How to Open and View RAW Files in Windows
Photographers often take pictures in RAW formats instead of JPEG when using digital camera. That is quite understandable. RAW images contain more information than compressed JPEG, so why not capture CR2 or ARW photos when you have a Nikon or Canon camera and a memory card with enough space? (You can also take RAW photo with mobile phone ) However, the problem is that we finally have to view or edit the RAW files on a computer, and sadly not all computers have out-of-box support for RAW file. Before you edit RAW pictures with professional tools, like Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom, you definitely need to preview the images in order to know which one to start with. View RAW Files in Windows 10/8/7 Windows 10 users may have found that they can view some RAW images with Windows Explorer and Windows Live Photo Gallery. That’s because Microsoft introduced built-in support for RAW files in Windows 10. Actually, the company also released Microsoft Camera Codec Pack for Windows 7 and 8.
