Lumia 1520 Camera Capture Modes ?

[pakmul]

Nokia Lumia 1520 has a camera with 20 MP. When setting the Nokia camera, the selections for the Capture modes are:

JPEG (5 MP)
JPEG (5 MP + 16 MP)
JPEG (5 MP + DNG (16 MP)

Can anyone explain what each one means and purpose ? and which one is best to use ?

Thanks!

 

[mondokjm]

Nokia Camera with DNG support available now - Nokia Conversations

 

[Chip O]

If you only take photos for email, mms or social networks, the first option is just fine.

If you intent to re-frame your image to achieve the same effect as zooming OR if you might consider printing some images one day, go with option 2.

If you are a serious photographer that uses Lightroom or Aperture as a digital dark room for post processing images, use option 3.

 

[Sam_oslo]

In short, JPEG shots are already processed inside the camera. But RAW (DNG) files are saved completely untouched, where you can process them yourself, with a software like Adobe Lightroom and such.

You can easily change Exposure, White Balance, Colors, etc, of a RAW file, and can even get very "creative" and change the shot dramatically.

JPEG is a good/fast option, if you want a fast snap to share without further processing/editing.