But if you switch on the disabled-by-default 48MP raw mode, then you’re in for a huge surprise.
But the iPhone 14 Pro’s raw mode is on another level entirely.
For the first time ever, you could totally get away without using a ‘real’ camera.
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“The ProRAW images are wonderful.
The iPhone also likes to mess with colors, making them brighter and more vivid.
But that’s changing.
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This lets it get better low-light images and better control noise.
The ProRAW images are wonderful.
And as the names suggest, it’s mainly for professionals.
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But if you switch on the 48MP ProRAW mode in parameters, you get to use all those pixels.
Also, ProRAW images take a few seconds each to process after capture, slowing things down.
“Pro-Raw pictures take up 3x the space than regular 12MP pictures.
Typically, you might expect 12MP ProRaw images to take up 25MB of storage.
Whereas 48MP ProRAW images take up 75MB.”
technology writerDaniel Nealetold Lifewire via email.
But the results are amazing.
The colors are more natural, and there is much more fine detail.
The other option would be no 48MP ProRAW.
That’s what parameters are for, after all; to customize your phone to suit you.
