I seem to be coming near the end of OS updates, with Monterey the limit for my MacPro 2013. Been thinking of getting a new Sony A7RC camera, but cannot find a list of cameras currently supported. Anybody know if Apple has continued to update this for Monterey, so I open the raw files with Photos?
Earlier Mac models
Apple does not make retroactive camera RAW updates to older operating systems. Rule of thumb: if the camera is new, it won't be supported on macOS for 6-months or even longer. This is variable by when the camera manufacturer provides Apple with the camera data and how that implementation and testing blend with Apple
s future camera raw release cycles. As fellow users, we don't have that information and neither the camera vendor nor Apple will say either.
Digital camera RAW formats supported by iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey - Apple Support
The Sony A7R is supported on macOS Monterey and later, but not the A7RC model. The latter model is not supported so far in macOS Sonoma.
Apple does not make retroactive camera RAW updates to older operating systems. Rule of thumb: if the camera is new, it won't be supported on macOS for 6-months or even longer. This is variable by when the camera manufacturer provides Apple with the camera data and how that implementation and testing blend with Apple
s future camera raw release cycles. As fellow users, we don't have that information and neither the camera vendor nor Apple will say either.
Digital camera RAW formats supported by iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey - Apple Support
The Sony A7R is supported on macOS Monterey and later, but not the A7RC model. The latter model is not supported so far in macOS Sonoma.
As a workaround, you could try seeing whether the latest version of the Adobe DNG Converter supports the Raw format in question.
It may be possible to prepare .DNG copies of your .Raw files that are in one of the .DNG formats that Monterey's Raw compatibility libraries understand. I don't know if you'd lose any data in the translation, or how much, but it might be worth a shot.
https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/adobe-dng-converter.html
There is a "Sony A7CR (ILCE-7CR)" in the Camera Raw compatibility list (which is generally the same as the list for the standalone DNG Converter), qualified by a reference to a footnote that I can't find.
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I've waited in the past for Apple to issue updates on other cameras I've bought. I was hoping that they would continue updating Photos in Monterey, since they just issued a security update last month for it. Guess I better be looking for a new computer before buying the camera!
Thanks for the suggestion. I did just install Photoshop Elements 2024 on the computer. I'm sure that will be updated to open the new Sony files.
My problem is that I use Photos as my organizer. I don't want to start a different work flow. I've been looking a a new Mac mini. Might go for that and buy the camera later.
Not to be a gloomy Gus, but it's possible Apple may never support the Sony A7CR. So a change in workflow may be in the future.
I guess that's possible. Apple has been pretty good at updating, at with the big name cameras, Sony, Nikon, Canon. Just slow to release.
True, but they have never tried to support every camera from every manufacturer.
Camera Raw Support Monterey 12.7.1
