The cam has many great features - BUT it evidently doesn't output RAW. In this price range, you should get RAW. The competition all have RAW - for a reason. Canon G11 has RAW. Nikon 9000 has it, but its a weird version of RAW, so jury is out on them. Look around. Don't tow your Ferrari with a bicycle called jpeg!Get more detail about Olympus SP-590UZ 12MP Digital Camera with 26X Wide Angle Optical Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD.