one more question about jpg and raw..

[bnnrcn]

When I shoot in jpg format I make some adjustments like saturation,contrast etc. with my camera because I don't do PP..When I start shooting both in jpg and raw I wonder what will happen to those adjustments...they are certain to effect the one with jpg format,will they have any effect on raw format as well or will I make all adjustments on raw format with PP.

[Manfred M]

As many people have said, RAW is the data your camera has captured and everything is a variable. One thing that does happen is that if you do shoot jpeg + RAW, your camera records your camera settings in a sidecar file (.xmp) and certain editing programs will assign this as the default values when you open your RAW files to edit them.

You are, of course, free to reset these values in the RAW converter before opening the file up in the image editor.

[bnnrcn]

Thank you very much Manfred,this is an important info for me,because I still need to improve my shooting skills and I intend to get better shots in the jpg format as well,so I can carry on triying to make some adjustments with the camera.

As many people have said, RAW is the data your camera has captured and everything is a variable. One thing that does happen is that if you do shoot jpeg + RAW, your camera records your camera settings in a sidecar file (.xmp) and certain editing programs will assign this as the default values when you open your RAW files to edit them.

You are, of course, free to reset these values in the RAW converter before opening the file up in the image editor.

[Manfred M]

Once you start working in RAW, you will find that your image editor will allow for far more subtle adjustments that you simply cannot get straight out of the camera. This is especially true if you use a pixel based editor like Photoshop, Elements or GIMP, and to a more limited extent with a parametric editor like Lightroom.

As I tend to shoot jpeg +RAW, I will usually reset the image to "base state" when I open it up in the RAW converter.

[Glenn NK]

Once you start working in RAW, you will find that your image editor will allow for far more subtle adjustments that you simply cannot get straight out of the camera. This is especially true if you use a pixel based editor like Photoshop, Elements or GIMP, and to a more limited extent with a parametric editor like Lightroom.

I find that there is quite a difference between the workability of JPEG and RAW files in Lightroom; RAW being quite a bit more flexible and workable.

[Brev00]

I believe that most settings are superficial to the raw data except for Active D-Lighting in Nikon cameras. I think that it might alter the actual exposure to do its stuff. Then, only Nikon software can read it. With other programs, the changes would not be identifiable except for the altered exposure so I always keep it off (using Adobe). I am not 100% sure but it might play a role. The adjustments that you mention you can still use. I like to see my lcd with an approximation of my final result. So, if I like rich, vivid results I might use the vivid picture control. When, I am thinking monochrome, I might move it there. Most often, lately, I keep it in neutral a nice base for whatever changes I might make later. That is just for a visual reference as I am taking my pictures. I realize there is no permanence to those choices.