Apple Digital Camera RAW Compatibility



Apple released a Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.2 on Thursday. The update adds Raw image support for nine popular camera models including the Canon EOS Rebel T2i, the Leica S2, and the Sony A230.

Apple has updated the Digital Camera RAW Compatibility, releasing version 3.10 of the compatibility driver. The update adds the following cameras to the compatibility list for Apple’s Apperture 3 as well as their iPhoto ’11 packages.

Raw Images from the newly supported cameras will now be usable from within iPhoto ’09 and Aperture 3. Other cameras included in the update are the Olympus E-450, E-600, and E-620, as well as the Sony Alpha A330, A380, and A450. The update also fixes raw processing issues for these three cameras: the Canon EOS 30D and the Pentax K-x and K-7.

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The 5.28MB update is available for download immediately and requires OS X 10.5.8 or higher.

Apple Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update

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Apple on Thursday released an update for Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’11 to add raw image support for certain Canon, Leica, Nikon, and Panasonic cameras.

Apple Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Chart

The list of lucky cameras supported in the Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.5 includes the Canon PowerShot G12, Leica D-Lux 5, Leica V-Lux 2, Nikon D7000, Nikon COOLPIX P7000, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2, and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2. The full list of cameras that Apple supports can be found on the company’s Website.

The patch is 6.3MB in size, requires a Mac running OS X 10.5.8 or OS X 10.6.5 or later, and can be downloaded via Apple’s Website or Software Update. The company notes in a separate Knowledge Base article that computers running OS X 10.6.2 through 10.6.4 may not display this update via Software Update initially; as a solution, users are advised to run Software Update and update their Mac to OS X 10.6.5. At that point, the update should successfully display.

Apple Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Guide

  1. This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto '11: Canon PowerShot S100 Nikon 1 J1 Nikon 1 V1 Nikon COOLPIX P7100 Olympus PEN E-PL1s Olympus PEN E-PL3 Olympus PEN E-PM1 Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ150 Sony Alpha NEX-5N Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Sony Alpha SLT-A77.
  2. Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 6.21. This update adds RAW image compatibility for the following cameras to OS X El Capitan. For more information on.