| File extension | .cr2 |
| Category | Image File |
| Description | The Canon RAW version 2 (cr2) format is a RAW format created by Canon for storing digital images. This does not contain a ready to view picture like a JPG or PNG file, it is used to store information directly coming from the sensor. You can choose to store your pictures in RAW format which gives you the benefit of being able to do a lot of post processing on the file, if you tried to do this with JPEG, this would be difficult and would likely result in a quality loss. |
| Actions |
Convert CR2 file
View other image file formats |
| Technical Details | RAW files are the best quality to size ratio that a photograph can be stored in, primarily because each colour is recorded in either 12 or 14 bits and a lossless compression is used. The CR2 takes over from Canon's previous format - CRW and is used by the Canon 350D, 1D, G9 and 20D models. |
| Associated programs |
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Paint Shop Pro
Picasa
digiKam |
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| Developed by |
Canon Inc. |
| MIME type |
image/cr2 |
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| Useful links |
Inside the Canon RAW Image format
Canon EOS Rebel T3 Series: Choosing the RAW File Type
Convert CR2 file |
