Raw data format
The benefit of capturing raw data is simply that you
may compose and capture images, and rest assured
that you will be able to reinterpret the data with little
or no loss of quality. Capturing in the raw format mode
of any digital camera is similar to shooting color nega-
tive film as opposed to color transparency film. Color
negatives may be printed interpreted in many ways, as
transparency film is more literal and is less forgiving
in terms of exposure. As the raw format does not lend
itself to everyday capture situations, we prefer to use
the feature when shooting in more challenging situa-
tions such as night shots, and studio still life images
where absolute quality is required.
Note: The Digilux 2 may be easily switched between
the two file format modes, so we suggest that you
should always begin in JPEG mode, and use the image
review features, to arrive at the ideal capture settings.
Once you have arrived at the best settings, simply
switch to raw mode and create your final raw image.
Camera capture parameters
The Digilux 2 has a wide array of capture parameters.
We have broken these down into two categories:
analog and digital.
Analog settings directly affect the raw image data and
thus are critical to high quality imaging.
Digital parameters come into play primarily for files
captured in the JPEG modes as the decisions you make
at capture are permanently processed into the result-
ing files.
Analog controls
Analog controls are the same controls that one would
use for traditional photography. These controls are
critical to both raw and JPEG file format capture.
Shutter Speed (Manual or Automatic)
Aperture (Manual or Automatic)
Focus (Manual or Automatic)
Flash (Five modes)
Digital controls
Digital Controls are unique to digital photography. Used
properly, the various parameters may make or break
the success of a digital capture in the JPEG mode.
White Balance
Contrast Settings
Manual Color Temperature
File Compression
Black & White or Color Mode
Sharpening
Saturation
Keep in mind that when shooting in JPEG file format
all of the digital controls of your camera permanently
alter the captured image data.
While you may edit images on your computer, even
minor adjustments to color, density, and image size will
quickly degrade the final image quality.
When shooting in JPEG mode we strongly recommend
that you review your images using the cameras display
for exposure and color.
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