george_watters Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I am brand new to digital photography ... my last camer was a Pentax and that was 35 years ago. I recently bought a 40D and am puzzled about the images. I have the camera set to RAW only. When I upload the images to my computer, some are in RAW format while others are in JPG format. How do the JPG images get there when I have set the camera to RAW only? Is the image type related to the mode dial setting? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g dan mitchell Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 There is a good chance that your camera is set on the "RAW + jpg" setting. If so, it writes both a high quality RAW version and a lower quality jpg version of each shot to the card. Some people like this because they can easily preview and share the jpgs without going through RAW conversion, but they still have the highest quality RAW version of the file to work with. If you don't need the jpg versions you can change this setting on your camera - sorry, can't give instructions since I don't have a 40D - and free up a bit more space on the cards for RAW images. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_watters Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 Sorry, it's not set to RAW + JPG ... it is RAW only. I only get 1 of each image, not 2 (RAW and JPG). Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ty_mixon Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Do you do any rapid fire shooting? The Rebel series Canon's will take the first shots in RAW, then when it needs more speed, it will drop down to High Quality JPEG. I find that annoying, I'd rather know I'm missing the shot so that I can adjust my shooting style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zml Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 When you use the "green" (auto) more, the camera switches automatically to JPEG, regardless of the RAW setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_vejr Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I shoot in Raw+Jpg on my 40D and I'm almost positive that when you switch to full auto mode (green square) it saves to Jpg only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_watters Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 Thank you all ... in learning the camera I have used full auto mode and that's probably it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_thornborough1 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Like Dan, I select JPEG + RAW but get only JPEGs in the automated modes - not just green square, butr portrait, landscape, night etc etc. I only get RAW when shooting in Av mode (or TV etc if I used those). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo_dibbits Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Read the manual. Page 56 top. In the basic zone modes only the following image settings can be set. ........ They are all JPEG images Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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