Many highend
cameras and most digital SLRs have a setting to capture images using
the RAW format, which are read-only files that must be processed using a
software application supplied by the camera manufacturer, or an image-editing
application that supports the RAW file format. The RAW image is processed
first and can be edited later.
Q: What camera features do I need?
A: The answer to this question depends on how you??™re going to use the camera.
If you??™re a casual picture taker, you can probably get by with a point-andshoot
digital camera. Even the most basic point-and-shoot digital cameras
have different shooting
modes, and many come
with features such as redeye
reduction. Basic pointand-
shoot digital cameras
generally offer 3 megapixel
and higher resolution, which
means you can get goodquality
5 ?— 7-inch images
from the camera. However, if
you??™re going to take a wide
variety of pictures and want
the most from your digital
camera, you??™ll be happier
with a high-end digital
camera with a built-in
wide angle to telephoto
QUICKFACTS
UNDERSTANDING THE RAW
IMAGE FORMAT
The RAW image format is available on many high-end
digital cameras. When you capture images in RAW
format, you capture the digital data initially recorded
by your camera??™s image sensor, with no additional
processing or compression.
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