RAW files require an advanced photo editor to open the images. Thankfully, there are many different apps that can open RAW files, including Lightroom and Capture One.

Using unprocessed raw camera files takes more work than shooting JPGs, but it also gives you better images and far more control in the editing stage.

Ever since Apple added a “raw” mode to iPhone and iPad camera shots, the pathway diverged for how to send the highest-resolution format of a file to other people. “Raw” (sometimes ...