{
 "id": "raspberry-pi-5-raw-capture-requires-explicit-10",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Raspberry Pi 5 raw capture requires explicit 10-bit format flag",
 "symptom": "Default rpicam-raw output is BGGR_PISP_COMP1 format: 8-bit lossy companded, 1 byte per pixel. Noise statistics computed on this data describe the companding curve, not the sensor.",
 "hw": [
  "rpi5",
  "camera-module-3"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "rpicam-raw",
  "libcamera"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Measure noise characteristics of Camera Module 3 (IMX708) by capturing unprocessed raw sensor data",
 "date": "2026-08-28",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
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  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}