Sony Imaging Edge Desktop

Sony Imaging Edge Desktop (formerly known as PlayMemories Home) is an advanced photo management app, created by Sony Corporation to enable professionals to take full control over their photo shooting sessions, manage remote shooting, easily manage the transfer, storage, and development of RAW photo files, and access wide array of unique features that are offered by professional Sony cameras.

This comprehensive application is built from the ground up to optimize the daily workflow of professional photographers, supporting them for both hand-captured photos and remote shooting sessions where they can take full control over their static cameras via tethered (USB) or wireless (Wi-Fi) connection.

The core functionality of Imaging Edge Software is separated into four categories of tools that Sony has optimized for use with their professional cameras. Remote tools allow live control over static cameras connected via USB or WiFi, with live view, and a wide set of controls that include fine-tuning of composition, focus adjustment, and much more.

Built-in Viewer can access large libraries of RAW and JPEG files, with support for several display modes (thumbnails, comparison, preview), overlays such as grids and guides, and with full access to output rating information and XMP compliance metadata. The app also has extensive Editing tools, where enthusiasts and professionals can take full control over their RAW photo files and tweak every aspect of their presentation (including brightness, hue, and white balance), and export them into any popular compressed photo format (JPG, TIF, PNG, BMP, and others).

Finally, Sony has infused Imaging Edge Desktop with support for their latest photo enhancement technologies such as “Pixel Shift Multi Shooting” (that allows Sony cameras to extract much more fine detail by intelligently combining four RAW photos into one), “Pixel Shift Multi Shooting” (which can remove artifacts found on moving objects), create time-lapse movies using still images, and more.

PROS

Sony Imaging Edge Desktop is an advanced photo management app for professionals with remote shooting, photo transfer, storage, and development of RAW files. It has built-in viewer, editing tools, and latest photo enhancement technologies.

CONS

The app is optimized only for modern 64-bit versions of Windows OS (8.1, 10, and 11), and it may not work on older systems. It is also designed specifically for use with Sony professional cameras, limiting its compatibility with other camera brands.

Sony Imaging Edge Desktop is optimized only for modern 64-bit versions of Windows OS (8.1, 10, and 11). The app is distributed as an automated installer with a size of under 100MB, and since it does not require strong processing hardware it can easily be deployed even on modern laptops.