RawTherapee automatically applies a tone-curve to compensateīut the RAW in linear mode is dark itselfīTW, when you first import the RAW into darktable, the lighttable by default uses the embedded preview JPG inside the RAW to display as thumbnail, thus, it looks exactly like the SOOC JPG. In the discussions I linked previously, darktable users also used to work around this by having a basecurve specifically for Panasonic cameras. RawTherapee, for example, automatically applies a tone-curve that compensate the brightness (screenshots below). I was thinking it could be similar to DR200/DR400 mode on Fuji-X cameras where it underexposed to retain highlights and compress dynamic range.īut then I looked at a few RAW samples from dpreview, e.g.:Īll of the sample RAWs are like yours, darker than the SOOC JPG about 1EV, perhaps it's a Panasonic thing. I looked at the EXIF and wondered why the camera picked ISO400, unless you set ISO or shutter speed yourself. Here's a dropbox link to the raw file if somebody wants to look at it. Perhaps it's the case?Īlso, there are more darktable users/experts on, you might get more/quicker answers there. The G9 seems to have a similar mode called iDynamic. darktable doesn't seem to compensate the exposure as the other software: On Fuji cameras, we have the DR400 mode that underexposes the shot to retain highlights, then boosts shadow to compress the DR, and thus, the RAW is darker than SOOC JPG. Without your RAW to experiment with, it's like shooting in the dark. It should look like what I see in the FastRawViewer preview. This image was taken at 9:40 am on a bright sunny day. The difference is so great I'm finding the image uneditable. Is there some sort of preset being applied? I've not consciously created/saved any presets. It is not unusual for me to see a darker image in Darktable, but I've never seen anything this extreme. What I see in FastRawViewer when sorting:

I'm seeing something odd and different on an image I've imported into Darktable to edit.

Darktable import from camera