Nikon Z7: RAW vs JPEG

2018-10-06 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Nikon, Nikon mirrorless, Nikon Z7, post processing, raw file processing

See my Sony mirrorless wishlist and Nikon mirrorless wishlist and Canon mirrorless wishlist.

The more things change, the more things stay the same—I’ve never been happy shooting Nikon JPEGs, but I thought I’d give it a fresh look with the Nikon Z8.

This page looks at out-of-camera JPEG versus an optimally processed raw file, using two distinctly different examples:

Nikon Z7: RAW vs Camera JPEG

Includes actual pixels crops and up to full resolution images.

East ridge of Mt Conness

f5.6 @ 1/640 sec, ISO 64; 2018-10-05 16:40:58
NIKON Z7 + Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon
ENV: Upper Conness Lake, altitude 10600 ft / 3231 m, 48°F / 8°C

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