Camera Compatibility List

Standard File Formats

These sections describe file support for the major photographic file standards in use today as of the latest version of the app. Your results may vary slightly as each individual model camera can contain differences in how well the format was followed by the manufacturer.

Manufacturer Specific RAW Formats

These charts detail RAW file support for models of cameras that have been tested.

We have tested RAW files from as many cameras as we can obtain sample files for so if your camera model is not listed, please contact us so that we can add it to our test suite and update these tables.

All original data is always untouched and will be sent to Lightroom during a sync. The following only applies to viewing the image within Photosmith.

Please understand that due the sheer number of camera models these tables have to be automatically generated by tools. As such, there may be typos or invalid information. If there is ever a question, please contact support and we’ll provide a definitive answer.

JPG

JPG/JPEG is a well documented standard and Photosmith has full support for any standard JPG image. If your camera shoots in JPG, then it’s almost definitely supported. In fact, we haven’t found a jpg that’s not supported. Some jpg’s contain information within them with the artist, copyright, etc. If that information is available, then it’s extracted as well.

RAW+JPG

We’ve extended support for many raw formats for the major camera brands. Some of these cameras can shoot in both their proprietary raw format, plus a jpg image – typically known as RAW+JPG. Photosmith will detect when this combination is available, and will attempt to use the RAW file. If the RAW file doesn’t provide enough information to display a high quality image (see the RAW camera support for your camera), then it will use the needed information from the JPG to reconstruct everything. If your camera has limited or no support, then we highly suggest using RAW+JPG so that Photosmith can find and use the information it needs. When working with RAW+JPG files, both formats will be sent over when doing a sync with Lightroom.

DNG

Digital Negatives (DNG) is an open format created by Adobe, to bring consistency to the world of RAW camera formats. However, much of the information stored in a DNG is optional, and for that reason, it’s very difficult for Photosmith to always find what it needs for particular models. For these reasons, Photosmith does not fully support DNG format. If you want to use Photosmith with DNG, we recommend using DNG+JPG, so that the image information can be used from the DNG and the actual image from the JPG. Again, all data is maintained in the original files and DNGs are synced in full – the limitation only affects the ability to view the data.

Canon RAW

Canon’s CR2 format is well documented and consistent among its cameras, but the data written within varies dramatically from camera to camera. All the Canons we’ve tested will produce good results, although some will allow more zooming than others.

Model	File Type	Detected image size (1)	Max zoom (2)
Canon EOS 1000D	CR2	3888 x 2592	49% (4)
Canon EOS 20D	CR2	3504 x 2336	43% (4)
Canon EOS 40D	CR2	1936 x 1288	100%
Canon EOS 40D	CR2	3888 x 2592	49% (4)
Canon EOS 50D	CR2	4752 x 3168	100%
Canon EOS 550D	CR2	5184 x 3456	100%
Canon EOS 5D	CR2	4368 x 2912	57% (4)
Canon EOS 5D Mark II	CR2	5616 x 3744	100%
Canon EOS 60D	CR2	5184 x 3456	100%
Canon EOS 7D	CR2	5184 x 3456	100%
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi	CR2	4272 x 2848	52% (4)
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi	CR2	3888 x 2592	100%
Canon EOS K215	CR2	5616 x 3744	49% (4)
Canon EOS Kiss X3	CR2	4752 x 3168	100%
Canon EOS REBEL T1i	CR2	4752 x 3168	100%
Canon EOS REBEL T2i	CR2	5184 x 3456	100%
Canon EOS-1D Mark II	CR2	3504 x 2336	43% (4)
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N	CR2	3504 x 2336	49% (4)
Canon EOS-1D Mark III	CR2	1936 x 1288	100%
Canon EOS-1D Mark III	CR2	3888 x 2592	49% (4)
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II	CR2	4992 x 3328	30% (4)
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III	CR2	5616 x 3744	49% (4)
Canon PowerShot G10	CR2	4416 x 3312	36% (4)
Canon PowerShot G12	CR2	3648 x 2736	43% (4)
Canon PowerShot G9	CR2	4000 x 3000	40% (4)
Canon PowerShot S90	CR2	3648 x 2736	43% (4)
Canon PowerShot S95	CR2	3648 x 2736	43% (4)

Nikon RAW

Most of the newer Nikons (since about 2003) are well supported, with full 1:1 zoom for almost all cameras in all configurations tested. Some cameras will have multiple entries for Detected Size because some were taken with FX lenses and others with DX lenses. In our tests, both of the formats are fully parsed and displayed at the expected resolutions. Older cameras (D1 series, D2H) are not recommended for use with Photosmith.

Model	File Type	Detected image size (1)	Max zoom (2)
E5000	NEF	160 x 120 (3)	100% (3)(5)
E5400	NEF	1600 x 1200	100%
E5700	NEF	160 x 120 (3)	100% (3)(5)
E8400	NEF	1600 x 1200	100%
E8700	NEF	1600 x 1200	100%
E8800	NEF	1600 x 1200	100%
NIKON D1	NEF	160 x 120 (3)	100% (3)(5)
NIKON D100	NEF	160 x 120 (3)	100% (3)(5)
NIKON D1H	NEF	160 x 120 (3)	100% (3)(5)
NIKON D1X	NEF	160 x 120 (3)	100% (3)(5)
NIKON D200	NEF	3872 x 2592	100%
NIKON D2H	NEF	160 x 120 (3)	100% (3)(5)
NIKON D2X	NEF	4288 x 2848	100%
NIKON D2Xs	NEF	4288 x 2848	100%
NIKON D3	NEF	4256 x 2832	100%
NIKON D300	NEF	4288 x 2848	100%
NIKON D300S	NEF	4288 x 2848	100%
NIKON D3100	NEF	4608 x 3072	100%
NIKON D3S	NEF	4256 x 2832	100%
NIKON D3X	NEF	6048 x 4032	100%
NIKON D40	NEF	3008 x 2000	100%
NIKON D40X	NEF	3872 x 2592	100%
NIKON D50	NEF	3008 x 2000	100%
NIKON D5000	NEF	4288 x 2848	100%
NIKON D60	NEF	3872 x 2592	100%
NIKON D70	NEF	3008 x 2000	100%
NIKON D700	NEF	4256 x 2832	100%
NIKON D7000	NEF	4928 x 3264	100%
NIKON D70s	NEF	3008 x 2000	100%
NIKON D80	NEF	3872 x 2592	100%
NIKON D90	NEF	4288 x 2848	100%

Sony RAW

All the Sony ARW files that we’ve tested contain enough information to produce a 1600×1200 image for display, independent of the underlying sensor size. See footnote (4)

Model	File Type	Detected image size (1)	Max zoom (2)
DSLR-A200	ARW	3880 x 2600	41% (4)
DSLR-A300	ARW	3880 x 2600	41% (4)
DSLR-A330	ARW	3880 x 2600	41% (4)
DSLR-A350	ARW	4600 x 3064	35% (4)
DSLR-A380	ARW	4600 x 3064	35% (4)
DSLR-A390	ARW	4600 x 3064	35% (4)
DSLR-A450	ARW	4592 x 3056	35% (4)
DSLR-A500	ARW	4272 x 2848	37% (4)
DSLR-A580	ARW	4928 x 3280	32% (4)
DSLR-A700	ARW	4288 x 2408	44% (4)
DSLR-A700	ARW	4288 x 2856	37% (4)
DSLR-A850	ARW	6080 x 4048	26% (4)
DSLR-A900	ARW	6080 x 3416	31% (4)
DSLR-A900	ARW	6080 x 4048	26% (4)
NEX-3	ARW	4592 x 3056	35% (4)
NEX-5	ARW	4592 x 3056	35% (4)
SLT-A33	ARW	4592 x 3056	35% (4)
SLT-A55V	ARW	4928 x 3280	32% (4)

Olympus RAW

Olympus seems to change the specifications for their own ORF file between each model. However, all the Olympuses we’ve tested will produce good results with the exception of the E-10 and E-20 series, although some will allow more zooming than others.

Model	File Type	Detected image size (1)	Max zoom (2)
E-1	ORF	2624 x 1966	48% (5)
E-10	ORF	2256 x 1684	7% (5)
E-20,E-20N,E-20P	ORF	2576 x 1924	6% (5)
E-3	ORF	3720 x 2800	43% (4)
E-30	ORF	4100 x 3084	78%
E-300	ORF	3360 x 2504	47% (4)
E-330	ORF	3280 x 2450	48% (4)
E-400	ORF	3768 x 2840	42% (4)
E-410	ORF	3720 x 2800	43% (4)
E-420	ORF	3720 x 2800	43% (4)
E-450	ORF	3720 x 2800	43% (4)
E-5	ORF	4100 x 3084	78%
E-500	ORF	3360 x 2504	47% (4)
E-510	ORF	3720 x 2800	43% (4)
E-520	ORF	3720 x 2800	43% (4)
E-620	ORF	4100 x 3084	78%
E-P1	ORF	4100 x 3084	78%
E-P2	ORF	4100 x 3084	78%
E-PL1	ORF	4100 x 3084	78%

Pentax RAW

All Pentax PEFs we’ve tested are well supported with full 1:1 zoom for all cameras in all configurations tested. The K20D reports a 96% max zoom rate, close enough to 100% on a 15MP image to make very little difference.

