Thursday, March 25, 2010

Adding RAW Image Support for Your Camera in Windows 7


Windows 7's Pictures Explorer shows thumbnail views of JPEG and other supported imaging formats when you select the Medium icon, Large icon (default), or Extra Large icon views. However, RAW files (which are camera-specific) display only icons if you have not already installed the appropriate codecs for your camera. To install RAW file support for your camera:



  1. Open your favorite web browser.
  2. Navigate to http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downloads/codecs.aspx
  3. Click the link for your camera.
  4. Verify that the codec works with your camera and Windows release (32-bit or 64-bit)
  5. Download and install the codec.

After installing the appropriate codec, you will be able to see thumbnail views for both JPEG and RAW files in Pictures Explorer.

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