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Some thoughts on Canon CR2 RAW versus out of camera JPEG

Started Aug 21, 2017 | Discussions thread
ThrillaMozilla Veteran Member • Posts: 7,681
Re: Some thoughts on Canon CR2 RAW versus out of camera JPEG

Stan in NH wrote:

I always found the OOC JPEG product to be very pleasing.

That's the gold standard. You should never have to apologize for it.

...OS X keeps a CR2 marker in the JPEG file so, if requested, the file can revert to its original RAW configuration.

Not exactly.  A jpeg is a much smaller file, so it cannot contain nearly as much information.  It is not possible to convert a jpeg file back into the original raw file.  It's possible that your computer is still storing the raw file and is smart enough to make the substitution, or it may be just tricking you.  Beware of devices that do conversions without telling you.

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