This means JPEG lacks the tonality that RAW can provide and (2) JPEG uses a "lossy" compression which means that as you adjust them, you may find many instances where it is not possible to recover detail. Part of the point of shooting RAW is twofold: (1) Canon CR2 RAW images are 14-bit per channel and JPEG is only 8. GEAR: 5DII, 7D(x2), 50D(x3), some other cameras, various lenses & accessories I haven't used the Irfanview that Mike recommends. There are many, many others: Aperture, GIMP, and many more. Elements combines some of the best and most used functionalities from both Lightroom and Photoshop, and gives a good intro to Adobe products (making it easier to later expand and upgrade. There is also Adobe Elements, which I often recommend as a less expensive, easier to use "lite" option. 4 (almost 20 years now) and still probably only scratch the surface for all the different things it is capable of doing. Photoshop is literally the "big Daddy" of image editing software, I use it for final finishing of my images. Lightroom is a powerful cataloging and light image editing tool, as well as capable of high volume, batch processing of RAW files, making slide shows, proof books, and more. Personally I use Adobe Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6. Yes, Canon DPP as provided with your camera is one. There are many ways to convert RAW to JPEG. So you don't really have to choose between them. It is also possible to set up your camera to shoot both RAW and JPEG, as long as you have enough memory cards and hard drive storage space for the additional files. There's more room for error in camera setup when shooting RAW. RAW allow the most adjustability and can be converted into JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or may other types of files.īasically, your camera setup needs to be reasonably correct, shooting JPEGs. With JPEGs you save space and have more convenience, instant access to the image. but less adjustability later, if needed. You should read up on JPEGs vs RAW (CR2) files.
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