RAW Processor for Oly TG-4?

Barleyman said:

I use my TG-4 for mainly underwater shots and in RAW mode and currently use light room for all processing.

I have notice the Dynamic Range on these files is much less than my Nikon D7200 (which I would expect), but was wondering is there was a better processing solution for the TG-4?

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Barleyman said:

Has anyone noticed a marked difference in RAW import/processing for the TG series?

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doady said:

Capture One Pro supports TG-4, maybe give that a try. I get noticeably more DR shooting RAW and processing in C1 compared to OOC JPEG with C7070, but I can't promise you will experience the same with TG-4.

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Enders Shadow said:

That's hilarious. The JPEG engine of the TG-4 is enormously more advanced than the ancient C7070. However, the TG-4 uses somewhat aggressive noise reduction. It's often possible to retain fine details when working from RAW files. The TG-5 finally added options to fine tune JPEG processing options.

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Enders Shadow said:

Barleyman said:

I use my TG-4 for mainly underwater shots and in RAW mode and currently use light room for all processing.

I have notice the Dynamic Range on these files is much less than my Nikon D7200 (which I would expect), but was wondering is there was a better processing solution for the TG-4?

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Not really. The dynamic range of the small sensor is the limiting factor. TG-4 RAW files contains only slightly more DR than a 8-bit JPEG. The main advantage of RAW is processing options like correcting white balance.

Enders Shadow said:

Has anyone noticed a marked difference in RAW import/processing for the TG series?

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I use both LR and DxO. I like DxO PRIME for noise reduction. But that only attempts to mask noise. You don't need to get much above base ISO before image noise starts to bug me. It helps to get a good initial exposure and not attempt to push shadows by multiple stops in post.

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