RAW file format
| Extension | .raw |
| Category | images |
| Programs | Adobe Photoshop Apple Preview Corel Draw |
| Description | In digital photography, the Raw file format is like the negative of conventional photography. The file holds unaltered pixel information captured by the sensors of a digital camera. A digital camera’s memory card can carry the file either in the Raw format or by changing it to JPEG or TIFF format. A particular RAW format does not exist; because each company has produced its own formats altering the characteristics from one camera to another. |
| Technical details | Raw image files are superior to JPG or PNG since the input is directly from the camera sensors. The integrity of a file is reduced during compression, which can be avoided by using Raw files. Naturally, this leads to Raw files being comparatively larger. |