A RAW file is an uncompressed image, which means it contains far more data than a standard JPEG (the standard photo format). That data opens up more possibilities for editing the image than if you ...

I remember the first time I saw the infamous phrase: “I shoot RAW” brandished across photography YouTuber Jared Polin’s chest. I couldn’t miss it! And from then on, I did just that.

A 16 megapixel photo may be around 3-5 MB as a JPEG, but is closer to 20 MB as a RAW file. More specifically, JPEGs work with 256 shades per of red, green, and blue channel to form a final image.

Once again, the JPEG has a monochromatic noise pattern, while the raw conversion has more chroma noise. Note that this might change when the dedicated E-P3 camera profiles become available - after all ...