Sony announces addition of uncompressed 14-bit raw still image capture for new α Cameras
Now, is this huge, ground-breaking, news? If you are a Sony mirrorless shooter then it might be nice to have 14-bit color or over 4 Trillion colors. BTW, 8-bit JPEGs boast 16.8 Million colors. 14-Bit sounds better now doesn’t it? What is especially good news is the fact Sony will update older cameras to the 14-bit raw image capture. Otherwise, Canon and Nikon have implemented 14-bit raw image capture for awhile now. What this announcement does is place the a7R II and a7S II into a more professional field still photography wise. I know many Nikon and Canon DSRL shooters who shy away from Sony mirrorless cameras for a couple reasons. One of those reasons was the “feel” of the color in those cameras, not that I can tell a huge difference between 12-bit and 14-bit photos, but they feel like they can. Hopefully that can stop and we all can soak in the 14-bit raw image capture world Sony has decided to embrace.