S30 pixel depth

[Malcolm Haylock]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering what the pixel depth is on my S30 when I shoot a RAW image. Is it worth saving as 16-bit TIFF or is there no more information than for 8-bit.

Thanks,
Malcolm Haylock

 

[David Gard]

Don't know about the S30, but somewhere I read/heard that the G3 and S45 collect raw images with 12 bits/pixel. Given that, I usually convert into 16 bit Tiffs, and only to 8 bit Tiffs or JPEGs after I get the levels and curves set where I want them in PS. Don't know if I am wasting time and disk space, or not...
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Dave Gard
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[Darin C]

Don't know about the S30, but somewhere I read/heard that the G3
and S45 collect raw images with 12 bits/pixel.

If I'm not mistaken, the G3/S45/S50 (the cameras with the digic processor) do collect raw images at 12bpp, but I believe the previous models (S30/S40) are at 10bpp.

 

[mango]

Don't know about the S30, but somewhere I read/heard that the G3
and S45 collect raw images with 12 bits/pixel.

If I'm not mistaken, the G3/S45/S50 (the cameras with the digic
processor) do collect raw images at 12bpp, but I believe the
previous models (S30/S40) are at 10bpp.