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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 797939" data-attributes="member: 50197">Well, there are several down sides to RAW. Bigger files is the first, although not such a big deal with high capacity cards these days, as well as faster processors in the cameras. The next is that you will have to convert to JPG for many applications, as things like posting will not support RAW files regardless of size. The other down side is that you will almost have to post process a RAW file image. They can be a little disappointingly flat right out of the camera. It normally takes very little to bring them to life. Warning, you will likely have to download and install a codex to get some programs, like Photo, to read the .NEX files that Nikon uses for their RAW files. It's a fairly easy one time install.The upsides are substantial. It will give you the best quality. JPEG is a compression scheme, and results in some detail being lost. It is easier to make corrections. I find post processing to be easier in RAW.  Edits are not destructive, ie many edits in JPEG overwrite the original info.Bottom line is that it is almost universally advised to shoot in RAW. If you don't currently post process, you are missing out on a lot in your photography IMO. I use Lightroom, but there are a lot of good free softwares out there. Nikon's NX Studio is one of them, and can be downloaded for free from their website. My daughter and I took a small digital photography course offered locally. We learned a whole lot. She was a newbie, I had a pretty good handle on the basics of photography, but from the film era. I decided to take the course with her, but ended up learning a ton about the digital side of taking pictures. It was well worth the time and money spent on the course. You can probably find something that will fit your needs in your local area. Of course, there are lots of online options, if you are willing to do the research.</blockquote>

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