Camera Raw Files

Camera raw files are image files created by digital cameras. They are saved in an uncompressed and unprocessed format that stores the exact data captured by the camera's sensor. Because each type of digital camera has a different sensor, many different types of camera raw formats exist. In order to open a camera raw file, the program must support both the file type and the specific camera model that captured the image.

Common camera raw file extensions include .DNG, .CR2, .NEF, and .ARW.

Extension File Type Popularity
.CR2Canon Raw 2 Image
.RAFFujifilm RAW Image
.RW2Panasonic RAW Image
.ERFEpson RAW File
.NRWNikon Raw Image
.NEFNikon Electronic Format RAW Image
.ARWSony Alpha Raw Digital Camera Image
.RWZRawzor Compressed Image
.EIPEnhanced Image Package File
.DNGDigital Negative Image
.BAYCasio RAW Image
.DCRKodak Digital Camera RAW Image
.GPRGoPro RAW Image
.RAWRaw Image Data
.CRWCanon Raw CIFF Image File
.3FRHasselblad 3F RAW Image
.SR2Sony RAW Image
.K25Kodak DC25 Digital Photo
.KC2Kodak DCS200 Camera Raw Image
.MEFMamiya RAW Image
.DNGApple ProRAW Image
.CS1CaptureShop 1-shot Raw Image
.ORFOlympus RAW File
.MOSLeaf Camera RAW Image
.KDCKodak Photo-Enhancer File
.CR3Canon Raw 3 Image
.ARIARRIRAW Image
.SRFSony RAW Image
.SRWSamsung RAW Image
.J6IRicoh Camera Image File
.FFFHasselblad RAW Image
.MRWMinolta Raw Image
.MFWMamiya Camera Raw File
.RWLLeica RAW Image
.X3FSIGMA X3F Camera RAW File
.PEFPentax Electronic File
.IIQPhase One RAW Image
.CXIFMAT RAW Image
.NKSCNikon Capture NX-D Sidecar File
.MDCMinolta Camera Raw Image