Hi, I use a canon p&s camera (SX10) that doesn't take RAW natively. I have played around with the CHDK which gives me a DNG file. As Canon don't offer RAW from this camera there is no Aperture conversion plug-in so using the DNG conversion within CHDK is my only option. On viewing the RAW/jpeg pairs in A3 I can immediately see less sharpening and exposure in the RAW image i.e. the images are most definitely not the same. My question is not “should I” or “why” or “which is best” as I think I am confident I understand the answers to those aspect - I would like to know if using a manufacturers RAW file conversion plugin on a dSLR can you end up with the RAW and the jpeg looking the same STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA? I fully understand now the benefits of the extra bit depth using RAW but after taking 800 plus images on my last vacation I just can't see me editing EVERY image just to get it back to what the jpeg is at directly out of the camera.
I actually like the native Canon jpeg processing so I'm trying to find out if I need to spend hours editing every image taken in RAW just for the sake of needing to truly correct say 100 out of those 800.
Robin
Nottingham
England
Robin,
I know we discussed this offline a bit… and it sounds like you came across something I hadn’t considered; that the RAW file off the camera wouldn’t be supported by Aperture. D’oh!
Honestly, the more I think about it, the more I think it’s best to just leave well enough alone, spend your time learning to control the camera and to read the histogram so you ensure every shot is as properly exposed as possible, and not fool around with making a RAW/DNG file that you have to mess with further. And of course, save your pennies towards a dSLR. Even a small camera like a Canon Rebel or Nikon equivalent will give you vastly superior image quality to any point-and-shoot. Remember, it’s not just the sensor, it’s the lens, too.
-Joseph @ApertureExpert
@PhotoJoseph
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