My camera gave me CR3 files and nothing could open them


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I came back from a trip with hundreds of photos taken on my Canon in RAW format. But when I tried to open them on my laptop, I realized they were all in .cr3 and completely unreadable. Most software either didn’t recognize the format or required payment just to try.

They are techincally in RAW format, just with Canon's specific additions.  my Nikon D3500 saves RAWs in .NEF format for instance.  Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is able to read these files.

 

They typically contain additional information (hence the customized RAW format) such as Lens model, focal length, lighting, etc...

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