Model	File Type	Detected image size (1)	Max zoom (2)
PENTAX *ist D	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX *ist DL	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX *ist DL2	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX *ist DS	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX *ist DS2	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX K-5	PEF	4992 x 3284	100%
PENTAX K-7	PEF	4736 x 3136	100%
PENTAX K-m	PEF	3936 x 2624	100%
PENTAX K-r	PEF	4352 x 2868	100%
PENTAX K-x	PEF	4352 x 2868	100%
PENTAX K100D	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX K100D Super	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX K10D	PEF	3936 x 2624	100%
PENTAX K110D	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
PENTAX K200D	PEF	3936 x 2624	100%
PENTAX K20D	PEF	4864 x 3136	96%

Panasonic RAW

All the Panasonic RW2 files that we’ve tested contain enough information to produce a 1920×1280 image for display (about twice the iPad screen resolution), independent of the underlying sensor size. See footnote (4).

Because of the information in Panasonic files, these numbers are reported slightly incorrectly. Actual numbers will be the sensor size and the percent zoom that results in 1920×1280. Whatever the actual sensor size is, Photosmith will only be able to extract 1920×1280 for Panasonic files.

Model	File Type	Detected image size (1)	Max zoom (2)
DMC-FX150	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-FZ100	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-FZ28	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-FZ45	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-G1	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-G10	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-G2	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-GF1	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-GF2	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-GH1	RW2	1920 x 1280	100%
DMC-GH1	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%
DMC-GH2	RW2	1920 x 1080	100%
DMC-LX3	RW2	1920 x 1280	100%
DMC-LX5	RW2	1920 x 1440	100%

Leica RAW

At this time, we do not recommend using Photosmith (or the iPad) with Leica DNG raw files unless you shoot RAW+JPG. Apple’s support for Leica’s DNG format is very weak and in most cases will display only a 320×216 thumbnail as it’s largest size. This is because the DNG format that Leica shoots doesn’t contain as much information as other raw formats and in most cases, not enough for the iPad to be able to generate a full screen preview. Since Photosmith relies on Apple’s RAW handling, we are limited by Apple’s support.

However, if you shoot RAW+JPG then we combine both files together to extract all the information we need to display a large preview (up to the max size of the JPG you shoot). In all cases, even if you can’t see a large preview, you can still rate, tag, keyword, etc. and when you sync with LR we’ll sync all the files over including the DNGs.

Samsung RAW

Samsung uses Pentax’s PEF format for the cameras we’ve tested and thus are also fully supported for the files we’ve tested.

Model	File Type	Detected image size (1)	Max zoom (2)
GX-1L	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%
GX-1S	PEF	3040 x 2024	100%

Fuji RAW

At this time Fuji RAF format raw files are not supported directly by Photosmith. This is because the RAF format is drastically different than the other major raw formats and we’ve had very few requests to support it.

However, if you shoot RAW+JPG you will get most of the functionality available, as described in the RAW+JPG section.

Footnotes

This is the maximum detected size of the image as detected by Photosmith. This data is typically the sensor size of the camera, but may be affected by a number of factors.
RAW files among camera manufacturers follow a similar, but not exact standard, causing discrepancies and inconsistencies. Photosmith uses a combination of Apple’s data and it’s own processing engine to determine the best data that it can use. Thus, the detected size of an image may not be a reflection of the actual sensor size, but rather, the best reconstruction possible within the constraints of the iPad.
The maximum zoom is the amount that the image can be zoomed in. If the original image is 4000×2000 and the max zoom was 50%, then it can be viewed to 2000×1000- about double. If the max zoom was 100%, then the full resolution of the original image is available for viewing.
Some cameras, even current high end dSLRs, will not have a 100% max zoom because of how the data is stored in the raw file. Each manufacturer, and even models can differ in exactly what data is stored in the raw files, so it will vary on a model by model basis.Note that the max zoom only refers to the ability to display the image within Photosmith – all original data is still stored in the file.
The maximum detected size for this camera’s raw files is smaller than screen size, and therefore not recommended for use with Photosmith. Some cameras have very small 160×120 or 320×200 size images detected. There is simply too much processing needed to produce the full sized image on Photosmith (requiring minutes per image on an iPad). While all other functionality to rate, tag, categorize, etc, is still available, it’s difficult to see these images, and thus this model is not recommended for use with Photosmith.
The max zoom rate is low for this image, but larger than the full screen of the iPad. If your primary need for Photosmith is to view, rate, tag, categorize, and so forth, then it will likely work fine for your needs. If you require being able to view the image down to the individual pixel level, then Photosmith won’t be suitable for your needs.
The max zoom rate (and thus viewable data) for this image is very low. Not enough of the full size image can be quickly reconstructed to fill the iPad’s screen. See footnote (3).