Capture One is back with the newest rendition of their beloved editing software. Capture One 22 improves some of its best features and introduces several new functions photographers have been requesting. Real estate, landscape, and astrophotographers can now enjoy a powerful HDR merge function. The Panoramic Stitch feature resembles the Brenizer Method and makes it possible to create larger canvases in smaller spaces. Capture One Live adds collaboration tools, while the overall design prepares for the upcoming iPad version. Make sure you have plenty of hard drive space for these functions. You’ll see why.
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Table of Contents
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Pros and Cons
Pros
Cons
Gear Used
What’s New In Capture One 22?
Ease of Use
Capture One Live
Magic Eraser and local editing
Wireless Tethering for Canon and Sony
Panoramic Stitch
HDR Merge
Auto Rotate
Performance
Conclusions of Capture One 22
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The newest release of Capture One is here, and it has some worthy upgrades. After adding HDR merge and a Panoramic Stitch functionality, the photo editor now has online collaboration, an enhanced Keystone tool, and a magic eraser. Wireless tethering is available for multiple Canon and Sony cameras, and overall performance has improved. The editing program still has room for improvement with its selections, healing, and cloning functionalities.
Pros and Cons
Pros
HDR merge is pretty great
Panoramic Stitch is a nice feature
Many Canon and Sony shooters will enjoy tethering wirelessly
Performance is noticeably improved
Re-designed tool tab is easier to learn
Capture One Live has simple sharing
Customizable workspaces
Solid performance
Cons
The clone and healing masks aren’t as precise as Photoshop
There still isn’t a patch tool
The magic brush should be more accurate and functional to compete with other programs
Auto rotate isn’t geared towards verticals
The Live feature really needs notifications
Larger catalog sizes
Gear Used
We originally tested Capture One 22 on a 2019 16” MacBook Pro. The images used were captured with a Canon 5D Mark III, Sony a7 III, and Fujifilm GFX50s II. Tethering was tested with a Canon EOS R5 and EOS R. The 15.3 build of Capture One, released in June 2022, was tested on a 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Pro with images from a Fujifilm X-T4 and Panasonic GH6.
What’s New In Capture One 22?
Main feature upgrades are provided by Capture One.
Panorama Stitch
HDR Merge
Auto Rotate (AI-Driven)
Wireless Tethering for Canon and Sony
Improved Performance
Capture One Live collaboration
Magic Eraser tool
Enhanced Keystone tool
Ease of Use
Everything you already love about Capture One performs a bit better. The software has also improved how it captures data. Windows users will be pleased to see more user-friendly catalogs as they have re-engineered them. Mac users will see a quicker response when browsing through images quickly and zoom functionality.
With the June 2022 update, the desktop software is now ready for the upcoming iPad app. One of those changes includes re-designed icons in the tool tab. These icons now all finally have labels. One of the most annoying aspects of switching from Lightroom is that there are so many tabs and none of them are labeled. The update will help new users find everything quickly. The only downside is that the tools tab needs a little more space. I had to make it wider to accommodate the Color tab, which was originally hiding in the ellipsis icon.
Even with the updated design, Capture One is still very customizable. That’s one of the software’s stand-out features — being able to customize the workspace to your liking.
Capture One Live
Update June 2022 by Review Editor Hillary Grigonis
Capture One Live is a new collaboration tool that shares collections online for others to view, star, or color code. Five sessions are included with a basic subscription — sharing more sessions at once...