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Honor 9X has that big 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor which by default shoots Pixel binned 12MP files. The dynamic range is quite good in both 48MP and 12MP modes, but the image quality, in my opinion, is just ok.  So, I thought about shooting DNG RAW files of that 48MP sensor to get the best quality out of 9X. However, that's currently impossible to achieve.  Honor 9X and it's predecessors like 8X, 7X, 6X etc ships with EMUI Lite version. Huawei normally doesn't mention that on the box or you wouldn't notice that while using the phone mainly because there is hardly any noticeable difference between the full EMUI and the lite EMUI.  However, the Lite version does not allow RAW capture in the default camera app. Pro mode is available, but there is no option to toggle raw. One other difference you would notice is that the night mode and light painting modes are locked at 8MPI remember rooting my old Honor 6X and changing a line in an XML file to disable EMUI Lite mode, thu...

Almost all Professional Photographers shoot RAW photos. The reason for this is it contains a lot more Data than a regular jpeg file you normally shoot on your phone or DSLR camera. Since a RAW file contains a lot more Data, you can take these files to image processing softwares like Adobe Lightroom and edit them to produce high quality images with better dynamic range and colors. You can adjust a ton of settings and create an image you want, without losing a lot of information. Regular Jpeg (.jpg) files can also be edited, but these files are not made for editing purposes. When you heavily edit a .jpg file, it will lose information and quality, introducing a lot of grain and artifacts in to the images. Basically, it destroys the quality of the photo often. So, if you plan to Edit your Photos, and want the best quality out of any camera - whether it be your smartphone or your high end DSLR / Mirrorless Camera, shoot raw images. Different manufactures have different RAW formats....

They say, the best camera is the one you have in your pocket. We walk around every day with a camera in our pocket attached to our phones. Even though these smartphones are equipped with tiny image sensors, you can still take some great shots with it. Here are a few tips to get great photos with your Android smartphone or Apple iPhone Learn to Edit. Almost all photographers on Instagram with millions of photographers edit their photos. For some, there are even dedicated teams working on images to create masterpieces. There is this new trend of people posting #nofilter or #noedit photos on the gram. By doing that, you are not giving anything your own to the image. In order to stand out from the crowd, you have to learn to edit the photos you took and add your own style to the images. Learn to edit. Some of the popular photo editing softwares available on Android Play Store are Google Snapseed , Polarr , Adobe Lightroom Mobile etc. At first, you are sure going to make less impressi...