Hi. I've seen posts as far back as December 2017 saying that people are waiting for an update. Well, it's May, and I'm still unable to import my RAW images from my Sony A73 digital camera into Photos app. Can we get an ETA?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4), 16 GB Ram
Hello léonie, and thank you for your response.
I would say the Sony A7iii is a pretty mainstream camera. I just realized however, that this camera was officially sold to the public only one month ago. So yeah, I guess a compatibility driver won’t be available for some time.
I would say the Sony A7iii is a pretty mainstream camera.
That does not guarantee RAW support, unfortunately. Apple has been very reliable to support cameras quickly, that are most likely to be used by professional photographers, because they are most likely to work mainly with RAW files. Only recently, after dropping the professional market, has Apple started to include RAW support for cameras that are not the main camera models for the professional market.
For some cameras the RAW format will never be supported by Apple's RAW support, but we never will know in advance. It is risky to get a new camera before the RAW support has been released, if you need RAW support in Apple's software.
My apologies: It's the A7III that's in question, not the A7RIII. It appears that the A7RIII is already compliant. Probably because that camera came out 1/2 a year earlier. Anyways, thanks for the response LarryHN.
But seeing that the Sony A7Riii is already on Apple’s compatibility list, I don’t see the a7iii being too far behind. #optimistic
But that said, you brought up a very interesting point in regards to Apple rolling back their professional line of tech. It would be interesting to see if they’re trying to compete in the photographic world with their mobile product line.
#optimistic
I'll keep my fingers crossed 😁
Nope - no one outside of Apple knows when or if any camera will be supported - this is the current list https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207972
It does include one that sounds similar - Sony Alpha ILCE-7R III
You certainly can send a request to Appel to include any desired feature - Product Feedback - Apple
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Sony A73 still doesn't import into Photos
