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 |
|---|---|---|
| .CR2 | Canon Raw 2 Image | 4.0 |
| .ERF | Epson RAW File | 4.0 |
| .RAF | Fujifilm RAW Image | 4.0 |
| .RW2 | Panasonic RAW Image | 4.0 |
| .NRW | Nikon Raw Image | 4.0 |
| .NEF | Nikon Electronic Format RAW Image | 3.9 |
| .ARW | Sony Alpha Raw Digital Camera Image | 3.9 |
| .RWZ | Rawzor Compressed Image | 3.9 |
| .EIP | Enhanced Image Package File | 3.9 |
| .DNG | Digital Negative Image | 3.8 |
| .BAY | Casio RAW Image | 3.8 |
| .DCR | Kodak Digital Camera RAW Image | 3.8 |
| .RAW | Raw Image Data | 3.8 |
| .CRW | Canon Raw CIFF Image File | 3.8 |
| .3FR | Hasselblad 3F RAW Image | 3.7 |
| .K25 | Kodak K25 Image | 3.7 |
| .KC2 | Kodak DCS200 Camera Raw Image | 3.7 |
| .MEF | Mamiya RAW Image | 3.7 |
| .DNG | Apple ProRAW Image | 3.7 |
| .CS1 | CaptureShop 1-shot Raw Image | 3.7 |
| .ORF | Olympus RAW File | 3.6 |
| .SR2 | Sony RAW Image | 3.6 |
| .MOS | Leaf Camera RAW Image | 3.6 |
| .ARI | ARRIRAW Image | 3.6 |
| .CR3 | Canon Raw 3 Image File | 3.5 |
| .KDC | Kodak Photo-Enhancer File | 3.5 |
| .GPR | GoPro RAW Image | 3.5 |
| .SRF | Sony RAW Image | 3.4 |
| .FFF | Hasselblad RAW Image | 3.4 |
| .SRW | Samsung RAW Image | 3.3 |
| .J6I | Ricoh Camera Image File | 3.3 |
| .MRW | Minolta Raw Image | 3.2 |
| .MFW | Mamiya Camera Raw File | 3.1 |
| .X3F | SIGMA X3F Camera RAW File | 3.1 |
| .RWL | Leica RAW Image | 3.1 |
| .PEF | Pentax Electronic File | 2.7 |
| .IIQ | Phase One RAW Image | 2.6 |
| .CXI | FMAT RAW Image | 2.4 |
| .NKSC | Nikon Capture NX-D Sidecar File | 2.0 |
| .MDC | Minolta Camera Raw Image | 1.5 |