Saturday, 2 March 2019

post processing - Why do RAW files only show you 8 bit of the 14bit recorded?


Following up from a previous related raw file latitude question. Why do RAW files record in 14 bit but only show 8 bit of data? The remaining data is hidden away to the right or left of the histogram. Therefore some details are lost without manual manipulation. Why not just show all 14bit to start with?




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