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 |
|---|---|---|
| .RW2 | Panasonic RAW Image | 4.1 |
| .RAF | Fuji RAW Image File | 4.0 |
| .CR2 | Canon Raw 2 Image File | 4.0 |
| .NRW | Nikon Raw Image | 4.0 |
| .ERF | Epson RAW File | 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 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 |
| .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 |
| .ARI | ARRIRAW Image | 3.6 |
| .SR2 | Sony RAW Image | 3.6 |
| .SRF | Sony RAW Image | 3.6 |
| .CR3 | Canon Raw 3 Image File | 3.6 |
| .MOS | Leaf Camera RAW File | 3.6 |
| .GPR | GoPro RAW Image | 3.5 |
| .MFW | Mamiya Camera Raw File | 3.5 |
| .FFF | Hasselblad RAW Image | 3.5 |
| .SRW | Samsung RAW Image | 3.4 |
| .KDC | Kodak Photo-Enhancer File | 3.3 |
| .MRW | Minolta Raw Image File | 3.2 |
| .J6I | Ricoh Camera Image File | 3.1 |
| .RWL | Leica RAW Image | 3.1 |
| .X3F | SIGMA X3F Camera RAW File | 3.1 |
| .PEF | Pentax Electronic File | 2.7 |
| .IIQ | Phase One RAW Image | 2.7 |
| .CXI | FMAT RAW Image | 2.4 |
| .NKSC | Nikon Capture NX-D Sidecar File | 2.0 |
| .MDC | Minolta Camera Raw Image | 1.5 |