Do I need jpeg on the camera

[Roger Spencelayh]

Since I bought my DSLR about a year or so ago, I've been saving each shot as raw (CR2) and jpeg. My main reason for doing this was the inability of Windows 7 to display raw previews. However, now that Microsoft have released their latest codecs which support raw formats, is there any good reason to continue to include the jpeg on the camera?

Thanks for your views.

Roger

[johnbeardy]

I don't think so. They're handy if you have to transmit files quickly and without time for any corrections, but otherwise are a pain to manage.

John

[Roger Spencelayh]

Thanks for that John. I was just looking for a little confirmation from the wise that I was doing the right thing. And you're right, it is a pain having both versions to start with. I now have 2 jpeg copies of all my photos. One created on the camera and one during ingestion