I2K4
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Re: Anyone using Snapseed photo editor on android phone?
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CAcreeks wrote:
I2K4 wrote:
CAcreeks wrote:
In my Motorola One phone, Open Camera produces DRO only for JPEG output.
Surprised to read about Open Camera not generating DNGs with DRO.
I was wrong. Open Camera can generate DNG with DRO (dynamic range optimization) set. It must be enabled in a properties menu, which I did not notice before.
However, as developed in Snapseed, the DNG is inferior to Open Camera produced JPEG, with DRO enabled.
Open Camera can produce WebP instead of JPEG, although WebP omits EXIF.
I'm using HedgeCam2 (a friendly collaborative spin of Open Camera) with no such problem. I prefer its "NR" to DRO setting, as similarly multishot with different settings tweaks, but both create JPG with uncompressed DNGs, from its JPEG and DNG (RAW) setting. (I'm using HedgeCam2 as a mono black and white app, getting manual control over multishot output SOOC, beating what I've gotten from several dedicated b/w apps, and the companion DNG is handy if color or post-processing is wanted later.)
Thanks for the info. Reviews of HedgeCam2 look bad, so I didn't download.
Device compatibility could be a factor for HedgeCam. On my Moto it's Open Camera (along with other apps I had used on other phones) that creates weird fogging of the AMOLED screen. The phone is very finicky about third-party camera apps. HedgeCam has the Open Camera functionality, and works right adding a few tweaks and different GUI.
On JPEG + RAW I think an interesting thing about phones is they generate lossless RAW/DNG alongside full implementation of in-camera JPEG settings, so JPEG can be much closer to desired final result. That's gets amplified with various HDR implementations. On dedicated cameras, the companion JPEG is generally a lossy version of the embedded RAW thumbnail, excluding a lot of the customized JPEG camera mode settings. If Plan A is to process the RAW, the washed out JPEG is useless, and if it's to use the JPEG, better to go with the full range of the camera's settings.