Panasonic RW2 Files

I am using a 27" Late 2012 iMac running macOS Catalina 10.15.7


I recently started using a Panasonic Lumix S5 camera which produces RW2 Raw Files which do not appear to be supported by Preview version 11.0 (999.4). Any advice please.


Best regards


David Liddell

Posted on Apr 3, 2022 1:05 PM

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Posted on Apr 3, 2022 1:57 PM

If your camera was released after macOS Catalina 10.15.7 was release then it is likely that it uses a raw format which isn't recognised by Catalina. Raw formats are usually updated for the version of MacOS current at the time.


A work-around is to set the camera up to take Raw+JPG images and you should then see the JPG in Preview.

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Apr 3, 2022 1:57 PM in response to DAL_HPool

If your camera was released after macOS Catalina 10.15.7 was release then it is likely that it uses a raw format which isn't recognised by Catalina. Raw formats are usually updated for the version of MacOS current at the time.


A work-around is to set the camera up to take Raw+JPG images and you should then see the JPG in Preview.

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