06-01-2023 02:18 PM
Hi guys,
sRGB vs Adobe RGB camera setting (when using LR editing software)?
What do you think? Thanks a lot.
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06-01-2023 04:50 PM
For the images displayed on the camera's screen, they will be JPEG previews. Though I'm not 100% sure if you'd see a difference if the color space was sRGB or AdobeRGB since the display itself is most likely an 8-bit panel with narrow color space capabilities.
When you say "naturally sends RAW files" though, that all depends on what you've set your camera to capture. e.g. you can set it to capture JPEG only, RAW only or both RAW and JPEG. Be sure to always capture RAW for the most flexibility with editing, printing, etc.
06-01-2023 03:05 PM
That setting is just for the sake of JPEG files the camera produces. When capturing RAW images, you can then export to whatever color space you need. Generally, export with sRGB if the target is the web. And AdobeRGB or other color spaces for printing or other situations where wider color spaces are desirable.
For Lightroom (External Editing tab), I set the Color Space to ProPhoto RGB (the widest color space available).
06-01-2023 03:51 PM
Thank you rs. So the in-camera setting determines the look-and-feel of the images I see on the camera monitor only. The camera naturally sends raw files to my Mac. Right?
06-01-2023 04:50 PM
For the images displayed on the camera's screen, they will be JPEG previews. Though I'm not 100% sure if you'd see a difference if the color space was sRGB or AdobeRGB since the display itself is most likely an 8-bit panel with narrow color space capabilities.
When you say "naturally sends RAW files" though, that all depends on what you've set your camera to capture. e.g. you can set it to capture JPEG only, RAW only or both RAW and JPEG. Be sure to always capture RAW for the most flexibility with editing, printing, etc.
06-02-2023 12:10 AM
Indeed. Thank you for an enlightening response.
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