Camera Raw is a special tool in Photoshop for editing photographs that were shot in RAW format. There is also a filter (in Photoshop CC) for editing images in other formats, such as JPG.

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After opening the main window, you can find a huge number of editing tools. Let's look at them in more detail.
Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop
Camera Raw interface in Adobe Photoshop

The first tab is <wild>Basic</wild>Basic.

Here are the most basic functions, such as white balance, temperature, tint, exposure, etc.

<wild>White Balance</wild>White Balance

<b>Temperature</b>Temperature

<wild>Tint</wild>Tint

<wild>Exposure</wild>Exposure

<wild>Contrast</wild>Contrast

<wild>Highlights</wild>Highlights

<wild>Shadows</wild>Shadows

<wild>Whites</wild>Whites

<wild>Blacks</wild>Blacks

<wild>Clarity</wild>Clarity

<wild>Vibrance</wild>Vibrance

<wild>Saturation</wild>Saturation

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To understand the essence of the settings of each of the above items, you need to pursue them in practice.

The second tab is <b>Tone Curve</b>Tone Curve.

Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop
Tone Curve panel for tone correction

<wild>Highlights</wild>Highlights

<wild>Lights</wild>Lights

<b>Darks</b>Darks

<wild>Shadows</wild>Shadows

This section is intended for correcting the light in a photograph.

The third tab is <b>Detail</b>Detail.

Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop
Detail panel for working with sharpness and noise

<wild>Sharpening</wild>Sharpening

<wild>Amount</wild>Amount

<b>Radius</b>Radius

<wild>Detail</wild>Detail

<wild>Masking</wild>Masking

<wild>Noise Reduction</wild>Noise Reduction

<b>Luminance</b>Luminance

<b>Luminance Detail</b>Luminance Detail

<b>Luminance Contrast</b>Luminance Contrast

<wild>Color</wild>Color

<wild>Color Detail</wild>Color Detail

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Here we reduce imperfections, such as image blur and noise.

The fourth tab is <b>HSL / Grayscale</b>HSL / Grayscale.

Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop
HSL / Grayscale panel for adjusting colors

Here, color scheme settings are shown, as well as specific parameters for each of the provided colors.

<wild>Hue</wild>Hue

<wild>Saturation</wild>Saturation

<b>Luminance</b>Luminance

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