A JPEG is a pre-packaged meal, while a RAW photo is a fridge full of ingredients. Learning when to use each will help you master your camera's capabilities.

At some point in everyone’s photographic journey, most people will ask: what is a RAW file? In my early days as a novice photographer I was easily frustrated by common mistakes, like the wrong white ...

I still believe shooting RAW is the way to go for most photographers – just don’t fall into the ‘I’ll fix it in post’ trap like me ...

Especially when using the Fujifilm GFX system, where RAW file sizes are huge, I began questioning the need. So I did something I never thought I would: I started shooting in JPEG, and not just ...

I've started choosing JPEG over RAW! Kalum Carter. Wed, May 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM UTC. 2 min read. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.

With version 1.5.0, CameraX’s ImageCapture class will add two new output formats: OUTPUT_FORMAT_RAW and OUTPUT_FORMAT_RAW_JPEG. The former captures a single RAW image while the latter captures ...

Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac natively support a variety of image formats. With JPEG, HEIF, and ProRAW being the most common, here's what they mean and how to pick between them.

How to take RAW images on your Pixel. The Pixel’s stock camera app allows you to operate in a mode called RAW + JPEG, which will take both JPEG and RAW pictures on your Google Pixel. This option ...