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Bryan Whitlock

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Should I be using my camera default RAW (Sony RX10M4) or Adobe default RAW when importing images?
 
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Should I be using my camera default RAW (Sony RX10M4) or Adobe default RAW when importing images?
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Assuming you are referring to the Raw Default settings on the Preferences>Presets tab, that's very much a user decision. Simply import a few images using Adobe Default, then play with them a little in the Develop module.....in the Presets panel>Defaults section you will find presets for Adobe Default and Camera Settings. Simple to switch between both presets to get a sense of which initial rendering you prefer, then whichever one you think is best you have the option to change Preferences to make that your default.
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If you are talking about 'COPY AS DNG', see this related post https://www.lightroomqueen.com/community/threads/copy-or-copy-as-dng.36702/. Personally, I keep the camera's RAW format rather the DNG. I haven't had a need or seen a benefit in converting to DNG.

If you are talking about the IMPORT panel 'Apply During Import'->'Develop Settings' you don't have to do anything. Everything can be done in DEVELOP after import.
 
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Bryan Whitlock said:
Should I be using my camera default RAW (Sony RX10M4) or Adobe default RAW when importing images?
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Assuming you are referring to the Raw Default settings on the Preferences>Presets tab, that's very much a user decision. Simply import a few images using Adobe Default, then play with them a little in the Develop module.....in the Presets panel>Defaults section you will find presets for Adobe Default and Camera Settings. Simple to switch between both presets to get a sense of which initial rendering you prefer, then whichever one you think is best you have the option to change Preferences to make that your default.
 
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Hi, Paul and Jim, thanks for your responses. I don't use DNG. In Preferences I have checked "Override global setting for specific cameras" and entered details of 2 cameras I use. Is there any way of knowing if my 2 cellphones' ( a Huawei P30 Pro and a Galaxy S21) RAW settings are available in LrC other than seeing them included as a possibility in the RAW Default section of Preferences after I have downloaded some RAW images from them?
Jim, in LrC I don't see a Presets panel in the Develop module, but I do see a Profile box which allows me to flick between various Adobe and various Camera profiles by browsing. I started off with "Camera Settings" in that box, but now I have played with some profiles,I can't get that back, but I can get "Camera Standard" or "Camera Natural" (which is a bit less contrasty than standard). Interesting - just another option, I guess. The difference is so small, that the same result could easily be achieved by usinf the other adjustments in Develop. Thanks, you've helped me to discover a lot more about LrC.
 
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Jim, in LrC I don't see a Presets panel in the Develop module
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Left-hand panel in the Develop Module. If the Presets panel isn't showing, use the keyword shortcut Shift+Ctrl+1 to reveal it.

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Ah, yes! I have the same options as you highlighted. Selecting one or the other changes the profile in the right hand panel and in that panel there is a whole scroll down menu of sub profiles. Is there any way of displaying, say, Adobe Standard and Camera Standard side by side to gauge the difference easily?
 
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