Software Guide for Macintosh

Basic Functions
& Features
Contents
Things to
Remember
Mastering
the Basics
More Advanced
Techniques
Appendices
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Converting RAW Images
YoucanconvertRAWimagestoJPEGandTIFFimages.
Image type retaining
the detailed image
data from the initial
capture.
Image type suited for pasting
into word processing documents
and general programs, and for
sending email.
Exposure correction
Color adjustment
Lossless
image
adjustments
possible
White balance adjustment
Color space configuration
Procedures
1
Select a RAW image.
2
[File] and [Processing RAW
Image].
•YoucanusetheImageQuality
AdjustmentWindowtoadjusttheimage
brightnessandcolortoyoursatisfaction.
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About RAW Images
RAWimagescontainthedatacapturedbythecamera’simagesensorwithoutmodification.Sincethey
containrawdatathatdiffersfromtheusualJPEGimagesbynothavinganyimageadjustmentorcompression
processingperformedinthecamera,theycanbeconvertedonacomputerwithalosslessprocess.
RAW JPEG, TIFF...
ProcessingintheCamera
StandardImage
Capture
Image Adjustment
Compression
JPEG Image
Image sensor
data from
shutter release
Imageadjustment
&compression
automaticallyperformed
RAWImage
Capture
RAW Image
ProcessingbyComputer
• Canbeusedwithgeneralprograms.
• Imageissubjecttodegradationwhen
adjustedbecauseithasbeencompressed.
JPEG Image,
TIFF Image
• Youcanviewtheimagewhilemaking
adjustmentswithoutworryingaboutqualityloss.
• ProcessingwithImageBrowserisrequiredto
viewtheimageswithgeneralprograms.
Image Adjustment
Compression
ImageBrowser
RAW Image Processing
IMPORTANT
•RAWimagescanonlybecapturedoncertaincameramodelsthatlist“RAW”asone
ofthedatatypesincludedinthe“Specifications”sectionofthe
Camera User Guide .
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