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RAW photography
Stepping up to RAW capture offers all manner
of benefits to the creative photographer, and the
EOS 60D is the perfect tool with which to do it
Put simply, a RAW file is like a digital
negative – every piece of pixel data captured
by the camera's sensor is preserved, with
minimal in-camera processing. Just as a
negative needs to be printed, so a RAW file
needs to be digitally processed, and by doing
this a photographer can unlock improved
picture quality and extra editing options.
All data captured by the EOS 60D's
14-bit CMOS sensor is retained in a RAW
file – in contrast to a JPEG file, in which
some information is lost as the image file is
created. As such, RAW files show improved
colour gradation in areas of continuous tone
and higher levels fine detail. They are also
more robust in post-production editing,
meaning larger adjustments to exposure,
contrast and saturation are possible.
In-camera RAW processing
A new feature in the EOS range, introduced
in the EOS 60D, is the ability to process and
edit RAW files in camera. Similar adjustments
to those found in Digital Photo Professional
software can be made while on the move,
and the results saved to memory card as
JPEG files. Parameters like white balance
and sharpening can be modified after
shooting, and images can be adjusted for
exposure, contrast and colour saturation.
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