Canon EOS 5DS, Instruction Manual

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Setting the Image-Recording Quality
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A RAW image is raw data output by the image sensor converted to
digital data. It is recorded to the card as is, and you can select the
quality as follows:
1
,
41
, or
61
.
A
1
image can be processed with [
3
1: RAW image processing ]
(p.364) and saved as a JPEG image. (
41
and
61
images cannot
be processed with the camera.) As the RAW image itself does not
change, you can process the RAW image according to different
processing conditions to create any number of JPEG images from it.
You can use Digital Photo Professional (EOS software, p.521) to
process RAW images. You can make various adjustments as desired
and generate a JPEG, TIFF, etc., image incorporating those
adjustments.
RAW Images
Even if you use a UDMA card, the maximum burst indicator remains the
same. However, the maximum burst in parentheses on the preceding
page will be applied during continuous shooting.
If you select both RAW and JPEG, the same image will be recorded
simultaneously to the card in both RAW and JPEG at the image-
recording qualities that were set. The two images will be recorded with
the same file numbers (file extension: .JPG for JPEG and .CR2 for RAW).
The image-recording quality icons are as follows:
1
(RAW),
41
(Medium RAW),
61
(Small RAW), JPEG (JPEG),
7
(Fine),
8
(Normal),
3
(Large),
4
(Medium), and
6
(Small).
RAW Image Processing Software
To display RAW images on a computer, using Digital Photo Professional
(DPP, EOS software) is recommended.
Previous DPP Ver.4.x cannot process RAW images taken with this
camera. If your computer has the previous DPP Ver.4.x, update it with
the EOS Solution Disk (p.521). (The previous version will be
overwritten.) Note that DPP Ver.3.x or earlier cannot process RAW
images taken with this camera.
Commercially-available software may not be able to display RAW
images taken with this camera. For compatibility information, contact the
software manufacturer.