Things toRememberMasteringthe BasicsMore AdvancedTechniques Appendices55Table of ContentsSupported Image TypesThe following is a list of image types supported by ImageBrowser.JPEGMost cameras use this image type. It compresses at very high ratios, taking advantageof the characteristics of the human eye. However, because it is an irreversiblecompression method (part of the data is lost during compression), if you process andsave an image repeatedly using this method, the image may become rougher.Exif JPEG is an image type that adds information such as shooting data to a JPEGimage.RAWThis is a proprietary image type provided by Canon. It allows the output of the imagepixels from a digital camera without any deterioration in the quality of the image.Some cameras might not support this image type.PICTThis is the standard image type for Macintosh. This image type is supported by mostMacintosh software.TIFFThis is a relatively popular image type. It is widely supported by non-Macintoshprograms (such as Windows).BMP (Windows Bitmap)This image type comes standard with Windows. Most Windows programs support it.AVI (.AVI)Standard Windows movie type. The movie icon appears in ImageBrowser’s BrowserArea.MOV (.MOV)Movie type. The movie icon appears in ImageBrowser’s Browser Area.COPY