Camera RAW
ARW files
The raw format of Sony cameras.
- Full name
- Sony Alpha Raw
- Made by
- Sony
- File extension
- .arw
- Compression
- Unprocessed sensor data, lossless or lightly compressed
- Best for
- Editing photos with the most room for adjustments
- Opens in
- Raw editors such as Lightroom, plus Photos and Preview when macOS supports the camera model
- In FileFlip
- Opens
Good at
- Keeps everything the sensor recorded
- White balance and exposure can be changed later without loss
Not so good at
- Large files
- Has to be developed before it can be shared
- Each camera maker has its own format
ARW in FileFlip
FileFlip opens ARW files and converts them to other formats. It doesn’t save ARW.
Convert ARW to
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Convert a whole shoot at once
FileFlip also handles video, audio, PDFs, documents and data files. Requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Coming soon for Mac