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Saving an Old File—PureRAW Interpretation of a Lumix RAW file.

A while back, I learned that my Lumix LX3 files had been slightly cropped by the camera.

However, when processing these old files using DxO PureRAW, I discovered that, in addition to correcting various lens anomalies, the software reveals slightly more of the image captured by the camera’s sensor than was originally visible.

Below are two versions of the same photo of Irish Rail’s IWT Liner, exposed on August 28, 2014, at Clondalkin in suburban Dublin. The top image shows how the photo appeared out of the camera; the bottom is the result following PureRAW 4 conversion of the original RAW file to DNG format.

This provides a little more space at the bottom of the frame in what was an exceptionally tight composition.

The downside of the conversion is that the resulting file is nearly four times larger.

CR2 RAW file before conversion to DNG format. Note the extremely tight compostion with the locomotive pilot nearly touching the bottom of the image area.
Below are two versions of the same photo of Irish Rail's IWT Liner exposed on 28 August 2014 at Clondalkin in suburban Dublin. The top is how the image appeared out of the camera; the bottom is following PureRaw4 conversion of the CR2 raw into DNG format.
This version offers a hair more track below the locomotive than visable on the original CR2 file. It’s not much, but it makes a difference!

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