HTC One M9 Gets RAW Image Support Via Google Play Camera Update

HTC One M9 has got away from its much touted Ultrapixel shooter, which was also present in the One M8. HTC also rectified the camera hardware in order to make it work better. The latest feature to collaborate with One M9 camera, is the facility to save and send pictures in the RAW format.

For all those wondering what is it, RAW is a setting which can be usually found on digital cameras, it is basically a file type option that is preferred by ace photographers over the JPEG format because it captures the picture as it is (in its original texture).

The latest update for this feature doesn’t even require a firmware correction, unlike many other OEMs, HTC had already worked on the basic apps, so that users would just be required to update the camera app right away through Google Play.

Interestingly, the same feature LG announced on its G4. This update by HTC surely seems to rival LG’s latest flagship in terms of camera hardware.

The RAW feature won’t come very handy for most of the general users. Especially, If a user is clicking a picture to simply upload on the Instagram, this feature will not really matter that much. Now, talking about the casual photographers HTC has also added image filters (even the third-part ones will work well). Also, this feature will not enable itself by default, in order to save the photo in RAW format, users would be required to go into the camera app settings and turn it on.

Moreover, RAW plays an important role when using photo editing apps like, CameraBag 2, or Photoshop. RAW provides enhanced editing control, and it doesn’t end up compressing the images, unlike the JPEG format.

HTC One M9 is the first device to roll out an update for RAW support, even the devices like Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 edge lack the feature.

Zara Ali
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: HTC, HTC One M9