Is it possible to save an image as PDF without actually converting it ?

According to the Convert To PDF setting, it seems that no matter what format the source image is, it is always converted (into either lossless heavy format or a lossy lighweight format) when saved as a PDF.
I want to use GIF because it's the best quality/weight for newspaper type of images, but when saved as PDF the text is always bold and blury. How can I avoid this ?

No, one needs to convert the image to the PDF format by use of a program that can read the image and then create the data streams used by the PDF.
I would not use a photo editing program to add text to an image, you might use a page layout program like InDesign. PDF does store text and images in different objects and data streams. This should provide a much better result.

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