How to Shoot a Raw Camera
- 1). Pack a spare memory card or two in your camera bag before setting off for a shoot. Raw files are larger than JPEGs and take up more space, so you'll fill your memory card a bit quicker.
- 2). Find the "Image Quality" subcategory in your camera menus (often under "Shooting Menu") and select the "Raw" option.
- 3). Select one of the "Raw + JPEG" options in the "Image Quality Menu" (which allows you to save two different versions of each image) if you need a quick turnaround for your shots, but would also like to produce higher quality versions later.
- 4). Take your shots as usual, but if saving only "Raw" versions, do not waste time selecting the perfect white balance. This can be adjusted later in your image editing software. When saving both "Raw" and "JPEG" versions of each image, however, do be sure to select the correct white balance because this cannot be adjusted at a later point for the JPEG files.
- 5). Prepare yourself to switch back to an exclusively JPEG image quality setting if you need to start taking shots in rapid succession (of sports or wildlife, for example). Raw files take longer to save to the memory card, which sometimes slows down the rate at which images can be taken and stored.
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