Adobe Camera Raw

Last updated on 24 Jun 2022 | Also applies to Adobe After Effects, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Photoshop Elements

Adobe Camera Raw, which lets you import and enhance raw images, has been a must-have tool for professional photographers right since it was first released in 2003. Applications that support Adobe Camera Raw include Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, After Effects, and Bridge. Additionally, Adobe Lightroom is built upon the same powerful raw image processing technology that powers Adobe Camera Raw.

Supported camera models

For a complete list of all the cameras and lenses that Camera Raw supports, see:

Frequent updates provide support for the latest cameras as well as new features available in Adobe Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC.

Camera Raw (2.3 or later) supports raw files in the Digital Negative (DNG), a raw file format made available to the public by Adobe.

Help and documentation

For troubleshooting camera support, see:

Why doesn’t my version of Photoshop or Lightroom support my camera?

For documentation on using Adobe Camera Raw and the DNG Converter, see:

Introduction to Camera Raw
Introduction to DNG Converter

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Go more in depth:

Digital Negative (DNG)

Understanding Digital Raw Capture

Linear Gamma

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