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 | 167 |
| .CR2 | Canon Raw Image File | 196 |
| .NRW | Nikon Raw Image File | 198 |
| .EIP | Enhanced Image Package File | 200 |
| .RAF | Fuji RAW Image File | 200 |
| .ERF | Epson RAW File | 200 |
| .RW2 | Panasonic RAW Image | 200 |
| .NEF | Nikon Electronic Format RAW Image | 204 |
| .ARW | Sony Alpha Raw Digital Camera Image | 204 |
| .K25 | Kodak K25 Image | 208 |
| .DNG | Digital Negative Image File | 209 |
| .SRF | Sony RAW Image | 211 |
| .DCR | Kodak Digital Camera RAW Image File | 215 |
| .RAW | Raw Image Data File | 219 |
| .ARI | ARRIRAW Image | 221 |
| .CRW | Canon Raw CIFF Image File | 225 |
| .BAY | Casio RAW Image | 227 |
| .3FR | Hasselblad 3F RAW Image | 231 |
| .CS1 | CaptureShop 1-shot Raw Image | 233 |
| .MEF | Mamiya RAW Image | 233 |
| .ORF | Olympus RAW File | 238 |
| .SR2 | Sony RAW Image | 240 |
| .KDC | Kodak Photo-Enhancer File | 243 |
| .MOS | Leaf Camera RAW File | 244 |
| .MFW | Mamiya Camera Raw File | 250 |
| .FFF | Hasselblad RAW Image | 262 |
| .CR3 | Canon Raw 3 Image File | 267 |
| .SRW | Samsung RAW Image | 267 |
| .RWL | Leica RAW Image | 287 |
| .J6I | Ricoh Camera Image File | 287 |
| .KC2 | Kodak DCS200 Camera Raw Image | 300 |
| .X3F | SIGMA X3F Camera RAW File | 307 |
| .MRW | Minolta Raw Image File | 312 |
| .IIQ | Phase One RAW Image | 329 |
| .PEF | Pentax Electronic File | 348 |
| .CXI | FMAT RAW Image | 362 |
| .MDC | Minolta Camera Raw Image | 400 |