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Originally Posted by Dark_Sub_Rosa
I have to slightly disagree, shooting RAW might not be needed to take good shots, but is essential to taking GREAT shots. The camera still makes decisions, which you can't control, for every other format except for RAW. RAW+jpg is only way I shoot so I have thumbnails. If you can shoot in RAW then by all means always shoot in RAW so you have total post production control.
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Yes, great photos do require raw format and raw is best for editing . Full control is there if you want it. When shooting in manual you have full control of all settings. The only time the camera will make choices for you is in auto mode. When shooting in aperture priority only the shutter speed is made by the camera. And when shooting in shutter priority it's the aperture thats decided by the camera. Actually program mode is quite nice, as it makes the choice for both aperture and shutter and does quite a good job at it. Exposure, iso, white balance, flash etc are all controllable by the shooter.