iCreate - UK (2021-07)

Step-by-step Choose the right format

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Take a shot

In Camera, you can tap on the RAW icon

at the top right (hold the iPhone vertically) or

top left (if you hold it horizontally) to switch

between RAW and .JPG. Snap a shot.

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View the format

After taking a picture, go to Photos to

view it. If you shot a RAW file you’ll see a

RAW label in the top-left of the shot. Tap

‘Edit’ to adjust its colours and tones.

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Editing RAW

A RAW file stores more information than

a compressed a .JPG. This enables you to

reveal more shadow detail without adding

blocky compression artefacts.

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Choose a format

Go to Settings and choose

Camera>Formats. Tap‘Most Compatible’ to

save files in .JPG format. Toggle on ‘Apple

ProRAW’ to shoot in this format too.

2

Save to iCloud

To save space on your iPhone and sync

your shots to Photos on your Mac and iPad

go to Settings>Photos. Toggle on ‘iCloud

Photos’. Tick ‘Optimise iPhone Storage’.

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Save data

It takes lotsof datato upload a RAW file.

Swipe down to tap on ‘Mobile Data’ and turn

it off. Your iPhone’s photos will only upload to

iCloud when itsconnected to Wi-Fi.

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Sharing RAW

An edited RAW file’s .DNG format needs

to be converted to a viewable .JPG. This

happens when you tap the Share icon and

choose a destination like Twitter.

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Extra control

After syncing images via iCloud you can

edit all formats in macOS Photos. ProRAW

gives you access to extra controls to remove

Luminance and Colour noise.

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Exporting RAW

Hold the option/alt key and drag the

thumbnail from Photos to the desktop. This

exports the file as a .DNG that you can work

on in a third–party app.

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