Sony A7RIII ILCE-7RM3A Operating Instructions Manual page 484

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Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera
ILCE-7RM3A
α7RIII
File Format (still image)
Sets the file format for still images.
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RAW:
Images before processing are recorded in this file format. Select this format to process images on a computer for
professional purposes.
RAW & JPEG:
A RAW image and a JPEG image are created at the same time. This is suitable when you need two image files, a JPEG
for viewing, and a RAW for editing.
JPEG:
The image is recorded in the JPEG format.
About RAW images
To open a RAW image file recorded with this camera, the software Imaging Edge Desktop is needed. With Imaging
Edge Desktop, you can open a RAW image file, then convert it into a popular image format such as JPEG or TIFF, or
readjust the white balance, saturation or contrast of the image.
You cannot apply [Auto HDR] or [Picture Effect] functions with RAW images.
RAW images recorded with this camera have a resolution of 14 bits per pixel. However, resolution is limited to 12 bits
in the following shooting modes:
[ Long Exposure NR]
[BULB]
[Cont. Shooting] when [
You can set whether RAW images are compressed or uncompressed using [
Note
If you do not intend to edit the images on your computer, we recommend that you record in JPEG format.
You cannot add DPOF (print order) registration marks to RAW images.
Related Topic
JPEG Image Size (still image)
RAW File Type (still image)
File Format] → desired setting.
RAW File Type] is set to [Compressed]
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