Bob Rapp wrote: > Correct me if I am wrong. > jpeg files are compressed 8-bit image files. > Tiff (from the camera) are 8-bit image files that have not been > compressed. > RAW contains 12-bit information from each sensor site that can be > converted to 16-bit TIFF in a raw converter (which still contains the full > 12-bit data). > Personally, when shooting with my digital, I save everything as RAW > which allow me to edit the dynamic range of the original image. This > minimises black holes and blown highlights. > You're not getting more dynamic range, you're getting a smaller quantization between dynamic range steps.
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