’s image sensor before any specifications are applied. This can be very helpful to have when the camera doesn’t interpret the light or the images the way you want it to. If you don’t get the results you want with the settings you’ve made for a picture, you can take a raw picture and not have anything “added” to the image. The picture can then be edited in your photo editor to get the look that you want, rather than having to adjust from the settings made to a jpeg image.
Finally, more or less both file types have advantages and disadvantages, even though JPEG as an auto mode file, usually more bright. On the other hand, it usually lose of the details. In contrast to RAW file, even though less of brightness, it is able to save the details of image, you just need to install RAW plug-in into your computer in order to edit your images.
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