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As others have hinted, RAW is unlikely to be as sharp and good looking as the JPG version.
The purpose of RAW format is to enable skilled image manipulators to do amazing things with the image. Things that cannot be achieved with JPG.
The RAW file will be considerably larger than the JPG file, because all the data from the shot will available to the manipulator. There is no point in capturing RAW if you don't intend to use the file. However, as you have the files now, and if you are serious about photography as a hobby, there might be a time when you learn to manipulate RAW files. You can then have a great time improving your images.
A JPG file is created in the camera from the image data captured from the sensor. Amongst other things, the colour is enhanced to make up for the characteristics of the sensor. It is also sharpened. Sharpening has nothing to do with improving an image blurred by poor focus. It is an optical illusion where the boundaries between colours are made more distinct. Put very simply.
Finally, the JPG image is compressed. Put simply, every adjacent pixel of similar colour and brightness are deleted. Similar means within a set range, so not identical. This reduces the file size a lot. Once it is gone, you cannot get it back to work on.
I hope this helps. |
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