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sir pball

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15. TIFF doesn't have much on JPG though..

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 09:47 PM

Mar 2013

TIFF (at least the last time I used it, on my first Nikon P&S in 2003) has very slightly better color accuracy, but that's about it - JPEG Fine is indistinguishable to me unless it's a really vivid/saturated scene and I'm comparing them side-by-side. The detail lost by going to JPEG is probably less than the resolution of the lens and sensor in a phone; I'm not saying you shouldn't be using it if it works for you but generally there isn't that much of an advantage to TIFF, especially considering the obscene filesize.

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What file format do you shoot? [View all] sir pball Mar 2013 OP

That's why we have a Raw/Jpg setting Stevenmarc Mar 2013 #1

Natch..my card is too small sir pball Mar 2013 #3

There's another reason Stevenmarc Mar 2013 #6

I'm a curmudgeon with b&w.. sir pball Mar 2013 #9

RAW for the D300 NV Whino Mar 2013 #2

RAW FreeState Mar 2013 #4

Get the app 645Pro Stevenmarc Mar 2013 #8

TIFF doesn't have much on JPG though.. sir pball Mar 2013 #15

The advantage of TIF is that it is a lossless format. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #16

Do any cameras actually shoot 16-bit TIFF though? sir pball Mar 2013 #17

The file size Stevenmarc Mar 2013 #18

I shoot RAW justiceischeap Mar 2013 #5

Depends on what subject I am shooting. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #7

Until recently, I shot RAW. JPEG is my choice now because Olympus JPEGs are good. alfredo Mar 2013 #10

Nikon jpgs are very good sir pball Mar 2013 #12

Weight became an issue, so Micro 4/3 was a logical choice for me. alfredo Mar 2013 #13

I do jpeg Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #11

+1 alfredo Mar 2013 #14