Canon PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH, Connection Manual

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Converting RAW Format Images
Please check whether or not your camera model supports this function (p. 12).
The RAW image file format records image data as captured by the camera’s image
sensor without further processing by the camera. Although the data is compressed
when recorded, the original data can be completely restored without any loss of
quality. Moreover, the RAW format is extremely compact, creating files approximately
one-quarter the size* of uncompressed files (RGB TIFF). However, RAW images
cannot be opened by standard image editing programs unless they are first
converted.
“Conversion” involves generating high-quality RGB signals from the RAW format
files. If you start File Viewer Utility from ZoomBrowser EX, you can adjust the
attributes of the original data before conversion to retain the degree of image quality
appropriate to your purposes. The result is high-quality images. In contrast, image
data recorded in the RGB TIFF and other standard uncompressed file formats is
irrevocably processed in the camera and again in the application program when you
change the file attributes, which reduces the image quality.
* As measured by standard Canon test conditions.
• Please see the Camera User Guide to learn how to shoot RAW images.
Converting RAW Images with File Viewer Utility
We will start File Viewer Utility from within ZoomBrowser EX and convert RAW
images.
1.
Select a RAW image.
• Select a RAW image in the Browser Area of ZoomBrowser EX.
2.
Click [View & Modify] and select [Process RAW Images] from the displayed
menu.
• The following window will display.
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