Sony ARW 1.x
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ARW is a raw image format produced by some makes of Sony cameras. The format is based upon TIFF.
Identify it
| Extensions | .arw |
|---|---|
| MIME types | image/x-sony-arw |
| Signatures | 49492a00 at byte 0 (Sony ARW 1.x) |
| PRONOM | fmt/191fmt/1127 |
| Wikidata | Q28205439 |
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Open it
- AbydosOpen source
- ConverseenOpen source
- ExifToolOpen source
- ImageMagickOpen source
- ImageMagick (WebAssembly)Open source
- libexiv2Open source
- LibRawOpen source
- PhotoRecOpen source
Convert it
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| To | With | Fidelity | Command and losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVIF | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| BMP 5.0 | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| GIF 89a | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| ICO | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| JFIF 1.02 | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| JPEG XL | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. | |
| PNG | ImageMagick | Partial | convert in.arw out.pngDemosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| PNG | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| Quite OK Image Format | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| TIFF | ImageMagick | Partial | convert in.arw out.tifDemosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| TIFF | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| WebP | ImageMagick (WebAssembly) | Partial | in browser Demosaiced with default settings: raw sensor data and editing latitude are lost. |
| GIF 89a | ImageMagick | Lossy | convert in.arw out.gifReduced to 256 colours. |
| JFIF 1.02 | ImageMagick | Lossy | convert in.arw out.jpgLossy compression. |
| WebP | ImageMagick | Lossy | convert in.arw out.webpLossy compression. |
Versions and variants (1)
- Sony ARW RAW Image File 2.xUnknown
Sources
From Converters (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice), WebAssembly engines (ImageMagick, FFmpeg, Pandoc, 7-Zip, GDAL, Assimp, resvg), Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-26.