Shooting in RAW on smartphones: try it yourself

Aim

You should know whether RAW gives you a useful advantage for your own editing rather than using it simply because it sounds more advanced.

Do this step by step

1. Check whether your phone has RAW, ProRAW or DNG capture.
2. Photograph a scene with both bright and dark areas in the normal mode.
3. Make a RAW version from the same position.
4. Open both in software that supports the RAW file.
5. Adjust exposure and white balance on both and notice how far each can be changed before quality breaks down.
6. Compare file sizes.