What is color science and why does it matter?

09 November 2018
Photography's latest jargon explained.

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  • Anonymous
  • uI7
  • 10 Nov 2018

Do Sony smartphones support RAW? I don't think so.

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    • Anonymous
    • mJw
    • 10 Nov 2018

    For me colder colors are better than warm over saturated colors.

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      • Anonymous
      • IW@
      • 10 Nov 2018

      I'd say LG has the best jpeg image processing in terms of color accuracy, noise level, and fine detail retention. These 3 things are for me, are the most important things to look for assuming the auto mode or AI mode of the smartphone's camera got the focus and exposure right. Now because AI and auto mode are sometimes stupid, there should be a manual mode to override settings for those cases where the colors, focus and exposure are off or less than ideal. As such, ALL smartphone cameras who claim to have photography and videography as their strong selling point SHOULD HAVE manual camera controls (PRO mode). Any smartphone purporting to be good in photography/videography that doesn't have a manual mode in the default camera app is for KIDS. And no, I beg to DISAGREE with the author that you are wasting time with a smartphone camera if you shoot manual. The manual mode is NOT an ALL or NOTHING proposition. The manual mode enables you to do things you'd like the camera to do that it can't on its own. You can change the default contrast, saturation, etc, that will be applied to ALL photo/video output. Once set, you don't need to change it. You can leave everything else in auto if you want and really, it doesn't take as much time to learn and execute as others would like you to believe.

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        • dhakirikiri..
        • fC@
        • 10 Nov 2018

        In my thought, they are Pixel, S & Note series, and latest iphone..
        I'm using GCam in OnePlus 5t and I'm really enjoying while shooting..

          Nice article.

          Also remember that there are country specific preferences. In the Scandinavian countries (and most likely other polar near countries) we have been using a lot of incandescent electric bulb light, and before that candles and fireplaces, so we are culturally used to prefer a 'warmer' look.

          That is to 'us' a real white feels 'bluish', and we generally are not that happy about the look of rooms with fluorescence based lightening, that 'we' see as cold.

            All of which is another reason that If you want a decent picture, use an old 35mm film camera, trillions of data points v a few million, far better real colour capture, etc etc, trouble is, they take skill to use and cost lots to run, even if you learn to do your own film processing, but no digital can capture anything close to the info the cheapest 35mm film camera can...

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              • vtx
              • 10 Nov 2018

              I always keep the RAW mode on . If the jpeg look good then I keep it , otherwise I slightly edit the RAW and then save or upload it . I never trust smartphones image processing. Most cases they are too much processed which is not of my taste .

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