They may not be a real 16 bits, since most cameras and scanners are really 12 or 14 bit devices with the bottom 2 or 4 bits padded, but he is another story.You then process these files on your computer using either the manufacturer's or a third party RAW converter to do all of the basic manipulations (similar to those done in scanning software), and then export into Photoshop in 16 bit mode (or