RAW Image files on Android Phones ...
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I have read that Android 5 will provide support of RAW image files.
Well, DNG but that is an advance over JPG in my opinion.
Is seems there is at least on App in the Google Store that offer DNG storage of images.
A week or so back I took delivery of a OnePlus One phone that runs Cyanogen and for which the current Android release (4.4) already offers the option to write DNG files and DNG+JPG.
Interesting it also offers an HDR mode that is not too extreme AND seems to be able to produce HDR'd DNG files - which is interesting.
13Mp Sony sensor and lens system, with a fixed f2 aperture is a bit limiting if you are a DoF freak but, for what it is, it seems to perform pretty well imo.
For video it offers 2 4k variants (it seems - I know next to nothing about 4k), 1080p, 720p and in 720p mode a 120fps facility.
It has a 5.5 inch full 1080px screen and a large battery capacity.
Now one way if this sort of specification is an indication of the way phone cameras are likely to develop in the next year or two (especially given the price of the OnePlus One if they manage to hold it where it is), the lower price end of the smartphone market and the middle price section of the compact market could become rather interesting.
Right now and after some very brief shooting experiments in much less than ideal conditions the thing is showing some promise when I open the files in my editor of choice. That alone is nice since is suggests it is using stock DNG and so no need to wait for support.
Is anyone else contemplating running with RAW/DNG files on Android?
Well, DNG but that is an advance over JPG in my opinion.
Is seems there is at least on App in the Google Store that offer DNG storage of images.
A week or so back I took delivery of a OnePlus One phone that runs Cyanogen and for which the current Android release (4.4) already offers the option to write DNG files and DNG+JPG.
Interesting it also offers an HDR mode that is not too extreme AND seems to be able to produce HDR'd DNG files - which is interesting.
13Mp Sony sensor and lens system, with a fixed f2 aperture is a bit limiting if you are a DoF freak but, for what it is, it seems to perform pretty well imo.
For video it offers 2 4k variants (it seems - I know next to nothing about 4k), 1080p, 720p and in 720p mode a 120fps facility.
It has a 5.5 inch full 1080px screen and a large battery capacity.
Now one way if this sort of specification is an indication of the way phone cameras are likely to develop in the next year or two (especially given the price of the OnePlus One if they manage to hold it where it is), the lower price end of the smartphone market and the middle price section of the compact market could become rather interesting.
Right now and after some very brief shooting experiments in much less than ideal conditions the thing is showing some promise when I open the files in my editor of choice. That alone is nice since is suggests it is using stock DNG and so no need to wait for support.
Is anyone else contemplating running with RAW/DNG files on Android?
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