RAW Image Format Guide at OneCall
What is RAW Image Format?
RAW Image Format is simply the raw data as it comes directly off the CCD with no in-camera processing. Typically this data is 8, 10 or 12 bits per pixel. The advantage of this is that the image has not been processed or white balanced. Which means you can correct the image using photo-editing software such as Photoshop, and the image is a better representation of the "digital negative" captured. The disadvantage is you can't open these image files with a normal photo package without using an "acquire module" (a plug-in, typically TWAIN, which can open / process such images).
Advantages of RAW format
