JPEG is the most common file format due to its good quality ad compression ratio for storing
realistic images. This file format compresses in order to reduce the file size without loosing quality.
The file size would be about 10 to 40 percent of the original photo. JPEG is recognized by
programs for viewing photos since the photo is close to finished and is ready to be printed. But
because JPEG compresses the file, it often looses data and quality, leaving a small margin for
editing. Resulting in the more inferior file format compared to Raw.
On the other hand, Raw is not really a file format but simply a direct output from the sensor
written into a file without processing or compression. A Raw photograph would be the size of t