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 | 4.3 |
| .RAF | Fuji RAW Image File | 4.1 |
| .CR2 | Canon Raw Image File | 4.0 |
| .RW2 | Panasonic RAW Image | 4.0 |
| .ERF | Epson RAW File | 4.0 |
| .DNG | Apple ProRAW Image | 4.0 |
| .NRW | Nikon Raw Image File | 4.0 |
| .NEF | Nikon Electronic Format RAW Image | 4.0 |
| .K25 | Kodak K25 Image | 3.9 |
| .ARW | Sony Alpha Raw Digital Camera Image | 3.9 |
| .SRF | Sony RAW Image | 3.9 |
| .DNG | Digital Negative Image File | 3.9 |
| .EIP | Enhanced Image Package 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 |
| .KDC | Kodak Photo-Enhancer File | 3.6 |
| .ORF | Olympus RAW File | 3.6 |
| .SR2 | Sony RAW Image | 3.6 |
| .ARI | ARRIRAW Image | 3.6 |
| .MOS | Leaf Camera RAW File | 3.6 |
| .MFW | Mamiya Camera Raw File | 3.5 |
| .FFF | Hasselblad RAW Image | 3.5 |
| .CR3 | Canon Raw 3 Image File | 3.4 |
| .SRW | Samsung RAW Image | 3.4 |
| .J6I | Ricoh Camera Image File | 3.1 |
| .RWL | Leica RAW Image | 3.1 |
| .X3F | SIGMA X3F Camera RAW File | 3.1 |
| .KC2 | Kodak DCS200 Camera Raw Image | 3.0 |
| .MRW | Minolta Raw Image File | 2.9 |
| .PEF | Pentax Electronic File | 2.6 |
| .IIQ | Phase One RAW Image | 2.5 |
| .CXI | FMAT RAW Image | 2.4 |
| .NKSC | Nikon Capture NX-D Sidecar File | 2.0 |
| .MDC | Minolta Camera Raw Image | 1.5 |