Taking A Raw Photo; How Does The Camera App Capture Raw Photos - HTC 10 User Manual

Taking a RAW photo

Want to keep more detail in your shots, or fix the lighting in post processing? With Pro
mode, you can take photos that will be saved as RAW image files in DNG format, along
with a JPG compressed version.
RAW image files take up a lot of storage space. It's recommended to use a
storage card as the default storage for photos and videos.
1. On the Home screen, tap the camera icon to open the Camera app.
2. Switch to Pro mode. See
3. Tap to open the slideout menu.
4. Make sure
Or, tap
5. Tap .

How does the Camera app capture RAW photos?

The Camera app captures a photo in both the DNG RAW format and JPG format.
Digital Negative (DNG) is an open-standard lossless RAW image format. Since a RAW
file is typically 2 to 6 times larger than a JPEG file and is not viewable in most photo
viewer apps, a photo is captured in both DNG and JPG formats. When you use the
Google Photos app, you'll see a
format version of the file.
RAW photos are not processed when captured to preserve most of the original image
data—such as dynamic range—so you can adjust lighting or make professional
Choosing a capture mode
is selected. If not, tap
to switch to if you only want to save a JPG compressed version.
icon on a photo to indicate that there is a DNG RAW
Advanced camera features
on page 89 for details.
to change it.
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