JPEG, TIFF, and RAW are photo file formats supported by most Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, but each file type offers different size, image quality, and editing advantages. Here’s a look at the key differences between each format and their best use cases.
Moment: JPEG vs RAW vs TIFF – What's the Difference?
The main difference between the three formats is the amount of information each format contains.
Which option you choose depends on what image information you want to preserve and whether you will be doing the post-processing yourself.
The Joint Photographic Experts Group image format uses lossy compression. This compression format removes pixels that the compression algorithm considers unimportant, thereby saving storage space. Compression occurs in areas where colors repeat, such as in a photo of a blue sky.
