Panasonic RAW/RW2

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File Format
Name Panasonic RAW/RW2
Ontology
Extension(s) .raw, .rw2, .rwl
PRONOM fmt/662

Panasonic RAW/RW2, also known as Leica RAW or RWL, is a raw image format used by some Panasonic and Leica digital cameras. It can also be known by a camera-specific name such as Lumix RAW or Panasonic LX3 RAW.

Different cameras produce different versions of it, and at some point the .raw file extension was changed to .rw2. The term Panasonic RAW might refer to just the .raw files, but more likely includes both .raw and .rw2.

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Format

The format is TIFF-like, but with a different file signature, and some different tag numbers.

The Leica version of it contains a MakerNote that begins with "LEICA" 0x00 0x00 0x00.

Identification

Files begin with (hex) bytes 49 49 55 00.

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