Raw vs JPEG

  • What is the difference between JPEG and RAW files?

-A Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) file is a lossy raster file format that compresses an image to make the file smaller.

-A RAW file contains all the uncompressed and unprocessed image data captured by the sensors of a digital camera or scanner. They’re also a type of raster file format, but one that maintains lossless quality.

  • Which file is bigger? JPEG or RAW files?

-The file that is bigger are RAW files, RAW files are large since they are meant to be able to get the best quality of it so people can edit them to the best they can.  JPEG files are smaller since they aren’t used to

capture the best quality of the pictures so therefore they don’t need as much storage to contain it in.

  • Can you change a RAW file to a JPEG file once uploaded to the laptop?

-You can and all you need to do is just save the RAW file in an editing software and once then change the file into a JPEG file and from there it’ll keep the quality but in a shorter file and along with the information with it.

  • If I was taking a photo of an important event, I would choose RAW.  The main reason why I would choose RAW is because, even though it’s a larger file and everything, it’s an important event, why would I miss out on details and stuff for the picture? also the quality of RAW is larger, so I would be able to see the photo with much clearer quality and make sure I go the important thing aside from something that I don’t need.