Bit depth is about dynamic range, not the number of colors you get to capture

Shooting this image in 14-bit helped capture the full dynamic range of the scene. Most of the time, with most cameras, 12-bit is enough. Raw bit depth is often discussed as if it improves image quality and that more is better, but that's not really the case. In fact, if your camera doesn't need greater bit depth then you'll just end up using hard drive space to record noise. In fairness, it does sound as if bit depth is about the subtlety of color you can capture. After all, a 12-bit Raw file ca...