Compressed photo
A compressed photo is a digital image file that has been processed to reduce the amount of data needed to store or transmit it.
3 MBDataEveryday quantities
Compressed photo vs RAW photo
What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?
Two things. One honest scale.
Meet the pair
What these two things are
RAW photo
An unprocessed digital image file captured directly from a camera sensor, preserving original detail.
30 MBDataRAW photo has about 10 times the data of Compressed photo.
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Compressed photo3 MBData
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RAW photo30 MBData
Bar length represents bytes. The physical sizes of devices are schematic; encoding and compression affect file sizes.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Compressed photo
A chosen 3 MB compressed photograph. Resolution, quality and format are not fixed by file size.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked data is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
RAW photo
A chosen 30 MB camera RAW file. Camera and compression mode matter.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked data is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Change the comparison
Put something else beside it.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares data with data. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
Compressed photo
3 MBData · example
A chosen 3 MB compressed photograph. Resolution, quality and format are not fixed by file size.
RAW photo
30 MBData · example
A chosen 30 MB camera RAW file. Camera and compression mode matter.
- Comparing
- Data ↔ Data
- Relative size
- RAW photo is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 10. RAW photo's selected measurement is approximately 900% greater than Compressed photo's.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
- Compressed photo is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
- RAW photo is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
There’s always another scale
Follow your curiosity.
DigitalCompressed photo3 MBA compressed photo is a digital image file that has been processed to reduce the amount of data needed to store or transmit it.DigitalRAW photo30 MBAn unprocessed digital image file captured directly from a camera sensor, preserving original detail.
DigitalText page3 kBA digital file containing one page of plain text characters without formatting or embedded fonts.Digital128 GB phone128 GBPhone storage is the digital memory in a mobile phone used to keep apps, photos, videos and other files.
Digital1 TB drive1 TBA one-terabyte drive is a digital storage device capable of holding large amounts of computer data, such as documents, media and software.Side by side
Another point of view.
