Leica Q raw vs jpeg comparison

[toampere.toampere]

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Hello,

Just got my first Leica Q recently and I’m curious about raw and jpeg from the Q.

Seems raw file is more vivid color than jpeg. Is that normal for Leica Q? Anyone ever compared those two?

 

I think raw should be less vivid and less saturation.... I have used sony A7 before and I'm pretty sure that raw file is less vivid color than jpeg.

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[AlexKirk]

The difference pretty much depends on software you use to view/process your RAW files.

[prk60091]

What jpg settings did you use in camera?

The settings will 'hard bake' the OOC jpg.

It looks like if you are a jpg shooter you will need to tweak the jpg settings.

[M11 for me]

My advice: Only shoot DNG unless you work in an area where you need to transfer smaller files quickly or you want to save srorage on your computer.

I tested this question so often and came always to the same conclusion that the Raw files are generally better. A few years ago I usualy shot Raw and Jpg at the same time. What a timeconsuming job then in LR to figure out which version was the better one! Eventually I stopped with the Jpgs. 

But I am fully aware that lots of people love their Jpgs . . .

Edited August 23, 2021 by M10 for me

[prk60091]

2 hours ago, M10 for me said:

My advice: Only shoot DNG unless you work in an area where you need to transfer smaller files quickly or you want to save srorage on your computer.

I tested this question so often and came always to the same conclusion that the Raw files are generally better. A few years ago I usualy shot Raw and Jpg at the same time. What a timeconsuming job then in LR to figure out which version was the better one! Eventually I stopped with the Jpgs. 

But I am fully aware that lots of people love their Jpgs . . .

I agree I was merely suggesting the reason for the less vivid jpg was the OP settings.

 

The jpgs on the Q (I cannot speak to the Q2) are sub-par especially with a very little tweaking the DNG's are so spectacular.

[toampere.toampere]

4 hours ago, prk60091 said:

What jpg settings did you use in camera?

The settings will 'hard bake' the OOC jpg.

It looks like if you are a jpg shooter you will need to tweak the jpg settings.

JPEG setting are all set to Standard

Contrast: Standard

Saturation: Standard

Sharpness: Standard

TBH I’m a little frustrated now. I’ve read many articles and people say the Leica Q does a great job; bring out the best JPEG OOC and many people prefer to use JPEG straight out of camera.
IMO - JPEG brings out pretty much low vivid color compare to what my eyes see. Btw, what is your/everyone’s preferred JPEG setting? 

[prk60091]

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20 minutes ago, toampere.toampere said:

 

JPEG setting are all set to Standard

Contrast: Standard

Saturation: Standard

Sharpness: Standard

TBH I’m a little frustrated now. I’ve read many articles and people say the Leica Q does a great job; bring out the best JPEG OOC and many people prefer to use JPEG straight out of camera.
IMO - JPEG brings out pretty much low vivid color compare to what my eyes see. Btw, what is your/everyone’s preferred JPEG setting? 

experiment with changing the jpg settings

see what vivid saturation does

 

 

[toampere.toampere]

5 hours ago, M10 for me said:

My advice: Only shoot DNG unless you work in an area where you need to transfer smaller files quickly or you want to save srorage on your computer.

I tested this question so often and came always to the same conclusion that the Raw files are generally better. A few years ago I usualy shot Raw and Jpg at the same time. What a timeconsuming job then in LR to figure out which version was the better one! Eventually I stopped with the Jpgs. 

But I am fully aware that lots of people love their Jpgs . . .

At least someone got the same conclusion meaning that less vivid jpeg doesn’t come from my camera issue. 

I remain skeptical about people love/prefer their jpeg…. BTW, Thanks for your advice!

Edited August 24, 2021 by toampere.toampere
Grammar correction

[M11 for me]

vor 8 Stunden schrieb toampere.toampere:

I remain  skeptical about people love/prefer their jpeg…. BTW, Thanks for your advice!

Don‘t get me wrong. I actually did not mean the quality or result of JPG out of the camera but rather the JPG as a format.

[hdmesa]

21 hours ago, toampere.toampere said:

 

JPEG setting are all set to Standard

Contrast: Standard

Saturation: Standard

Sharpness: Standard

TBH I’m a little frustrated now. I’ve read many articles and people say the Leica Q does a great job; bring out the best JPEG OOC and many people prefer to use JPEG straight out of camera.
IMO - JPEG brings out pretty much low vivid color compare to what my eyes see. Btw, what is your/everyone’s preferred JPEG setting? 

Q and Q2 have different JPEG options, so don't be confused by some of the responses that refer to the Q2 settings. I much preferred the Q JPEGs and settings of contrast/saturation/sharpness over the Q2 styles.

For the original Q JPEGs, here were the settings and steps that worked well for me:

1. In camera: contrast=low / saturation=high / sharpness=high
2. In camera: change the color space from sRGB to Adobe RGB
3. In post: edit the JPEGs to taste in Lightroom or Photoshop
4. In post: save JPEG with the Display P3 color profile, which is wider than sRGB and preserves most of the Adobe RGB colors. Display P3 is honored across all modern web browsers and social media mobile applications like Instagram and Facebook.
5. Make sure you don't share the originals in Adobe RGB online – they will appear muddy – must resave with Display P3 profile.

Edited August 24, 2021 by hdmesa