TIFFs are better than JPEGs: Myth or Reality?
24-bit JPEG - 1% quality setting - 26 KB
![](454-q001.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 5% quality setting - 78 KB
![](454-q005.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 10% quality setting - 130 KB
![](454-q010.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 25% quality setting - 259 KB
![](454-q025.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 50% quality setting - 449 KB
![](454-q050.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 75% quality setting - 786 KB
![](454-q075.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 80% quality setting - 946 KB
![](454-q080.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 85% quality setting - 1.1 MB
![](454-q085.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 90% quality setting - 1.5 MB
![](454-q090.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 95% quality setting - 2.0 MB
![](454-q095.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 99% quality setting - 2.9 MB
![](454-q099.jpg)
24-bit JPEG - 100% quality setting - 3.2 MB
![](454-q100.jpg)
Original 24-bit TIFF image (may not display directly inside your browser):
10.3 MB
![](454.tif)