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ShortlistsAdobe Lightroom — RAW development & colour; Capture One — RAW development & colour; DxO PhotoLab — RAW development & colour; darktable — RAW development & colour; RawTherapee — RAW development & colour
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ShortlistsPhotoroom — Product photo workflows; Pixelcut — Product photo workflows; remove.bg — Background removal; Clipdrop — AI-assisted image editing
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ShortlistsGIMP — Layer-based photo editing; darktable — RAW development & colour; RawTherapee — RAW development & colour; Squoosh — Image conversion & compression
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ShortlistsFUJIFILM X100VI — Fixed-lens cameras; RICOH GR III / GR IIIx — Fixed-lens cameras; Canon EOS R8 — Interchangeable-lens cameras; FUJIFILM X-S20 — Interchangeable-lens cameras
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ShortlistsiPhone 16 Pro — Smartphone photography; Xiaomi 15 Ultra — Smartphone photography; OPPO Find X8 Pro — Smartphone photography; vivo X200 Pro — Smartphone photography
Read the storyShortlistsPeak Design tripods — Tripods, grips & rigging; SmallRig rigs & accessories — Tripods, grips & rigging; Godox lighting systems — Photography lighting; Calibrite colour tools — Colour-management tools; Lexar photography storage — Memory cards & storage
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