Today I took a lot of photos (more than a hundred), but in the end, I only selected 14 that were usable. I used Affinity Photo 2 to process these RAW files. Although I have Lightroom Classic, I wanted to try Affinity's software as an action to resist and break free from Adobe's subscription model.
The 50MP RAW from the main camera of the Samsung did surprise me a bit. There is more flexibility in post-adjustments compared to JPG, but it still doesn't compare to a real camera. However, considering the cost-performance ratio, I am satisfied. So far, including the phone, the equipment I use for photography doesn't exceed 13,000 RMB, which is roughly the price of an entry-level camera and lens.
Unfortunately, these photos are too large, averaging around 15 to 20MB each, so I can't upload them to Mastodon. I will try other platforms instead.
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Note: This toot is translated from Chinese into English using AI. I'm too tired to speak in English...
@skyblond RAW formats are really useful. Using the Camera2 API can be hit or miss but it's a good option if the regular photo app doesn't support RAW.
@AmpBenzScientist I think samsung's expert raw app did a fairly decent job to capture raw. But the real cameras are still worth its price, in terms of pixel counts and the size of cmos, compare to a smart phone
@skyblond Yes. The one good thing about the Samsung S series is the high quality cameras paired with an app that isn't full of contempt.
I think you also have a faster capture speed with your phone than many digital cameras. I would have loved to test the burst mode on a bullet in flight. It should work with subsonic rounds from 3m but that's not very safe to do.