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andrew markworthy · 05-20-2007, 01:25 PM

This is purely a matter of curiosity, but how many of you good people think that ability to take RAW images is an essential feature of a digital camera?

The question is spurred by my being given a Canon Powershot G7 by my father (basically, he's an old school photographer and after a brief foray into digital is going back to old fashioned film). I was reading reviews of the G7 and the big grouse about is that it has dropped the RAW facility that the G6 had. Now I can understand that a professional photographer might need this facility, but for an average or even fairly serious amateur, how often is RAW really needed?

Sorry, this isn't meant to sound confrontational, I'm genuinely curious.

05-20-2007, 01:25 PM	#1 of 10
andrew markworthy Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Local Time: 02:27 AM Local Date: 08-22-2008 Posts: 5,405	how many of you use RAW or even need it? This is purely a matter of curiosity, but how many of you good people think that ability to take RAW images is an essential feature of a digital camera? The question is spurred by my being given a Canon Powershot G7 by my father (basically, he's an old school photographer and after a brief foray into digital is going back to old fashioned film). I was reading reviews of the G7 and the big grouse about is that it has dropped the RAW facility that the G6 had. Now I can understand that a professional photographer might need this facility, but for an average or even fairly serious amateur, how often is RAW really needed? Sorry, this isn't meant to sound confrontational, I'm genuinely curious.