CR2 file stores raw image data captured with digital camera matrix developed by Ca non. It is the version 2 of the format. CR2 is a RAW, uncompressed image and therefore can be quite large. CR2 is a proprietary format that stores data in binary.
RAW (Raw Image Data) is the most popular file format for uncompressed and unprocessed images used by digital cameras. RAW file stores the image captured with camera’s image sensor directly, without any compression used.
After converting the file to the new format, you will be able to use other programs to support it. Keep in mind, however, that the CR2 file after converting to RAW may differ slightly from the original. The most important information should be kept, but if you want the file after conversion from CR2 to RAW to be the same, you have to do this carefully and choose the proper application from the list below.
There is no guarantee, of course, that the conversion will come up to all your expectations, but it will certainly help you. If, after all, the effect of converting CR2 to RAW does not meet your expectations, you can simply try to find on the Internet a different version of your file in CR2 format, properly converted to a RAW file by someone else. If this fails, use the information provided in the further part of the website.
If after converting the file CR2 the desired result was not achieved, you can try to change the format of CR2 file to other than RAW. On our website you will find more information on the following conversion options
Unfortunately, if after performing the two previously described steps (trying to find your CR2 file converted by someone else, and the attempt to convert it to RAW on your own) you still have a problem with your file, then there are only a few solutions left. You can once again try to find and install an application that can open the CR2 file in its original format (without conversion to RAW file). Such a solution will be difficult to implement, but it certainly will give the best result.