Some images repaired with Stellar Repair for Photo may appear smaller in size due to the following reasons:
- Severe damage: If the image is heavily corrupted, the software will only extract and repair the thumbnail, resulting in a smaller file.
- RAW file formats: If the original image is in a RAW format (e.g., CR2, CRW, NEF, RAF, SR2, RW2), the software repairs it and saves it as a JPEG. Since JPEG is a compressed format, the file size is smaller, but the image quality remains close to the original.
