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ARW to RAF

Looking to convert ARW to RAF? Here's the honest answer — and what works instead.

You can't convert ARW to RAF. RAF is a camera's own RAW format — it only ever comes out of the camera.

Why ARW to RAF isn't possible

1

RAF is Fujifilm's in-camera RAW

RAF is the raw sensor data a Fujifilm camera writes at the moment of capture. It's produced by the camera's own hardware and firmware — software can read it, but nothing can manufacture a genuine RAF from a finished ARW.

2

A ARW has already been processed

Your ARW is a developed, final image. The extra sensor information a RAF carries — wider dynamic range, full color depth, untouched highlights — was discarded when the photo was first saved, and can't be put back.

3

It is locked to one camera maker

RAF is proprietary to Fujifilm. Even other RAW formats (NEF, ARW, RAF…) aren't interchangeable with it — there is no universal "save as RAW" that produces a real RAF.

The RAW formats — and where they come from

Every real RAW file is one of these camera-maker-specific formats, written by the camera itself:

DNGDigital NegativeAdobeCR2Canon Raw v2CanonCR3Canon Raw v3CanonARWSony Alpha RawSonyNEFNikon Electronic FormatNikonRAFFuji RawFujifilmRW2Panasonic RawPanasonicORFOlympus Raw FormatOlympusPEFPentax Electronic FilePentaxSR2Sony Raw 2SonyX3FSigma RawSigma3FRHasselblad RawHasselbladCRWCanon Raw (legacy)CanonNRWNikon Coolpix RawNikonK25Kodak DC25 RawKodakKDCKodak Digital Camera RawKodakDCRKodak Professional RawKodakMRWMinolta RawMinoltaSRFSony Raw (early)SonyERFEpson RawEpsonMEFMamiya RawMamiyaMOSLeaf RawLeafIIQPhase One RawPhase OneRWLLeica RawLeicaFFFHasselblad Flexible FileHasselblad

What you can do instead

Convert ARW to TIFF

Lossless and uncompressed — ideal for editing, archiving and print.

ARW → TIFF

Convert ARW to PNG

Lossless with transparency — perfect for graphics, logos and screenshots.

ARW → PNG

Convert ARW to JPG

A small, universal photo format that opens everywhere.

ARW → JPG

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Format details

ARW is Sony’s raw photo format, storing unprocessed sensor data from Alpha cameras for full editing latitude.

Full nameSony Alpha Raw
Developed bySony
Released2005
Extension.arw
MIME typeimage/x-sony-arw
TransparencyNo

ARW opens in Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture One and Sony Imaging Edge.

RAF is Fujifilm’s raw photo format, capturing full sensor data from X-series and GFX cameras.

Full nameFuji Raw
Developed byFujifilm
Released2002
Extension.raf
MIME typeimage/x-fuji-raf
TransparencyNo

RAF opens in Lightroom, Capture One and Fujifilm software.

Frequently asked questions

No. RAF stores the raw signal a Fujifilm sensor recorded at capture. A ARW is a finished image with that data already baked in and discarded — there's nothing for a converter to reconstruct.

RAW formats like RAF give maximum editing latitude — but only when they come straight from the camera. Converting a ARW to RAF would just wrap a finished image in a RAW container, with none of the benefits.

DNG is an open RAW container. You can convert a camera's own RAW (including RAF) into DNG, but you still can't turn a regular ARW into RAF or any real RAW.

ARW converts cleanly to PNG, JPG, TIFF and WEBP — free, no sign-up, no watermark.

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