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How the camera creates JPEGs? and do Macbooks show JPEGs different to Windows?
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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 716375" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>I'm going to address your specific questions because you're covering a LOT of territory with this post and a some of the questions you're asking would require very long, very technical answers. </p><p></p><p>For starters I shot with a D750 for years and I want to assure you it's capable of producing exceptional out of camera .JPG's. There are some options you may or may not be aware of that control how your D750 records .JPG images though. First are the settings for recording Basic, Normal or Fine .JPG's (see page 115 of the User Manual). These settings control how compressed the .JPG file is. Less compression means a larger file of course so if your goal is to get the best possible .JPG out of camera I suggest using the Fine quality setting. </p><p></p><p>Another setting that has much to do with how your out of camera .JPGs look is the Picture Profile selected (there are seven of these) and within each Picture Profile is a menu that allows you tweak that Profile for things like Saturation, Contrast, Clarity and Sharpness (see pages 165-167 of the User Manual). I happen to think all of these Profiles need tweaking, at the very least most of them can stand to have the Sharpness increased but the specifics vary from profile to profile. I suggest you experiment a little to find what suits you. </p><p></p><p>You can also install new Picture Profiles on your D750 if you want. They're free and you use them just like you would the ones that came preinstalled on your camera. Go to <a href="https://nikonpc.com/" target="_blank">https://nikonpc.com/</a> and have a look. I don't shoot straight to .JPG very often, but when I do I have a couple of these that I prefer to use. It's just something to consider.</p><p></p><p>Another issue you may be running in to is that digital images will look different when viewed on different devices. I don't want to delve into this issue deeply but it isn't a Mac vs. PC thing, it's that different devices (laptops, desktops, tablets, phones, etc.) can and will display the exact same image differently.</p><p></p><p>And as for raw vs. .JPG in general, I'll just say those are two different tools. One is not better than another, they're just very, very different and it seems smart to me to know as much as I can about all the tools I have so I choose the right tool for the job at hand. When I want to take control of my images and process them I shoot raw and convert to .JPG as needed for things like posting online. That being said, many people choose to shoot AND process .JPG's but my personal take is that an out of camera .JPG has <em>already</em> been processed so I shouldn't need to process it myself. To my way of thinking that's the whole point of shooting .JPG; to avoid having to post-process. If I know from the outset I'm going to post-process why wouldn't I start with a raw file? But again, that's me and my way of thinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 716375, member: 13090"] I'm going to address your specific questions because you're covering a LOT of territory with this post and a some of the questions you're asking would require very long, very technical answers. For starters I shot with a D750 for years and I want to assure you it's capable of producing exceptional out of camera .JPG's. There are some options you may or may not be aware of that control how your D750 records .JPG images though. First are the settings for recording Basic, Normal or Fine .JPG's (see page 115 of the User Manual). These settings control how compressed the .JPG file is. Less compression means a larger file of course so if your goal is to get the best possible .JPG out of camera I suggest using the Fine quality setting. Another setting that has much to do with how your out of camera .JPGs look is the Picture Profile selected (there are seven of these) and within each Picture Profile is a menu that allows you tweak that Profile for things like Saturation, Contrast, Clarity and Sharpness (see pages 165-167 of the User Manual). I happen to think all of these Profiles need tweaking, at the very least most of them can stand to have the Sharpness increased but the specifics vary from profile to profile. I suggest you experiment a little to find what suits you. You can also install new Picture Profiles on your D750 if you want. They're free and you use them just like you would the ones that came preinstalled on your camera. Go to [url]https://nikonpc.com/[/url] and have a look. I don't shoot straight to .JPG very often, but when I do I have a couple of these that I prefer to use. It's just something to consider. Another issue you may be running in to is that digital images will look different when viewed on different devices. I don't want to delve into this issue deeply but it isn't a Mac vs. PC thing, it's that different devices (laptops, desktops, tablets, phones, etc.) can and will display the exact same image differently. And as for raw vs. .JPG in general, I'll just say those are two different tools. One is not better than another, they're just very, very different and it seems smart to me to know as much as I can about all the tools I have so I choose the right tool for the job at hand. When I want to take control of my images and process them I shoot raw and convert to .JPG as needed for things like posting online. That being said, many people choose to shoot AND process .JPG's but my personal take is that an out of camera .JPG has [I]already[/I] been processed so I shouldn't need to process it myself. To my way of thinking that's the whole point of shooting .JPG; to avoid having to post-process. If I know from the outset I'm going to post-process why wouldn't I start with a raw file? But again, that's me and my way of thinking. [/QUOTE]
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