- Extension
- .cr2
- .g4
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Camera
- Fax
- Developer
- Canon
- Computer Fax Systems (CFS)
- Description
- A CR2 file is a raw camera image created by Canon digital cameras. It stores uncompressed image data exactly how it was captured by the CCD. CR2 files can be adjusted for white balance and exposure using several image-editing software programs, including the software bundled with Canon digital camera purchases.
- Group 4 (G4) used for black and white lossless compression to maintain high-quality images, commonly used in TIFF format compression by fax machines. A picture is seen as black dots and lines on a blank page; the fewer the dots and lines are, the lesser the file size.
- MIME Type
- image/x-canon-cr2
- image/g4fax
