CR3 files from Canon EOS R7

[Francesco Ferreri]

Hi,
when browsing CR3 images from a Canon EOS R7 camera, I can see a preview that matches what I expect the image to be (i.e. as seen in camera) but, as soon as I open the editing panel, the image is rendered way much darker, so that I often have to lift exposure and/or midtones to revert to a suitable rendition.

This also happens with other RAW editors such as the one embedded into Affinity, while it is not showing with other tools like Adobe Camera RAW or Capture One. Also, this only happens for CR3 files, so I suspect this is related to lack of a specific camera profile for the R7 in the application or in Apple internal RAW engine.

Are there any known workarounds for this? Is there a way to provide a camera profile (if only I can find one) to Nitro for opening such files?

Thanks in advance!

[Nik Bhatt]

The reason you are seeing that is because the RAW converter is not trying to match the JPEG. It is trying to provide a faithful rendition of the scene. Also, camera companies do not provide information about their in-camera settings, so RAW decoders generally don’t have the information necessary to match them. A simple example is to shoot a picture as Monochrome in the camera. The RAW will be in color. Some companies do try to match the JPEG more closely but they also may be getting information from the camera companies, that I do not. If it’s always darker, then you might consider making a camera preset (the user manual discusses how to do that).

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