RAW vs cRAW

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  1. Emurccmw

    Emurccmw New Member

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    Just wondering what you guys think about these two and which do you use personally. I am still trying to figure out the difference between the two and how much info you lose, if any, with cRAW compared to RAW. Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time!!!
     

  2. Arnab

    Arnab New Member

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    I have very limited knowledge as I am a learner as well, However As per my knowledge both are same except the file size in very less in caseof cRAW. So you can probably storemore cRAW in your drive.
     
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  3. johnsey

    johnsey Site Moderator Staff Member Site Supporter

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    cRAW stands for compressed RAW, and being a compression format like JPG it uses a loosy compression format. You may notice some minor differences in shadow or highlight detail, the digital noise does seem to render a bit differently in examples I have seen online where it has been tested.

    Should you use it? If you want or need the extra space on you cards or HD, it may be worth the minor impact, you'll have to test and see what you think.
     
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