Apple ARW/Raw photo support for Sony A6700

Kris_silvah wrote:

I bought a SD card reader for my iPhone to transfer photos from my 6700. They saved but with no imagine . But when I opened them on light room mobile they appear and I was able to save them from there. I tired on my Mac as well but it don’t even let me download them. On the card reader it Downloads to my pics but shows a blank photo.

Adobe uses their own Raw conversion code - at least on the desktop, they don't use the built-in Raw compatibility library support in macOS. I'd guess that the same is true with regards to their mobile apps and iOS / iPadOS.

The A6700 (ILCE-6700) is on Adobe's list as being supported by current "subscription" Adobe applications.

Adobe – Cameras supported by Camera Raw

macOS / iOS / iPadOS applications like Photos and the Mac's Finder rely on the OS-level libraries, which is why, if those libraries don't support your camera's Raw format yet, those applications don't, either.

There are a few Mac applications that use the system's Raw compatibility list but that supplement it with their own Raw support code (instead of ignoring the system-level code, as Adobe applications do). I am not sure if there are any iOS / iPadOS apps that take this hybrid approach.

I bought a SD card reader for my iPhone to transfer photos from my 6700. They saved but with no imagine . But when I opened them on light room mobile they appear and I was able to save them from there. I tired on my Mac as well but it don’t even let me download them. On the card reader it Downloads to my pics but shows a blank photo.

I doubt you'll ever see Apple implement support on iOS for Sony products. But I have to believe Sony has an App for iOS devices, which will provide the ability. Check with Sony.

I'm a Nikon shooter and Nikon has apps for their products which can let you see RAW images taken with a Nikon DSLR. Or, you might want to invest in the Adobe Cloud, which would let you import Sony photos into Adobe products, where you can work with them.

Rob_Rees wrote:

I'm in the same position, as a new owner of the Sony A6700. I've previously owned other Sony Alpha cameras and support for their RAW file format has been included in iOS Photos app and the MacOS Photos app. I'm still waiting for compatibility to be rolled out to the new A6700 camera's RAW files, but it's been a couple of months and I'm getting a bit impatient. Hurry up Apple!

Apple isn't here on this user to user only forum. If you want Apple to hurry up, let them know, by providing feedback the only way they'll see it --> https://www.apple.com/feedback/

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Rob_Rees wrote:

I'm in the same position, as a new owner of the Sony A6700. I've previously owned other Sony Alpha cameras and support for their RAW file format has been included in iOS Photos app and the MacOS Photos app. I'm still waiting for compatibility to be rolled out to the new A6700 camera's RAW files, but it's been a couple of months and I'm getting a bit impatient. Hurry up Apple!

Apple isn't here on this user to user only forum. If you want Apple to hurry up, let them know, by providing feedback the only way they'll see it --> Product Feedback - Apple

Yes, I understand Apple don't monitor these discussions, my comment was rhetorical. I know compatibility will come, at some point, as it has done for previous Sony Alpha cameras. My reporting via Apple Feedback is unlikely to hasten that moment as I'm sure they are aware of the issue and will add that file compatibility, along with that of other new cameras, in due course.

I recently bought an a6700 and was surprised to find that this still hasn't been fixed. I used one of the product feedback links in this thread to raise the issue with Apple's product team, and included a link to this discussion. I suggest everyone who has commented here do the same.

I wish apple would support raw formats for the sony a6700.

sadly i have to resort to adobe products instead.....

@apple support, do you have any intentions on supporting this format?

I'm in the same position, as a new owner of the Sony A6700. I've previously owned other Sony Alpha cameras and support for their RAW file format has been included in iOS Photos app and the MacOS Photos app. I'm still waiting for compatibility to be rolled out to the new A6700 camera's RAW files, but it's been a couple of months and I'm getting a bit impatient. Hurry up Apple!

Thanks for the advice, but I’m not a Lightroom user. I use Apple Photos for cataloguing and straightforward edits, plus Luminar Neo for more detailed edits including RAW. Neo has recently added support for the A6700, but it doesn’t seem fully implemented yet.

It has been a whole year since the release of the camera! When can Apple figure it out? That really matters, as we choose mac for its powerful picture/media processing ability, but the outcome on the new camera truly annoyed me.

Thanks. I guess since I use Adobe and Nikon software, I've never thought to look at what formats are covered in iOS. Maybe your camera will get support after all!

As already stated, this is a user to user forum, Apple isn't here.

Were you able figure out a work around for this situation? I'm a new Sony a6700 owner