Samsung’s Expert RAW Camera App Will Receive Two New Features With Next Update, Release For Previous Models Delayed

Samsung has announced two new features for its Expert RAW camera app, which will be available to users with the next update.

The first is the Custom Presets feature, which will allow users to save their custom camera settings and use them to retake photos. The second is the Save Format menu, which will allow users to save shots captured via the Expert RAW app in RAW or JPEG format. Right now, the app stores photos in both file formats, which might be inconvenient.

In addition to announcing new features, Samsung also said that the release of Expert RAW for Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy Note20 Ultra and Galaxy Z Fold2 has been delayed.

Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra

These smartphones were supposed to receive Expert RAW support in the first half of 2022, but as it requires a full camera system upgrade, the schedule has changed. However, Samsung aims to release Expert RAW for these devices by September.

While Samsung hasn’t provided an exact date for the release of Expert RAW for the S20 Ultra, Note20 Ultra, and Fold2, the company revealed that Expert RAW will only work with the S20 Ultra’s wide and ultrawide drives, with no support for the telephoto lens.

Samsung says this is because Expert RAW’s computational RAW is based on Bayer RAW, where the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s 10x Hybrid Optic telephoto lens was unable to reproduce images.