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Canon 7D Raw & HDR Program Problems

If you have the Canon 7D and plan on creating some HDR images, you should plan on shooting in RAW+JPG mode. The 7D is fast enough not to slow you down even with bracketing. The problem is not all programs fully support the 7D’s Raw format. The above set of bracketed images (shot in 7D Raw) were used in all programs.

HDR Test: Photomatix, FDR Tools Dynamic Photo HDR - Part 2

Based on the tests in Part 1 and here in Part 2, I would recommend only FDR Tools. After spending time with all three programs, FDR Tools had the best options and produced the best final images.

HDR Test: Photomatix, FDR Tools & Dynamic Photo HDR - Part 1

Since High Dynamic Range (HDR) was introduced in Photoshop CS2, Photoshop users have used this feature to combine multiple images containing the best highlights, midtones and shadows from different exposures of the same scene into one powerful photo.