Ironically, I just got a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Wednesday. Still learning this beast. I wondered about the RAW files from the camera. I took I thought a few Shots in RAW @ 12MP and @ 50MP! Is that possible? My previous phone was a Note 8. Thus far I only got normally sized JPGs. I did some checking and found this:

"1 Open the Camera app on your Samsung Galaxy S23.
2 Swipe along the shooting modes and select More.
3 Download/Open Expert RAW.
4 Tap the Settings cog.
5 Tap ‘Save pictures in’ and tap RAW format.
6 Take RAW photos in the Expert RAW app."

I'm trying to get RAWs again while I write to you. There seemed to be a few more weird things I had to do with the camera settings. Also downloading and connecting the s23 to my PC was different.

Update 1: Odd, all I got was 12MP JPGs of a few MBs as usual and a few large 50MP at the high resolution setting, but no RAW files still all 8-bit JPGs. All as 72ppi as well, That will change once I run them through the ACR, to 300ppi.

Update 2: I found with in the phone's camera menus that I had to shoot in Pro Mode to get RAW files. I was not surprised as that was the case with my old Note 8 as well. Now I was finally able to get a 12-bit 50MP 33MB RAW (DNG) file and a 12-bit 200MP 119MB RAW (DNG). 50MP and 200MP must be simulated interpolated "resolution". Success!

I'll report back tomorrow with a description of what I see in Ps and perhaps share an image or two after shooting something interesting.

Ironically, I just got a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Wednesday. Still learning this beast. I wondered about the RAW files from the camera. I took I thought a few Shots in RAW @ 12MP and @ 50MP! Is that possible? My previous phone was a Note 8. Thus far I only got normally sized JPGs. I did some checking and found this:

"1 Open the Camera app on your Samsung Galaxy S23.
2 Swipe along the shooting modes and select More.
3 Download/Open Expert RAW.
4 Tap the Settings cog.
5 Tap ‘Save pictures in’ and tap RAW format.
6 Take RAW photos in the Expert RAW app."

I'm trying to get RAWs again while I write to you. There seemed to be a few more weird things I had to do with the camera settings. Also downloading and connecting the s23 to my PC was different.

Update 1: Odd, all I got was 12MP JPGs of a few MBs as usual and a few large 50MP at the high resolution setting, but no RAW files still all 8-bit JPGs. All as 72ppi as well, That will change once I run them through the ACR, to 300ppi.

Update 2: I found with in the phone's camera menus that I had to shoot in Pro Mode to get RAW files. I was not surprised as that was the case with my old Note 8 as well. Now I was finally able to get a 12-bit 50MP 33MB RAW (DNG) file and a 12-bit 200MP 119MB RAW (DNG). 50MP and 200MP must be simulated interpolated "resolution". Success!

I'll report back tomorrow with a description of what I see in Ps and perhaps share an image or two after shooting something interesting.

You did not say what software you are using to edit the RAW file. I am not familiar with what Samsung uses as I use an IPhone. But when I shoot in RAW with my iPhone I either edit it in the mobile version of Lightroom or if I can wait then I edit it on my computer in the full version of Lightroom. Lightroom mobile gives me the most options as far as what type of file to export. The Apple Photos app on my phone allows full editing of the RAW file. But I feel more comfortable with importing it into Lightroom mobile where I can actually see it is a DNG file for the editing then exporting as a jpg.

You did not say what software you are using to edit the RAW file. I am not familiar with what Samsung uses as I use an IPhone. But when I shoot in RAW with my iPhone I either edit it in the mobile version of Lightroom or if I can wait then I edit it on my computer in the full version of Lightroom. Lightroom mobile gives me the most options as far as what type of file to export. The Apple Photos app on my phone allows full editing of the RAW file. But I feel more comfortable with importing it into Lightroom mobile where I can actually see it is a DNG file for the editing then exporting as a jpg.