Originally posted by explr1 I've never shot in RAW before but will try using it when I go to Mystic Seaport next week. I was wondering if there will be a big difference in image quality if I use 6 verses 10 megapixels? Also, what setting should I use normal, bright or does it make a difference? I don't have photoshop and will be using Pentax's program to convert to jpeg. Thanks.
Ummm...I shoot RAW for the most part on my K10D and to the best of my knowledge RAW is always 10 Megapixels. That is because RAW is the raw output from the detector and the camera has a 10 Megapixel detector. The option for lower pixel density is limited to JPEG.
Likewise, the image tone, saturation, sharpness, and contrast settings are also limited to JPEG files. (At least that is how I read the section in the manual on page 122. Though the documentation indicates that this information is available to PPL for post-processing. Not so for products such as Lightroom.)
It sort of makes sense...RAW images are what the sensor "sees". You use the RAW converter in post processing (PP) to do the things that the in-camera processor normally does when it makes a JPEG.
Steve