Capture One is back with the newest rendition of their beloved editing software. Capture One 22 improves some of their 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. 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

Wireless Tethering for Canon

Panoramic Stitch

HDR Merge

Auto Rotate

Conclusions of Capture One 22

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The newest release of Capture One is here, and it has some worthy upgrades. Capture One 22 has added HDR merge and a Panoramic Stitch functionality alongside an AI-driven auto rotate. Wireless tethering is available for multiple Canon 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 shooters will enjoy tethering wirelessly

Performance is noticeably improved

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

Gear Used

I 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.

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

Improved Performance

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.

Wireless Tethering for Canon

Tethering wirelessly isn’t new, although it’s the first native option for Capture One. Preliminary support is available for the Canon R6, R, 5D IV, and 90D. Full support is available for the R5, 1D II, and 1D III. Optimal support and performance are available with the WFT grips. There will be an instructional video for the initial setup necessary for raw file handling.

The Canon R5 is expected to be ready from trigger within 5-10 seconds, specifically, this is what they’re claiming for RAW file support. Performance is expected to improve to 3-6 seconds with the WFT-R10 grip. We will be putting the R5 to the test in the near future.

We’re going to have a more in-depth and full test later on.

Update December 2021 by Editor in Chief Chris Gampat

The Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R are two cameras that we’ve got in-house that can wirelessly tether with Capture One 22. Previously, you really needed to use Canon EOS Utility to do this. But now, you don’t need to at all. Below is the tutorial on how to do it. It’s more or less the same way with the Canon EOS R as it is with the Canon EOS R5.

For the record, I’m in NYC and I have Verizon FiOS with 1GB up and down. My router is right next to my desk. I work on a 2019 iMac that’s fully tricked out. The Canon EOS R is a bit slower; but both the Canon EOS R and Canon EOS R5 do a more than good enough job with wireless transmission to my iMac. The whole process goes even faster if you have a clean catalog. Some folks just shoot using sessions, but I’m not one of those.

This is a very awesome feature to come to Capture One 22 and with Canon overall. Personally speaking, tethering can be incredibly annoying. T...