That does indeed seem to be an important difference. Even in the
review of the F30 at dpreview the comment was made that sunlit images
appeared quite flat but could be rendered into stunning images with
judicious shadow/highlight adjustment in Photoshop. You can't recover
it if it is clipped off.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Nov 18, 2006, at 10:44 PM, Moose wrote:
> Winsor Crosby wrote:
>> ....
>>
>> Raw seems to be almost gone in compact cameras. You almost have to
>> choose between a slower older model with raw or a newer quick camera
>> that is jpeg only.
>>
> If I were in the market for a P&S, other than the F30, I would be
> trying
> out the competitors with my own memory cards to determine how they
> process JPEGs. Just seeing the difference between the F10 and F30, I
> have had my eyes opened. The F10 clips shadows detail, while the F30
> compresses it. And it seems to do a little of the same on the
> highlight
> end, I think.
>
> With a camera that compresses detail at the ends of the histogram,
> rather than dumping it, it is possible to come close to what RAW would
> allow. Obviously, I don't know about other brands and models, but this
> would be an important criterion for me is evaluating any camera
> without RAW.
>
> Moose
>
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