There are pros and cons to using camera raw when shooting photos in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. Camera raw is a format that was created by Adobe for photographers to save their photos in a more compressed form. This allows photographers to save more space on their hard drive, and also makes it easier for them to edit photos. Some people believe that camera raw is not necessary if they have Lightroom. They say that they can easily edit photos with Lightroom without using camera raw. Others may disagree with this statement, and say that they need camera raw if they want to get the best results from their photos. It really depends on what you are looking for in a photo editor. If you are looking for a photo editor that can easily create beautiful images, then you should definitely use Lightroom. However, if you only need an editor that can save your photos in a more compressed format, then you may not need camera raw.