Canon CEL-SE65A210 manual Changing the File Format, Jpeg format, RAW format

Changing the File Format

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The camera can be set to record images in the RAW format before shooting.

This camera records images in either JPEG format or RAW format.

zJPEG format

When pictures are taken in JPEG format, the images are processed inside the camera for optimum image quality, and also compressed to allow a larger number of images to be stored on the CF Card. However, the compression process is irreversible, meaning that the original image data cannot be recovered once it has been compressed.

zRAW format

When pictures are taken in RAW format, no processing is carried out inside the camera, and the raw data from the CCD is recorded as is. As with JPEG format, the RAW images are compressed at the time of recording. However, with the RAW format, the compression process is completely reversible, meaning you can obtain high quality pictures without any image degradation, similar to those recorded with non-compression file formats such as RGB-TIFF. The file size of RAW image is also very compact, at around one quarter* of the size of RGB-TIFF images.

Standard uncompressed files formats, such as RGB-TIFF, are processed by the camera, meaning that if you make further adjustments with image editing software, image quality may be affected. Images in RAW format cannot be opened using photo- editing software and must be first converted (processed) into a standard file type such as TIFF or JPEG. If you use the bundled software ZoomBrowser EX (Windows)/ImageBrowser (Macintosh), you can process RAW images into a standard file type after adjusting the quality of the original image data. This ensures that you can create the image of your choice while preserving high image quality. For further details, please refer to the Canon Digital Camera Software Starter Guide Disk. The resolution (3072 x 2304) and compression settings cannot be adjusted for RAW images. When a RAW image is recorded, a JPEG thumbnail will be created at the same time.

*As measured by Canon’s testing standard.

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