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There are two schools of thought when considering whether to shoot in raw or JPG. You've probably heard that raw gives you more image information but the work flow is more burdensome and you take up much more room on your hard drive because the files are larger. On the other hand, JPG is simple. You can print sometimes directly from the camera and the work flow is simpler, much simpler. So the answer lies in your end result. If you're shooting for print and even if it's for a four by six snapshot prints, shoot raw. I mean, why throw away part of your camera's capability? I shoot only in raw and I can not think of a single circumstance in which I would shoot JPG. Even shooting NCAA basketball. I shoot raw because I need the extra headroom in dynamic range for dark complexions of some African-American players and the poor lighting that exists in most arenas. However, most journalists, photographers and sport photographers shoot in JPG. Now, these folks are up against a deadline and quick is better. Plus, they do not need the image quality printing to exceedingly poor newsprint. Now, shoot raw unless there is some overwhelming, logistical need to do otherwise. You'll need to learn raw conversion software, but both Canon and Nikon make excellent conversion software that's easy to use. Nikon software is especially good, I must say. Raw will give you an extra stop or stop and a half of dynamic range and more color information. JPG is easy. It boils down to which means more to you.