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Old 04-06-2008, 04:02 PM
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This has been covered a million and one times. Always go with RAW if you intend on editing.

Here are the pros of each, if you're going to be editing:
  • RAW
    • allows for changing exposure to a point
    • allows for clean change of white balance
    • acts as a negative - you can always go back to the original
    • avoids degradation from re-compression
    • puts more control in your hands (as opposed to letting a 1cm-ish square of silicon take creative control)
  • JPEG
    • saves space

There are probably more pro's for shooting in RAW that I can't quite come up with right now, but that's pretty much it for JPEG's side.
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