Comments on: What image formats do digital cameras usually take pictures in?

By: Jules

Jules — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:17:59 +0000

Usually .JPG
It doesn’t matter, though, because all image formats are able to be converted into other formats

By: joedlh

joedlh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:34:31 +0000

All produce files with the jpg format. Better cameras, favored by experienced and demanding photographers can produce files in raw mode, which are the direct output of the camera’s sensor and have the fullest image data. The jpg format is a “lossy” format. This means that you loose some picture data. This puts more constraints on what you can do in post-processing to perfect the image.

Some cameras will produce TIFF files, which are large because they are lossless. The benefit is that it is a universal format like jpg. Raw files are more specific and require the camera maker’s software, or a better quality photo processing program like Photo Shop Raw. You can convert raw files to jpegs for web display and printing.

By: Jt C

Jt C — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:43:30 +0000

JPEG in Fine, Medium and Basic Flavors. RAW and som in Adobe RAW which will have a PNG extension on the file

By: fhotoace

fhotoace — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:37:59 +0000

DSLR cameras in 3:2 image ratio … (directly print to a 4×6 inch image with no cropping) as JPEG’s, RAW and sometimes TIFF files

Most P&S cameras shoot in a 4:3 image ratio and some cropping occurs when making any print … some have adjustable image ratio settings (3:2, 4:3 and 16:9) as JPEG’s and on occasion, RAW image files.

By: jsun

jsun — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:54:15 +0000

Most take them in .jpg format. Some of the pricier cameras also use .RAW format.

By: Rajko

Rajko — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:29:30 +0000

Usually JPEGs, but higher end cameras will take them in RAW format unless you specify otherwise.

By: jonathan.townend

jonathan.townend — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:17:50 +0000

JPEG or PNG