What is the difference between .arw and .fits?
- Extension
- .arw
- .fits
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Camera
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Sony
- IAU FITS Working Group
- Description
- Digital photograph captured by a Sony digital camera, and based on the TIFF specification; contains raw, uncompressed image data as captured by the camera's CCD; can be adjusted using image-editing software before exporting to common raster formats such as .JPG or .TIFF.
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- MIME Type
- image/x-sony-arw
- image/fits
- Sample
- sample.arw
- sample.fits
- Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia