Which mirrorless cameras have RAW files that are well supported on Linux?
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I'm choosing a mirrorless camera and edit on Linux. I was interested in the Canon EOS M200, but sample CR3 files initially didn't open in some Linux RAW tools. Is there a good way to check Linux RAW compatibility before buying, and are cameras like the M200 supported now?
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It takes some time for developers to support raw files from new cameras, even though they may share the same file extension as raw files from previous cameras.
Many Linux raw processing programs use libraw. Here is the list of officially supported cameras. A number of cameras on the list do use the cr3 extension, including the Canon EOS M200.
Unless you compile from source, you may need to wait for distro repositories to be updated. Many popular distros are updated at six month intervals.
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RAW support on Linux usually depends less on the file extension alone and more on whether your software’s RAW library has added support for that specific camera model. New cameras often take a while to be supported, even if they use an existing format like CR3.
For Linux, a practical approach is to check the support lists for the software you plan to use. Many RAW programs rely on libraw, and darktable also publishes an up-to-date camera support list. The Canon EOS M200 is supported now, and CR3 support was added to darktable starting with version 3.8.0.
If a camera appears unsupported, the issue may be that your distro packages are older than the current upstream release. In that case, updating the application or using a newer package/build may solve it.
So rather than avoiding a camera purely because of CR3, check your preferred Linux editor’s supported-camera list first.
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