Cr3 files

[Gillywigs]

Does anyone know why my cr3 files and being downloaded from google as JPEG’s. I have them stored as keep original quality and they are showing in google as CR3 but as soon as I download them they convert to jpeg.

many thanks

gill

 

[Victor Engel]

Does anyone know why my cr3 files and being downloaded from google as JPEG’s. I have them stored as keep original quality and they are showing in google as CR3 but as soon as I download them they convert to jpeg.

many thanks

gill

What google product? Do you mean Google Drive?

I just did a test on my Mac. I created a folder, added a CR3 file to it, installed Google Drive (I have had it before on a different computer) and synced that folder. Then I went to a browser and navigated to google drive and downloaded the file. It was identical to the original.

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Victor Engel

 

[PicPocket]

Does anyone know why my cr3 files and being downloaded from google as JPEG’s. I have them stored as keep original quality and they are showing in google as CR3 but as soon as I download them they convert to jpeg.

What do you mean by Google here? Google drive? Google photos? Some other service?

If photos, this might help: https://m.dpreview.com/opinion/2987639607/pixel-9-pro-raw-files-sync-mac-pc-iphone

From what I know, photos stacks raw and jpeg, you need to get both when downloading. By default you are just seeing jpegs

I stopped using Google photos long ago once I realised they only encourage adding data easily and don't provide any easy means to manage the data. Specially painful if you want to curate or delete a lot of images. A library without data maintenance tools was not something I wanted to deal with

 

[David Yule]

How are you getting the files off the camera?

I'd been considering using an Android tablet to backup files/view files when away from a desktop computer. When I transferred files using Camera Connect the files were converted to JPEG.

Canon told me the rename may not happen on all tablets, it depends on the processor. Why I don't know.

I can transfer them as CR3 files using a card reader successfully. I haven't found Android software which lets me copy files incrementally e.g. by date as I can do using Lightroom on a PC.

Lightroom Mobile on Android can copy CR3 files, but it saves them to a hidden folder and renames them.