I have Mountain Lion 10.8.2 and iPhoto 9.4.2 and have installed Digital Camera RAW compatability update 4.01 but still can't import RAW images from my new Sony NEX 5-R digital camera.. any ideas? I also have Photoshop CS6 - should I import through that if iPhoto isn't a feasible option..?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
This is the list of currently supported cameras
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5371?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
The Nex5-R is not on the List and so that Raw format is not supported at this time.
Note: The Raw from every model of camera is different. Note: that's every model not every brand. So, the NEF produced by a Nikon D40 is not the same as the NEF produced by a D60, the CR2 produced by a Canon 350 is not the same as the CR2 produced by a Canon 400.
Therefore the Raw for every camera model needs to be added individually. If yours is not supported then let them know you want it:
iPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback
I do not see the Sony NEX 5-R on the support list - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5371 - you will have to wait for Apple to elease support for your camera
LN
If my camera isn't supported, is there another way to import my RAW images??
With the software that came with the camera? Convert the images to a format iPhoto supports.
If anyone is interested, the way I ended up doing it was: Using Adobe Bridge to upload in RAW and also to convert to DNG (needed to install an update to allow images from Sony NEX 5-R to be compatible, as it's such a new model). Need to make sure that images are kept mosaic and not changed to linear. Can then import these DNG files to iPhoto if needs be (but can also edit them in Photoshop)
RAW update 4.02 adds the Sony NEX-5R RAW support - update from the App Store
LN
How do I import RAW images from Sony NEX 5-R to iPhoto?
