RAW image formats
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Some, typically more professional, cameras allow you to store images in RAW format. RAW format is not really an image standard. It is different for every camera model. RAW format images contain all the data that is taken directly from the camera's image sensor, before the software in the camera applies things like white balance, sharpening etc. Most professional photographers use RAW format, because it offers them maximum flexibility for later image editing. The downside is, that RAW image files can be very large, and loading time for software applications can increase immensely.

CodedColor supports the following RAW image formats. All formats are read only, i.e. you cannot save images in RAW format in the image editor.

RAW file type
Description
CRW, CR2
Canon digital camera
MRW
Minolta digital camera
NEF
Nikon digital camera
ORF
Olympus digital camera
RAF
Fuji digital camera
PEF, PTX
Pentax digital camera
X3F
Sigma digital camera
DCR, KDC
Kodak digital camera
SRF
Sony digital camera
RAW
Panasonic, Casio, Leica digital camera
DNG
Adobe RAW file format (Digital NeGative)
 

A complete list of supported cameras can be found on our webpage.  

icon_tip More Infos

·Few people know, that the TIFF image format is like a "standardized" RAW format. Some cameras offer this format for maximum image quality.  
 
·CodedColor loads half size RAW images in the Explorer to improve speed. In the Fullscreen mode and the Image Editor, the original RAW images are loaded.  
 

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