portdoc Loc: Oregon

Consider:
The Great Courses
https://www.thegreatcourses.com
The Complete Guide to Smartphone Photography.

Bill_de Loc: US

I didn't realize that. Somebody had told me a while ago that you needed the phone feature to move the photos.

Thanks!

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stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

I don't know about Androids but with iPhones you don't need it. It's a separate operation and has nothing to do with the phone feature.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Can't plug the phone into a computer and copy them from the phone to the computer?
I could with my S-III.

Won't work over WIFI? Don't need cell service for WIFI.
Transfer via the internet to the cloud and pull down on a computer.

I wonder where your someone got his information...

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

Emile Pakarklis on YouTube shows a good technique. Phone in left hand, grip with thumb in front and two fingers in the back, lens to the right, right hand underneath left hand for support and press the shutter with right thumb. Easy to do after you watch the video. Kind of like holding a pistol and steadying it with the other hand under the grip.

stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

It's an excellent course and I highly recommend it. I caught it on sale so it was pretty cheap but I think it would be worth the money even at full price, if you're interested in taking better photos with your cell phone. His course is about and focused (no pun intended) on iPhones but I think many of the principles would apply to Androids also.

If you have no interest in cell phone photography then forget it; it would be a waste of time and money.

lreisner Loc: Union,NJ

It is quite obvious that you haven't been using your S22ultra which is the same cellphone I have. Point one, a cell phone camera is a camera. Point 2, a top of the line line phone camera from Sony, Samsung, Google and possibly some others can be used professionally with no problem depending on the end result needed. I am now in Iceland with my Sony A7RIV, Sony RX100 7 and my cellphone. My cell phone actually has two cameras on it, using the same lenses. I have the lightroom camera which allows me to shoot in raw and I have the Samsung camera, which has an amazing zoom that out does my RX 10 III. I love shooting with my Sony mirror less but the weather here has been really bad both with rain and wind. That automatically prevents me from changing lenses and often it was just to wet take chances on damaging the camera or lens, even though they are weather sealed. The cellphone can be used in any weather and with their amazing lenses and ability to shoot great video, it has been a lifesaver. Will I have problems printing the cellphone pictures later, probably not since I could use Topaz Gigapixel or Lightroom to up the resolution if needed, or other software to enhance the pictures for printing.

For making photo books or posting online, there is no way you could tell if I shot the picture with a cellphone or with my Sony. I noted that I would prefer to shoot with my Sony Mirrorless because in the end it gives me a lot more to work with when editing an image, but it is not a deal breaker.

Another advantage to the cellphone is that you can edit the picture using Lightroom, or another app and put the picture right out there the way you want it. Using the pen on the ultra makes editing on a cellphone realistic and easy.

The bottom line is that for many the cellphone camera is all they need. Cameras are tools to get the job done. You need to be proficient in using those tools. If your shooting a wedding or professional shoot then a top of the line SLR or Mirror less is what you need, but the day is fast approaching when a cellphone camera will do the job as well. As has been noted, the best camera that one has, is the one they have on them at the time. Many journalist now use their cellphones to file pictures along with their news stories, especially in conflict zones.

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

Can it save a raw file? And if so how?

RightOnPhotography Loc: Quebec,QC

Quick course for Smartphone for Photography (free):

1) Turn on your phone's camera
2) point the smartphone at the subject
3) by using two fingers, fit the subject on the screen
4) touch the screen to complete the shot.

Congratulations! You successfully completed the course and you are now a certified smartphone photographer.

stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Not sure if you're being serious, facetious or if this is an attempt at humor. Either way, you failed.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

In his comment above, Longshadow mentioned a couple possible methods of moving photos from the phone.

A few more things to consider:

a -- If the phone has expandable memory via micro SD card, the card can be used to move photos to another compatible device. The card allows more flexibility than just moving photos, too, if need be.....i.e., need some portable external storage space?

b -- Bluetooth can transfer photos between capable devices.

c -- Though the screen is not as large as your desktop monitor, it is possible to do a fair amount of photo editing in your quality camera, if the need arises.
There is probably already a default editor built in that can do some things, but there are more capable apps available, made specifically for the portable, quality, touchscreen cameras.

Not having the phone function enabled does not really diminish your photo options in that quality pocket camera.
It's just a little different handling actions than what you're accustomed to in the conventional camera body style.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

This may be only a hillbilly observation, so there's that to consider.

Not all DSLRs are capable of saving RAW files, correct?
Probably, (just a guess) camera makers added that capability to more models as requests and market demand for it increased.

There is movement that direction in the cellular pocket cameras, and I'd hazard an uneducated guess that capability/availability will increase as requests and market demand for it increase.

HRoss Loc: Longmont, CO

stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

I think you are correct. It is the same as all the other camera/app features that have been added over the years - they are all trying to increase their market share. One way (the best way?) is to add features that consumers want so they will buy your product while passing up the other guy's. Steve Jobs had his faults but he was a marketing genius.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone