For sports or wildlife photographers shooting at ISO 6400 or higher, it’s a game-changer. It effectively gives you about 2 stops of ISO latitude Lens Sharpening:
DxO PureRAW version 3 marked a significant leap in the software's capabilities. By the time of the update, the focus was on refining these powerful new features, with particular emphasis on the introduction of a new flagship denoising AI engine. DxO PureRAW 3.9.0.33 Full
DxO PureRAW reverses this approach. It does not replace creative editors like Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, or Capture One; instead, it purifies the raw data before those applications open the file. By executing complex mathematical corrections at the foundational level of the image, it ensures that subsequent creative adjustments—such as shadow recovery or exposure pushing—are applied to the cleanest possible canvas. Core Technologies in Version 3.9.0.33 DeepPRIME and DeepPRIME XD For sports or wildlife photographers shooting at ISO
Preserves natural color saturation in high-ISO images. Optics Modules DxO PureRAW reverses this approach
The primary drawback remains its price, which is high for a pre-processor. Furthermore, the software does not offer a "subtle" mode; the AI always applies its noise reduction, which, while excellent, might be more aggressive than some users would like in all situations.