Miguel wants to process photos he took while they have the highest possible resolution. He uses RAW format, which allows him to do this. One drawback of transferring RAW files directly to his computer to save and share them is that the photos

RAW files preserve more image data for editing and processing, but that data requires more storage space. As a result, RAW photos have much larger file sizes than compressed JPG files, making them slower or less convenient to transfer and share.

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