Learn to say popular camera raw image file format names correctly.
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How is CR2 (Canon's raw image file format used by its DSLR and mirrorless cameras) correctly pronounced?
CR2 is pronounced 'SEE-AR-TOO' — the letters 'C' and 'R' spoken individually, plus the number 'two'. In a technical interview: "CR2 preserved the full sensor data, so I could recover detail from the overexposed sky in post."
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How is NEF (Nikon Electronic Format, Nikon's proprietary raw image file format) correctly pronounced?
NEF is pronounced 'EN-EE-EF' — every letter spoken individually, N-E-F. In a technical interview: "NEF stored every raw pixel value untouched, before any in-camera sharpening was applied."
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How is ARW (Sony's raw image file format used across its Alpha camera line) correctly pronounced?
ARW is pronounced 'AY-AR-DUB-uhl-yoo' — every letter spoken individually, A-R-W. In a technical interview: "ARW kept the dynamic range intact, so I could pull back the shadows without banding."
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How is DNG (Digital Negative, Adobe's open, camera-neutral raw image format) correctly pronounced?
DNG is pronounced 'DEE-EN-JEE' — every letter spoken individually, D-N-G. In a technical interview: "DNG converted the proprietary raw file into a format every editor could open, without Adobe's plugin."
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How is ORF (Olympus Raw Format, the proprietary raw image format used by Olympus cameras) correctly pronounced?
ORF is pronounced 'OH-AR-EF' — every letter spoken individually, O-R-F. In a technical interview: "ORF carried the in-camera art filter metadata alongside the untouched raw sensor data."