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iPhone RAW vs ProRAW vs HEIF: Best Format Choice?

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iPhone RAW vs ProRAW vs HEIF; a man taking photos with iPhone 16 pro

When it comes to capturing stunning portraits on the iPhone 16 Pro, the choice of image format—Bayer RAW, ProRAW, or HEIF—can significantly impact your results. We’ve conducted a portrait shoot in high-contrast lighting with the iPhone 16 Pro, comparing these formats to see how they perform. Let’s break down our findings, share technical insights, and help you decide which format suits your photography needs, especially for high-contrast portraiture!

The Shoot Setup

To test these formats, we shot portraits during late afternoon, with the sun casting long, directional shadows for dramatic, high-contrast lighting.… Read the rest

DNG vs. RAW – Which One Should You Choose?

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Shooting RAWs is something a photographer ought to do whenever they are using cameras that support RAW files. New photographers will hear it all the time – how shooting RAWs is much better than shooting JPEGs. For those who shoot RAWs, there’s also a question of RAW vs. DNG. In what ways do these two differ? Why do people convert their RAWs to DNGs? Should you follow them?

Why do people convert their RAWs to DNG?

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Converting JPEG to RAW – Is There Any Point?

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Should you convert a jpeg image file to raw?

Everyone who’s starting photography will, at some point, hear the advice to shoot RAW. The big reason is that a RAW file stores the red, green, and blue information as is. No preset is applied to it, so when you need to tweak it later in post processing, all the data is there. Later on, you can save it in any format you wish such as JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and many more.… Read the rest

How To Open Camera Raw Images

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As a photographer, you are used to working with images in a so-called raw format. But even non-photographers may stumble upon Raw camera images—and have difficulties opening them. Most picture viewers are unable to open such camera raw images, making it impossible to view, print, or edit them.

But what are camera raw images even? Which cameras produce them? And what are they good for?

Online-Convert has the answers to these questions!… Read the rest