Shooting RAW Images (PowerShot G12)
22-Sep-2010
8200922400
Solution
A RAW image is raw data recorded with nearly no deterioration in image quality resulting from image processing inside the camera. You can use the supplied software to adjust the image in any way you like with minimal loss in image quality.
CAUTION
- To set [RAW] (
) or [RAW+JPEG] (
), it is required to preset the [Shooting Mode] to one of the following settings.
- [Manual] (
), [Program] (
), [Aperture Priority] (
), [Shutter Speed Priority] (
), [Quick Shot Mode] (
)
), [Program] (), [Aperture Priority] (), [Shutter Speed Priority] (), [Quick Shot Mode] ()1. Turn on the camera.
2. Press the <FUNC./SET> (
) button.
) button.
3. The following window appears.
Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to select [JPEG] (
).
Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select [RAW] () or [RAW+JPEG] ().After making the selection, press the <FUNC./SET> () button.
) button.CAUTION
- Be sure to use the supplied software when transferring both the RAW images and the JPEG images that were recorded at the same time to a computer. ([ZoomBrowser EX], [ImageBrowser] or [Digital Photo Professional])
- Digital Zoom and Date Stamp are not available when shooting in [RAW] () or [RAW+JPEG] ().
- The file extension for JPEG images is ".JPG", and the extension for RAW images is ".CR2"
| [JPEG] | Records a JPEG image. When JPEG images are recorded, the images are processed inside the camera for optimum image quality and compressed. However the compression process is irreversible, meaning that the raw data cannot be recovered once it has been compressed. Moreover, the image processing results in a deterioration in quality. |
|---|---|
| [RAW] | Records a RAW image. A RAW image is raw data recorded with nearly no deterioration in image quality resulting from image processing inside the camera. This data cannot be used as is for viewing or printing on a computer. The supplied software (Digital Photo Professional) must first be used to convert the image data to a JPEG or TIFF file. When converting the image data, you can adjust the image with minimal deterioration in image quality. Recording pixels will be fixed to 3648 x 2736, and data size of a single image will be approximately 14297 KB. |
| [RAW+JPEG] | Two images, a RAW image and a JPEG image, will be recorded with each shot. Since a JPEG image is also recorded, you can print the image or view it on a computer without using the supplied software. |