Format | TIF | JPEG | ||||||||||
Company | Tagged Image File Format | Joint Photographic Experts Group | ||||||||||
Description | TIFF is a flexible image format that normally saves 8 or 16 bits per color (red, green and blue) for a total of 24 or 48 bits. TIFFs flexibility is both a feature and a curse, with no single reader capable of handling all the different varieties of TIFF files. TIFF can be lossy or lossless. Some types of TIFF files offer relatively good lossless compression for bi-level (black and white, no grey) images. Some high-end digital cameras have the option to save images in the TIFF format, using the LZW compression algorithm for lossless storage. The TIFF image format is not widely supported by web browsers TIFF is still widely accepted as a photograph file standard in the printing industry TIFF is capable of handling device-specific color spaces, such as the CMYK defined by a particular set of printing press inks. | Nearly all digital cameras have the option to save images in JPEG format. The JPEG format supports 8 bits per color (red, green, and blue) and produces relatively small file sizes. The compression when not too severe does not detract noticeably from the image. But JPEG files can suffer generational degradation when repeatedly edited and saved. Photographic images may be better stored in a lossless non-JPEG format if they will be re-edited in future, or if the presence of small 'artifacts' is unacceptable. It is however the best format for internet publishing in most cases. | ||||||||||
Benefits | Most often used for lossless capability with LZW compression | Small file size, high popularity | ||||||||||
Drawbacks | Large files | Loss in quality | ||||||||||
Cameras |
Very good high ISO performance, fast autofocus system, well implemented touchscreen interface are just few of the good things about this camera. More information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic_Lumix_DMC-G3.
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Metadata | Handles XMP, EXIF or IPTC | Handles XMP, EXIF or IPTC |
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