RawShare vs FRMT

RawShare is a utility for photographers who need to move high-resolution images from their Sony camera to their phone. While some official tools are limited to JPEG-only transfers on certain models, RawShare allows you to access and download both RAW (.ARW) and JPEG files. This gives you the ability to edit and share the full quality of your photos directly from your mobile device. What RawShare Does: If you have found that other Sony camera apps lack RAW support for your specific model, RawShare provides a dedicated way to access those files. It utilizes the Wi-Fi connection between your camera and smartphone to move uncompressed data. Key Features: Full RAW Support: Download .ARW files directly to your phone for professional editing. JPEG Export: Wireless transfer for quick sharing. File Browser: View thumbnails on your camera and choose exactly what to download to save phone storage. Direct Sharing: Send files straight to your photo library, cloud storage, or messaging apps. Focused Interface: A simple tool for transferring your photos without extra features. How it Works: This app utilizes the "Send to Computer" Wi-Fi function built into many Sony Alpha and Cyber-shot models. Connect your smartphone and your camera to the same Wi-Fi network Open RawShare to browse and transfer your images. Tested Camera Models: The following models have been verified for RAW/JPEG transfer: Sony Alpha: A7 III, A7R II, A6400 Sony Cyber-shot: HX-50V, ZV-1 (M1) Known Unsupported Models: A7C, A6400A, A6400AK (These models do not include the "Send to Computer" function). Note: I am still testing compatibility across the Sony lineup. If your model isn't listed or you have questions, please reach out at rawshare.app@gmail.com. Privacy & Data: Local Transfer: Your photos move directly from your camera to your device. No external servers are used. No Tracking: No personal data is collected. Anonymous crash reports are sent via Firebase to help keep the app stable on different phone models. Disclaimer: This app is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Sony Group Corporation. "Sony" and "Sony Alpha" are registered trademarks of Sony Group Corporation.

FRMT is the most accurate film simulation on the App Store. Here is why that is a real claim and not marketing. Most film apps are filters. A filter is a lookup table. It takes the color of a pixel, swaps it for a different color, and that is the whole trick. Same color in, same color out, every time, no matter what is around it. Film does not work like that. Light scatters sideways through the emulsion. Each dye layer chemically holds back the layers next to it. Dye forms in clumps, and how much forms depends on how much light hit that exact spot. What a pixel becomes depends on everything around it. FRMT simulates that, stage by stage, on every frame you shoot. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES Halation. Light passes through the emulsion, bounces off the film base, and exposes it again slightly off to the side. Bright edges bloom instead of stopping dead. Interimage effects. Developing dye releases a chemical that drifts sideways and holds back its neighbors. This is most of what gives a stock its color signature, and it is why reds stay clean next to greens. Real grain. Not a texture laid on top. Grain here is the actual variation in how much dye formed, so it follows the tones. Strongest in the midtones, almost gone in deep shadow, the way it works on the real thing. The curves and the numbers come off the manufacturers' own published datasheets. Nobody eyeballed a preset. FOUR STOCKS Cinnabar 50. Punchy and saturated. Landscapes, foliage, sunsets. Galena 100. Neutral and even. Travel, streets, mixed light. Baryta 100. Soft and fine grained. People, portraits, overcast days. Flint 64. Grainy and warm with cool shadows. Street, hard light, neon. You load one at a time, the way you load a roll. There is no look picker on the capture screen and there are no sliders. None of the four is a preset of another. HOW IT WORKS Press the shutter and a RAW negative is written immediately. Developing happens afterward, in the background, and takes about a minute per frame. That is not a loading spinner, it is real work on the GPU. Frames wait on the roll until they are done, and you can set developing to hold until you are plugged in. Finished photos save to your photo library and stay in the app, so you can look at them without leaving. You can also import RAW files you shot on something else and develop those. ON A PHONE WITHOUT PRORAW The simulation is built for RAW negatives, and that is where it is most accurate. On an iPhone that cannot shoot ProRAW, FRMT still works: it develops the phone's own photos through the same film, from what is left after the phone's processing, and marks those frames on the roll so you always know which is which. You can also import RAW files from another camera and develop those at full accuracy. NO SUBSCRIPTION, EVER Pay once. No account, no cloud, no ads, no watermark, no in app purchases. Your photos never leave your phone. There is no networking code in the app at all. WHAT TO EXPECT The viewfinder shows you the scene, not the film. Grading a live preview means guessing at the answer, and a preview that guesses wrong is worse than one that is honest. Use the exposure dial to place your highlights. This is slide film. There is not much room above the highlights. That is faithful, not a bug. Most accurate on an iPhone that can capture ProRAW. Works on any iPhone running iOS 17.2 or later.