Photos, like all digital images, are stored in various formats, the choice of which depends not only on the personal preferences of the photographer or owner of the images, but also on how they will be used in the future.
RAW format
The most common format for professional photographers is RAW. This is the so-called "raw" photo format, which can only be opened with the help of graphic editors (Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw). Photos in RAW format take up a lot of space on a computer disk or flash card, they can be "compressed" to any other format and provide a wide range of processing (in particular, without losing the quality of the photo, white balance, contrast, sharpness and others can be corrected characteristics of the photo). The RAW format can be selected only when shooting, it is not possible to create such an image on a computer. Different manufacturers of DSLR and consumer cameras have different format specifications.
JPEG format
JPEG (JPG) is the most widely used image format in the world. Most amateur photographers using digital point-and-shoot cameras choose this format for shooting. In addition,.jpg
JPEG files are easy to correct in various graphics editors, but with each change they lose quality. On the other hand, it is very convenient for frequent data transfer on the Internet, when files can weigh no more than 1 MB, but at the same time be very beautiful in appearance.
TIFF format
The TIFF format is primarily used in printing and design. Images in this format are not necessarily photographs (TIFFs can store drawings, vectors, etc.). When processed in Adobe editors, TIFF files do not lose their quality.
For most ordinary users, this format is not suitable, since files of this type take up quite a lot of space in the memory of a PC or flash card.
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All kinds of formats, except RAW, can be opened with a standard image viewer.
