.DCR File Extension
Kodak Digital Camera RAW Image
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A DCR file may also be an image captured in the Kodak Digital Camera RAW (DCR) format by various Kodak digital cameras, such as the DCS 760M and DCS Pro Back Plus. It stores uncompressed or lossless image data exactly how the camera's sensor captured it. DCR files also contain metadata, such as the camera model name, sensor image dimensions, and focal length.
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DCR is one of several proprietary camera raw formats developed by Kodak. Others include Kodak K25 (.K25), Kodak Photo-Enhancer (.KDC), and Kodak DCS200 Camera Raw (.KC2).
Users that will encounter DCR files
Professional and hobbyist photographers who own an older Kodak digital camera that captures images in the DCR format are most likely to encounter DCR files. For example, after shooting digital photographs in RAW mode, they may transfer their images as DCR files to their computer to view and edit them with software that supports the format.
How to open a DCR file
You can open DCR files with various image-editing and -viewing applications, including Microsoft Photos (with the Raw Image Extension installed), which is bundled with Windows and Apple Preview, which is bundled with macOS.
Other applications that support the camera RAW format are Adobe Photoshop (Windows and macOS), Adobe Photoshop Elements (Windows and macOS), ACD Systems ACDSee (Windows), and Adobe Photoshop Express (Android and iOS).
How to convert a DCR file
Various applications, including Adobe Photoshop and ACD Systems ACDSee, can convert DCR files to other formats.
For example, Photoshop can convert DCR files to many file types, including the following formats: