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Old August 20th 07, 12:32 AM posted to rec.photo.digital,uk.rec.photo.misc
Floyd L. Davidson
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Default Compression in JPEG files in digital cameras

Bill Tuthill wrote:
In rec.photo.digital harrogate3 wrote:

JPEG is a lossy form of saving the picture -


The Bayer sensor is already lossy, having only one of RGGB at
any of four pixel locations, so one could make the argument that
JPEG imposes no further loss.


You could argue that until you are blue in the face, and it
still wouldn't be anything near correct though! :-)

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