So far I have found that the jpg has more detail and better (more realistic) color than the 48mp raw. I think there is something seriously wrong with their raw processing... technically there isn't supposed to be any processing, but the raw photos are much worse in terms of detail.
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So far I have found that the jpg has more detail and better (more realistic) color than the 48mp raw. I think there is something seriously wrong with their raw processing... technically there isn't supposed to be any processing, but the raw photos are much worse in terms of detail.
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I think that there has to be post-processing to get 48 MP out of a quad-Bayer array because of the photosite arrangement.
...I think the biggest crime is the lack of color neutrality in the original raw
Technically speaking, there should be no raw processing of the original DNG image, which is why the DNG needs to be processed similarly, to match the JPG version, with more capabilities in post, if the camera baked JPG is baked poorly by DJI.That's what I'm thinking, I think DJI is too aggressive with the raw processing. When I import the raw into photoshop the image is way too saturated. What I included is a 125% crop. So I would view them as is and not zoom in anymore.
Technically speaking, there should be no raw processing of the original DNG image, which is why the DNG needs to be processed similarly, to match the JPG version, with more capabilities in post, if the camera baked JPG is baked poorly by DJI.
RAW is RAW. It's not supposed to be sharp or color corrected.
That is the entire point of shooting RAW. It's up to you to do the processing like you want it.
I had the same thing with Raw 48Meg not even as good (if a had a 4k monitor would it see more detail?)I cannot see any difference in details but the JPG image definitely has more sharpening wherease the RAW image has almost none. The micro contrast of the JPG image seems to be a bit higher as well. What you are seeing is just the difference between the raw converter inside the drone and that in your computer.
I am pretty sure that if you increase the degree of sharpening in photoshop and boost the clarity by just a tiny bit for the RAW image, they will look identical.
If you can post the original JPG and RAW files, may be more insight can be gained.
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Can you share the raw and jpg image by posting the original file here ?I had the same thing with Raw 48Meg not even as good (if a had a 4k monitor would it see more detail?)
This is a zoom of eachCan you share the raw and jpg image by posting the original file here ?
This is a zoom of each
Clear one jpg
Not so clear RAW
I am a bit confused about the allegation ..... does the RAW image lack detail or color neutrality ?
Anyway, if I zoom out and just pay attention to the color, I cannot see any difference in color temperature. Both are very neutral to my eyes but the magenta part is more saturated and the contrast is a bit higher in the RAW image. A very tiny tweak in photoshop will take out the difference.
Just take a picture with ANY camera and compare the JPG out of the camera with the RAW viewed in photoshop. They are NEVER exactly the same. In fact the difference was HUGE with the version of Adobe Camera Raw I used ten years ago. Typically the RAW image looks a lot flatter but I can always tune it to make it look better than the JPG because of the much larger room for editing. Why should the pictures captured by the drone be any different in this regard ?
RAW is RAW. It's not supposed to be sharp or color corrected.
That is the entire point of shooting RAW. It's up to you to do the processing like you want it.