Fujifilm x100V RAF files still not supported

Tim, Apple does not support necessarily each camera model. It is saver to wait with purchasing a camera, until it is in theist of supported cameras, if you need to have the RAW support for your camera. If a camera will be supported at all, the RAW support is usually released within a year. It may take longer than five months to develop the RAW support, if the sensor is new.

Tim Fitzsimons wrote:

Five months after the release of one of Fuji's most popular cameras Apple still doesn't support its raw files.

I called Fujifilm at  1-800-800-3854 Option #2 for Pro Digital and they pointed me here

https://fujifilm-x.com/global/support/compatibility/cameras/x100v/

and said their records showed that RAW support was added to Catalina in July, can't find record of that anywhere on apple

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210191

When will this be added? I got an Adobe subscription because I can't edit raw.

Apple's release notes for Catalina do not mention any new RAW Support (What's new in the updates for macOS Catalina - Apple Support).

The link you received from Fuji mentions compatible software for the camera. Have you tried any of the RAW converters mentioned there? Some RAW converter software must have been included with your camera, when you purchased it, for example Fuji's own software.

Clearly, Fujifilm's definition of compatibility doesn't include compatibility with Photos for Mac. You might consider opening a support ticket with Apple or providing feedback to them.

Also, be mindful that there is a new version of MacOS on the horizon. Big Sur is coming. It is in public preview if you're up for risking the use of a beta OS. I do not know if it adds support for your camera and Google searches for that proved fruitless for any reference to RAW support in Big Sur.

In the meantime - you can try the free adobe DNG converter app, and convert your fuji raw files to Adobe DNG (Digital negative). See then if apple photos can work with them.

(I've had to do this with some old Canon D30 files - even though apple says it is a supported format, it can't read many of them)

I have used five Panasonic Lumix cameras over the years. Only two out of five had RAW support by Apple. And the support for the supported models came out much later than six months after the camera had been released.

That Fuji document doesn't say when it was updated. Since RAW support is added to system updates or upgrades if it was posted after July 15, 2020 it missed the last Catalina update. Therefore it will have to wait for the next Catalina update but more likely for Big Sur to be released.

The Sony document does not mention the Apple RAW support at all, OT, only the hardware compatibility and some RAW processing applications. I looked at all Catalina release notes up to now, there is no mention of any new Fuji Raw Support.

We can only keep the thumbs crossed, that Big Sur will bring the RAW support for Fujifilm x100V.

RAW file compatibility is build into the system. So once Fuji provides the compatibility info to Apple it will be incorporated into the next system update or upgrade.

As Leonie said, some cameras are not supported. The Olympus TG-4 was supported, but not my TG-5.