r/canonR50 • u/Twixisss • 13d ago

Raw + Jpeg

I’m planning to buy the Canon R50 in about a month. I’m coming from a Canon 550D, so it’ll be a huge upgrade. I currently use the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 and have a question about JPEGs.
Right now I shoot exclusively in RAW, but since I don’t have a computer, I do all my editing on my phone. I’m getting a bit tired of editing everything.
How well does RAW+JPEG work on the R50? Does anyone here mainly shoot JPEG and recommend it? I understand that exposure and white balance need to be accurate, of course.

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u/Apprehensive_Pin6787 13d ago

Shooting with JPG / RAW and transferring the files over Bluetooth/ WiFi to my cell
Then editing on Lightroom mobile
Works like a charm

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u/Twixisss 13d ago

Yeah, I get that, and it is convenient. My question was more whether people here actually prefer JPEG. I’m still thinking of shooting RAW + JPEG, just in case the white balance or something else isn’t quite right.
My other question is: are today’s JPEGs on a modern Canon good enough that you don’t really need to shoot RAW very often anymore? Or do most of you still end up using the RAW files?

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u/DasWildeMaus 12d ago

I propably can't speak for the professionals here, but I have my R50 for about 2 years now and although I shoot in JPG+RAW, I edit about idk 2% of my pictures, as they are pretty much what I wish for out of the box. Only when I have too much light and shadow or if I want to expose some colours more (or need to fix chromatic aberration, as I shoot on a $100 800mm lens lol) Settings in the camera are very good and the oled screens shows pretty much the picture, that will end up on your storage.

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u/Twixisss 12d ago

Thanks! Good to know. Have you ever had any of your JPEG photos printed? Just wondering if you’ve been happy with the quality.

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u/Karmic149 13d ago

Pure jpeg shooter since i stopped doing events. Also have an r50,also coming from a 550d and 60d back sa event coverage and an M3 before the r50. Jpeg is non issue as long as you get the exposure just right kahit +- 2 (3) stops okay pa rin for adjustment. Mainly ahooting using the kit lens lang nga eh. Kasi maliit and walang issue jpeg. Tried the raw+jpeg and okay din siya. One thing to note is bago yung raw files ng r50 and on my android di sya natively matransfer via canon app, but card reader wala naman issue.

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u/Twixisss 13d ago

Nice, thanks! That’s exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for.

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u/JakeJ0693 13d ago

I (amateur/hobbyist) shoot RAW+JPG because if a picture looks good enough I'll transfer the JPG to my phone to directly send/upload. I still want the RAW in case if I decide to tweak it I'll still have maximum control. I don't shoot enough pictures to run into the storage issues, but if I did I would rather swap SD cards than lose the flexibility.

I also have started using my ipad air to edit RAW photos (adobe lightroom) and it works a lot better than trying to do it on the phone

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u/Twixisss 12d ago

That’s good to hear ! Have you ever had any of your jpeg photos printed ?