Advanced User Guide
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Image Quality
RAW Images
RAW images are raw data from the image sensor that are recorded to the
card digitally as
1
or
F
(smaller than
1
) les, depending on your
selection.
RAW images can be processed using [
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: RAW image processing]
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change, you can process the RAW image to create any number of JPEG
images with various processing conditions.
You can use Digital Photo Professional (EOS software) to process RAW
images. You can make various adjustments to images depending upon how
they will be used and can generate JPEG or other types of images reecting
the eects of those adjustments.
RAW Image Processing Software
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To display RAW images on a computer, using Digital Photo Professional
(hereafter DPP, EOS software) is recommended.
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Previous versions of DPP Ver.4.x cannot process RAW images taken with this
camera. If a previous version of DPP (Ver.4.x) is installed on your computer,
obtain and install the latest version of DPP from the Canon website to update it
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550). (The previous version will be overwritten.) Note that DPP Ver.3.x or
earlier cannot process RAW images taken with this camera.
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Commercially available software may not be able to display RAW images
taken with this camera. For compatibility information, contact the software
manufacturer.
Guide to Image Quality Settings
For guidelines on le sizes, number of possible shots, and maximum burst
shots, see
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