Rawer
The photographic possibilities of terminals Nokia Lumia have been left more than proven. And it is that its objectives Carl Zeiss and its technology PureView allow you to take all kinds of photographs of quality, even in situations with less favorable environments for it. But not only that. It is also possible to take photos in RAW format, a modality well known by professional photographers for allow to capture all the information of the scene, without compressing or retouching it.Something that enables a much more intense editing and with more options after the fact.
That's where Rawer comes in, an application specially created to edit and modify images RAW. In this way, the user with some knowledge about photography can get the most out of his Nokia Lumia terminal without the need for use expensive editing software programs or access a computer. All this through the terminal itself through a simple but not very attractive interface.
Of course, in order to use this application, it is necessary to take photos in format RAW To do this, the terminals Nokia Lumia 1020, Lumia 1520, Lumia 930 and soon also the Lumia 830 must activate the option RAW (DNG) in the Settings menu of the Nokia Camera application An option that can also appear under the name JPEG + DNG In this way, the quality of the photographs shoots up to 32 MB in some cases, which also implies a greater weight in the space of the terminal. More information, more space, more detail, more editing possibilities.
With this, all that remains is to access the Rawer application and perform a search for RAW photographs taken. Thus, the user can access all the information on the photograph Data about the exposure , the target used, date captured, and many other useful questions for advanced users. However, what is really interesting are the functions that this application offers in terms of edition
In this way the user can carry out a white balance to correct the tonality of the image and achieve a more natural appearance, or activate auto-brightness to achieve the correct brightness in the frame.It is also possible to cut the weight of the image by half to prevent retouching from taking too long. In addition, it is interesting the possibility of activate or not the noise reduction, being able to eliminate the elements that make the image ugly. Finally, this application also offers export the result in JPEG format, with a smaller size, more suitable for sharing through other applications or on social networks.
Unfortunately, a large part of the editing tools of Rawer remain under its version of payment In such a way, if the user wants to retouch the contrast, the tone , the brightness, exposure and other details, you need to pay something less than two euros Issues that take advantage of RAW images to retouch them at will, without losing quality and at an almost professional level.
In short, a basic tool for those users concerned about photography and with advanced knowledge on this field. And it is that with it they will get the most out of their terminals Lumia The application Rawer is available for free through Windows Phone Store, although it has in-app purchases to unlock some of its features.