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Does the MotoG7 support RAW capture of photos in DNG format

Started Mar 7, 2020 | Questions thread
I2K4
I2K4 Senior Member • Posts: 1,441
Re: Does the MotoG7 support RAW capture of photos in DNG format

It is hard to find reference to G7 implementation of Camera2 API and RAW/DNG - this says yes:

https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=21608

I found other confirmation of the stock Moto Camera app for G7 Plus and G7 Power having a DNG setting, but nothing re G7. Even so, should be easily done with one of the fine third party "manual" style apps, or an appropriate port of the Google Pixel GCam.

(I just bought a Moto Z3 Play. On that the preinstalled Moto Camera app does not support DNG but other good manual camera apps do, and works with Google GCam ports. The Moto Z3 Play implements Camera2 API Level 3, with very few limitations, and would expect similar for the Moto G7 series.)

Letting manufacturers play fast and loose with Camera2 API, sabotaging that and other basic operating system functionality, is unique to Android.  I think that's even worse than letting them fool around with updates and upgrades. It's almost impossible to find out in released specifications or web searches what the manufacturers have done to the Android they sell.

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