{"id":97921,"date":"2025-12-09T14:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=97921"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:49:13","slug":"should-you-shoot-photos-in-raw-or-jpeg-heic-it-depends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/97921-should-you-shoot-photos-in-raw-or-jpeg-heic-it-depends\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Shoot Photos in RAW or JPEG\/HEIC? It Depends!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether you take photos with your phone or with a dedicated camera, you\u2019ve probably sat staring at that file format setting and wondered which file format will give you the best results. Luckily, our friend Jon is here to break it all down for you in no time flat. 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