Panasonic RAW/RW2

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'''RW2''' (also known as '''Panasonic RW2''', '''Panasonic LX3 RAW''', '''Lumix RAW''', etc.) is a [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors|digital negative]] image format used by some Panasonic and Leica digital cameras.
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Panasonic '''RAW'''/'''RW2''' format is a [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors|raw image format]] used by some Panasonic and Leica digital cameras. It (or some version of it) may also be known as '''Lumix RAW''', or by a camera-specific name such as '''Panasonic LX3 RAW'''.
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Different cameras produce different versions of it, and at some point the file extension was changed from '''.raw''' to '''.rw2'''. The term '''Panasonic RAW''' might refer to just the .raw files, but more likely includes both .raw and .rw2.
  
 
== Format ==
 
== Format ==
RW2 is a [[TIFF]]-like format, with a different file signature, and some different tag numbers.
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The format is [[TIFF]]-like, but with a different file signature, and some different tag numbers.
  
 
The Leica version of it contains a [[Exif MakerNote|MakerNote]] that begins with <code>"LEICA" 0x00 0x00 0x00</code>.
 
The Leica version of it contains a [[Exif MakerNote|MakerNote]] that begins with <code>"LEICA" 0x00 0x00 0x00</code>.
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
Refer to [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]].
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* Refer to [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors#Software]].
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
* [http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Panasonic.html ExifTool: Panasonic Tags]
 
* [http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Panasonic.html ExifTool: Panasonic Tags]
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* [http://libopenraw.freedesktop.org/wiki/Panasonic_RAW/ libopenraw: Panasonic RAW]
  
 
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[[Category:TIFF]]

Revision as of 00:18, 21 August 2014

File Format
Name Panasonic RAW/RW2
Ontology
Extension(s) .raw, .rw2

Panasonic RAW/RW2 format is a raw image format used by some Panasonic and Leica digital cameras. It (or some version of it) may also be known as Lumix RAW, or by a camera-specific name such as Panasonic LX3 RAW.

Different cameras produce different versions of it, and at some point the file extension was changed from .raw to .rw2. The term Panasonic RAW might refer to just the .raw files, but more likely includes both .raw and .rw2.

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Format

The format is TIFF-like, but with a different file signature, and some different tag numbers.

The Leica version of it contains a MakerNote that begins with "LEICA" 0x00 0x00 0x00.

Identification

Files begin with (hex) bytes 49 49 55 00.

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Sample files

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