Dear friends,
Can someone guide me what is CR2 file.
I found it in my new Canon DSLR. Is it a picture or a video file?
Also why won't it open in my PC (Windows 7, 64bit, 8GB RAM)
Hi Anirban
Your camera can store images as RAW or jpeg files. CR2 is Canons file extension for the RAW image files.
You will find more information in the cameras manual, and how to process CR2 files on the Internet.
To open the files you need an image editing program which supports CR2 files eg Photoshop, Paintshop Pro X .
John
Hi Anirban,
You should have some programs on the CD that came with the camera. One of them can treat RAW files. It is probably called DPP something, meaning Digital Photo Professional. Mine comes with a 150 page manual. I've never used RAW files.
Hi
An advantage of using RAW files is that you control the processing and it is possible to extract images of different exposure levels which are suitable for applying HDR to, although this is still not as good as using multiple images correctly exposed for shadows, midtones and highlights.
John