RAW should look exactly the same as the JPEG in most cameras, until you make changes to the RAW file in the software on your computer.
The advantage of RAW is that you can make changes to the raw data from the CCD before saving it as a JPEG. If the RAW file when saved to a JPEG looks better than the JPEG out of the camera, it just means that the software on your computer is doing a better job of tweaking the settings than your camera does.
I do all my shooting in RAW+JPEG. The camera saves two files for each photo I take. When I first open the RAW in the Nikon software, it is identical to the JPEG from the camera. I then go and tweak the black and white points, contrast, white balance (this one comes in VERY handy when using flashes or shooting in mixed light) dynamic range, etc.
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Date: 2009-05-09 03:59 am (UTC)The advantage of RAW is that you can make changes to the raw data from the CCD before saving it as a JPEG. If the RAW file when saved to a JPEG looks better than the JPEG out of the camera, it just means that the software on your computer is doing a better job of tweaking the settings than your camera does.
I do all my shooting in RAW+JPEG. The camera saves two files for each photo I take. When I first open the RAW in the Nikon software, it is identical to the JPEG from the camera. I then go and tweak the black and white points, contrast, white balance (this one comes in VERY handy when using flashes or shooting in mixed light) dynamic range, etc.