Michelle, perhaps that is just for students. I understood this line to mean that I could shoot in JPEG. and that is what I am doing. you may shoot RAW files with any camera you choose for the best quality. However, we will only accept jpeg copies of your RAW files for submission for the America 24/7 book project. So shoot RAW and submit jpegs. Magick Michael PS I will only use Snapfish for this project as well.