Help / advice on importing RAW images to iPad

[LastLight]

Help!

As a newcomer to digital photography I'm struggling to see why the photos I import from a Sony A6000 are so small, in file size recorded, and pixelate so readily as soon as cropped or zoomed in on, as per example below - the tree breaks up as soon as zoomed in on even a bit.

I've used 3 lenses, two known to be sharp - Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art lens and Leica 90mm F4 M - and they look crisp on the internal monitor.

With the frustration and suspecting the Photo app on the iPad Mini was on,y seeing jpegs I set the camera to shoot RAW only. Still no better.

So bit the bullet and subscribed to Adobe and used the mobile version of Lightroom. Still no solution! Recorded file sizes are tiny given a 20+ megapixel original and look rubbish.

I can't find anything in the manuals or help files for camera or software so does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Cheers!

Edited by LastLight on Sunday 15th March 11:28

[rottie102]

Doesn't Lightroom mobile only let you edit files which are already imported to a non mobile device?

[LastLight]

It might be more limited in ways I won't know until I get a PC, but it does let me do some things.

I wonder if it is because I'm having to import them through the Sony Memories App and it converts thecRAW files to low sized jpegs?

[The_Jackal]

Assuming your camera is set to take full size pictures, one of your apps is reducing the size of your photos.
I think alot of these "photo apps" reduce the photos to "fun size" because they assume they are used for facebook etc.

[TheRainMaker]

Using the PlayMemories Mobile APP with a Sony A7 it gives me the option "Copy Image Size" Original, 2M and VGA.

It's in settings on the front page :-) default it is set at 2M

That might be the problem

[LastLight]

Brilliant! Got it now, thanks so much.

Now just have to go back and reload and re-edit umpteen pictures. What is it Homer Simpson says?!