Camera RAW
RAW converter
RAW conversions all need the optional server worker, which is not enabled on this deployment. Everything below still explains the format, and the image converter linked below lists every conversion that does run in your browser.
No RAW conversion runs in this browser today. Browser-based image conversions are listed on the image converter page.
RAW
Camera RAWThe unprocessed sensor readout from a camera, before white balance, sharpening or compression are applied. It holds far more highlight and shadow latitude than a JPEG, and every manufacturer has its own incompatible dialect.
- Developed by
- Camera manufacturers
- Released
- 1990s
- Extension
- .raw, .cr2, .cr3, .nef, .arw, .dng, .orf, .raf, .rw2, .pef, .srw, .x3f
- MIME type
- image/x-dcraw
- Compression
- Lossless
At a glance
- Reading needs the optional server worker.
- RAW files cannot be created — only read.
- No conversions run in this browser today — every direction needs the optional server worker.