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Useful Information for RAW users in Photoshop and Elements

16/11/07

Cameras supported by the Photoshop Camera Raw 3.7 plug-in

How to install Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in updates

How to use newer cameras with earlier versions of the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in

This document provides a list of the digital cameras supported by the Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in, versions 3.0-3.7. These versions of the plug-in are compatible with the following Adobe products:

Adobe Bridge CS2 (NOT Photoshop CS)
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 (not compatible with the Photoshop Camera Raw 3.7 plug-in)
Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0

Newer versions of the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in are available, but may only be compatible with newer versions of Adobe products. The next version after 3.7 is 4.1 and this is NOT compatible with CS2.

Cameras supported by the Photoshop Camera Raw 3.7 plug-in The Photoshop Camera Raw 3.7 plug-in replaces the previous versions of the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in for Bridge CS2, Photoshop CS2, Photoshop Elements 5.0, Photoshop Elements 4.0, and Premiere Elements 3.0.

Canon

EOS-1D
EOS-1D Mark II
EOS 1D Mark II N
EOS-1Ds
EOS-1Ds Mark II
EOS 5D
EOS 10D
EOS 20D
EOS 20Da
EOS 30D
EOS D30
EOS D60
EOS Digital Rebel (EOS 300D/EOS Kiss Digital)
EOS Digital Rebel XT (EOS 350D/EOS Kiss Digital N)
EOS Digital Rebel XTi (EOS 400D/EOS Kiss Digital X)
PowerShot 600
PowerShot A5
PowerShot A50
PowerShot S30
PowerShot S40
PowerShot S45
PowerShot S50
PowerShot S60
PowerShot S70
PowerShot G1
PowerShot G2
PowerShot G3
PowerShot G5
PowerShot G6
PowerShot Pro 1
PowerShot Pro 70
PowerShot Pro90 IS
Contax

N Digital
Epson

R-D1
R-D1s
Fujifilm

FinePix E900
FinePix F700
FinePix S2 Pro
FinePix S3 Pro
FinePix S20 Pro
FinePix S5000 Z
FinePix S5200/5600
FinePix S6000fd/S6500fd
FinePix S7000 Z
FinePix S9000/9500
FinePix S9100/9600
Kodak

DCS 14n
DCS Pro 14nx
DCS720x
DCS760
DCS Pro SLR/n
EasyShare P712
EasyShare P850
EasyShare P880
Konica Minolta

Alpha Sweet Digital (Japan)
Alpha-5 Digital (China)
DiMAGE A1
DiMAGE A2
DiMAGE A200
DiMAGE 5
DiMAGE 7
DiMAGE 7i
DiMAGE 7Hi
Maxxum 5D/Dynax 5D
Maxxum 7D/Dynax 7D
Leaf

Aptus 22
Aptus 65
Aptus 75
Valeo 6
Valeo 11
Valeo 17
Valeo 22
Leica

D-Lux 2
D-Lux 3
Digilux 2
Digilux 3
V-LUX 1
Mamiya

ZD
Nikon

D1
D1H
D1X
D2H
D2Hs
D2X
D2Xs
D40*
D50
D70
D70s
D80
D100
D200
Coolpix 5000
Coolpix 5400
Coolpix 5700
Coolpix 8400
Coolpix 8700
Coolpix 8800
Olympus

E-1
E-10
E-20
EVOLT E-300
EVOLT E-330
EVOLT E-400
EVOLT E-500
C-5050 Zoom
C-5060 Zoom
C-7070 Wide Zoom
C-8080 Wide Zoom
SP-310
SP-320
SP-350
SP-500UZ
SP-510 UZ
Panasonic

DMC-FZ30
DMC-FZ50
DMC-L1
DMC-LC1
DMC-LX1
DMC-LX2
Pentax

*ist D
*ist DL
*ist DL2
*ist DS
*ist DS2
K10D*
K100D
K110D
Samsung

GX-1L
GX-1S
Sigma

SD9
SD10
Sony

A100
DSC-F828
DSC-R1
DSC-V3
*New to this release of the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in.

How to install Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in updates.

The Adobe Updater will automatically notify you, download, and install new updates to the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in. (Except for Photoshop Elements 3.0; see installation instructions below.) If you want to force the Adobe Updater to check for updates, or if you have disabled automatic checking, choose Help > Updates from any Adobe application.

You can also download the plug-in from the Product Updates page on the Adobe web site. Extract the plug-in file from the downloaded archive file, then follow the instructions below to install the plug-in for your application.

For Bridge CS2 and Photoshop CS2:

Windows

Exit all Adobe CS2 applications.
Open My Computer.
Double-click Local Disk (C:).
Navigate to Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS2\File Formats.
Move the existing Camera Raw.8bi plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Keep this version in case you need to revert back.
Copy the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw.8bi, from the download into the same folder as Step 4.
Start Bridge CS2 or Photoshop CS2.

For Photoshop Elements 5.0 on Windows:

Exit Photoshop Elements.
Open My Computer.
Double-click Local Disk (C:).
Navigate to Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\Plug-Ins\File Formats.
Move the existing Camera Raw.8bi plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.
Copy the Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw.8bi, from the download into the same folder as Step 4.
Start Photoshop Elements.

For Photoshop Elements 4.0:

Windows

Exit Photoshop Elements.
Open My Computer.
Double-click Local Disk (C:).
Navigate to Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 4.0\Plug-Ins\File Formats.
Move the existing Camera Raw.8bi plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.
Copy the Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw.8bi, from the download into the same folder as Step 4.
Start Photoshop Elements.

For Photoshop Elements 3.0:

Windows

Exit Photoshop Elements.
Open My Computer.
Double-click Local Disk (C:).
Navigate to Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\Plug-Ins\File Formats.
Move the existing Camera Raw.8bi plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.
Copy the Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw.8bi, from the download into the same folder as Step 4.
Start Photoshop Elements.

How to use newer cameras with earlier versions of the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in New releases of the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in are generally only compatible with the current versions of Adobe products. If you use an earlier version of an Adobe product, and you use a camera that requires a later version of the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in, you can use the latest version of the free Adobe DNG Converter to convert your camera raw files to DNG (Digital Negative) files. DNG files can be opened in an Adobe product that supports the Photoshop Camera Raw 2.3 plug-in or later.