How to view Canon RAW images in Windows folder?

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  1. Ray

    Ray New Member

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    Camera : Canon Rebel t6s
    Computer : Windows 10 home 64b. 1803
    Question : How to view Canon RAW images in any Windows folder just like viewing jpeg images?
    Thanks.
    Ray
     

  2. johnsey

    johnsey Site Moderator Staff Member Site Supporter

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    Each camera company has its own raw file format. You will need a raw viewer of some sort. There are some generic raw viewers out there you can download but that will add extra steps to your work flow. You could shoot raw and jpg at same time if you want to sort images pre-editing. That is what I did in the pre-Lightroom days. Get yourself a copy of Lightroom and play with it, you manage the files and apply non destructive edits that are saved in your library rather than applied to the file itself. It will be the smoothest way to handle files.
     
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