Creating PQ-Compliant HDR Images

You can create PQ-compliant HDR images with less detail lost in highlights and shadows from three images that meet the following requirements.

  • Compatible cameras: EOS R1, EOS R3, EOS R5 Mark II, EOS R6 Mark II, EOS R7, EOS R8, EOS R10, or EOS R50
  • Image format: HEIF images, RAW images captured with [HDR PQ] set to [Enable], or RAW images with [HDR PQ settings] set to [On] in DPP
  • The HEVC codec must be activated () before images created this way can be saved in HEIF format.

Caution

  • The best source images to use for an HDR image are images of the same scene that have low, normal, and high exposure.
  • Not available for HDR PQ images without exposure-related information such as shutter speed, aperture value, or ISO speed.

  • Resulting HDR images have the following characteristics.

    • No image information is added.
    • Some recipe settings are not applied, such as ALO, brightness or gamma adjustment, or Picture Styles.

Note

  • You can also save the resulting HDR image as a JPEG or TIFF.

  1. Select an image.

  2. Select [Start HDR PQ compositing tool] in the [Tools] menu.

  3. Add images.

    • Click [Browse] in the empty preview panels and add images to use. Three images are required in order to generate an HDR image.
    • You can replace images as needed by clicking [Browse] and selecting a new image.

  4. Configure the settings as needed.

    • Selecting images of the same size enables you to select [Auto Align] for auto image alignment. Note that auto image alignment may not work correctly for patterned images (with a lattice or stripes, for example) or images that are generally flat and uniform. Image alignment also removes some peripheral image areas.

  5. Save the file.

    • After selecting the three images, click [Save].
    • On the next screen, configure settings such as the image format and destination.
    • When finished, click [Save].
    • The HDR image is now generated.

    Note

    • You can add a button for this function to the main window toolbar ().