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Old September 3rd 07, 02:32 PM posted to rec.photo.digital,uk.rec.photo.misc,rec.photo.misc,alt.photography,rec.photo.equipment.misc
Mike Cawood, HND BIT
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It is my understanding that in any digital cameras, image processing
is made inside the camera using the image sensor processing engine. In
some advanced digital cameras, they let the users keep the unprocessed
photos (RAW files), instead of the JPG files (which had been processed
by the camera).
My questions are as follows:
- what is the extension file for RAW ? (like .jpg in jpeg files)
Could this RAW files be viewed using any photo viewer software (as
they are, i.e. without interference or retouching from the

The filename extention for RAW is .raw.
You may view & process RAW files using IrfanView
http://www.irfanview.net/
Regards Mike.