Can you visually tell the difference between a RAW and a JPEG image?

Question

how much difference?

Answer 1

A JPEG is  a compressed RAW image. A raw image will be a lot bigger in MB than a JPEG and is easier to adjust/fix.

Answer 2

Hi

Their is no difference hardly. You don't have to compress the image in jpeg. Simply save it as is . I printe both raw and jpeg, and there's no difference.

It is the printing resolution that counts and the output of the actual film. When you rip pics at 1200 dpi, trust me, that image will print super sharp.

Answer 3

Raw images are recordings of absolutely everything the camera sees with no balancing or color adjustment at all, so yes, you can often see visually the difference.  Also, jpeg change a bit each time the are opened due to compression.  Raw remains the same until you make digital adjustments.

Raw is used with the intention of making adjustments as you want them to be, and normally uses much more memory than a jpeg or even a tiff.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Not really.  The advantage of RAW is being able to fix things that you didn't do right when taking the image such as white balance.

Answer 6

Sure.  If I shoot RAW+jpeg (which I sometime do) then open the files in Bridge so that they are side by side, yes, I see a difference.

The jpg file has already been processed by the camera whereas the RAW has not. Density, color, apparent sharpness will all appear somewhat different.

Answer 7

The advantage of the RAW image is that it preserves all the sensor information, enabling you to make more extensive adjustments in post-processing. There is no obvious difference in the final result. However, if you zoom in on a JPEG, there will be a little raggedness to sharp edges and a little noise in areas of nearly-uniform color, even in the highest quality JPEG. You will wind up with the same thing if you convert your RAWs to JPEGs, but not if you output TIFFs.  

Answer 8

depends on the size and content, but if you are using a very high priced camera/lenses (kit worth at least 3k and up) etc... then yes absolutely.