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 |
|---|---|---|
| .RWZ | Rawzor Compressed Image | 4.5 |
| .RW2 | Panasonic RAW Image | 4.0 |
| .CR2 | Canon Raw Image File | 4.0 |
| .EIP | Enhanced Image Package File | 4.0 |
| .RAF | Fuji RAW Image File | 4.0 |
| .NRW | Nikon Raw Image File | 4.0 |
| .ERF | Epson RAW File | 4.0 |
| .ARW | Sony Alpha Raw Digital Camera Image | 4.0 |
| .NEF | Nikon Electronic Format RAW Image | 4.0 |
| .K25 | Kodak K25 Image | 3.9 |
| .SRF | Sony RAW Image | 3.9 |
| .DNG | Digital Negative Image File | 3.9 |
| .DCR | Kodak Digital Camera RAW Image File | 3.8 |
| .RAW | Raw Image Data File | 3.8 |
| .CRW | Canon Raw CIFF Image File | 3.8 |
| .3FR | Hasselblad 3F RAW Image | 3.7 |
| .BAY | Casio RAW Image | 3.7 |
| .CS1 | CaptureShop 1-shot Raw Image | 3.7 |
| .MEF | Mamiya RAW Image | 3.7 |
| .ORF | Olympus RAW File | 3.6 |
| .ARI | ARRIRAW Image | 3.6 |
| .SR2 | Sony RAW Image | 3.6 |
| .KDC | Kodak Photo-Enhancer File | 3.6 |
| .MOS | Leaf Camera RAW File | 3.6 |
| .MFW | Mamiya Camera Raw File | 3.5 |
| .FFF | Hasselblad RAW Image | 3.4 |
| .CR3 | Canon Raw 3 Image File | 3.3 |
| .SRW | Samsung RAW Image | 3.3 |
| .J6I | Ricoh Camera Image File | 3.1 |
| .X3F | SIGMA X3F Camera RAW File | 3.1 |
| .KC2 | Kodak DCS200 Camera Raw Image | 3.0 |
| .RWL | Leica RAW Image | 3.0 |
| .MRW | Minolta Raw Image File | 2.9 |
| .PEF | Pentax Electronic File | 2.5 |
| .IIQ | Phase One RAW Image | 2.5 |
| .CXI | FMAT RAW Image | 2.4 |
| .MDC | Minolta Camera Raw Image | 1.5 |