A CR2 file is a RAW image captured by a Canon digital camera based on the TIFF file specification. This format stores uncompressed, high-quality image data, making the files large but ideal for post-processing. The CR2 format replaced the older CRW format used by earlier Canon cameras. CR2 images can be opened with various programs, including free options like IrfanView and UFRaw and professional software like Adobe Lightroom and Canon's Digital Photo Professional.
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Expert Group. It is known for its ability to reduce an image's file size while maintaining a reasonable level of quality, making it easier to share and store digital images. This is achieved through a lossy compression process, which discards some of the data in the original image. The advantage of JPEG is that it is famously used in photographs and web graphics because it balances file size and image quality. JPEG is not ideal for images requiring transparency because it does not support transparency.
To convert files from CR2 to JPEG use an online tool that supports mass conversion, like Convertjack. Such a tool transforms single or bulk images at once to save time.
Go to Choose File, and select any CR2 photos you want to convert. If you want to do a bulk conversion, click Choose File and select all the CR2 pics you want to convert.
After uploading the CR2 image, click the “Select Format” button at the center. A drop-down menu will pop up; select JPEG.
On the bottom right corner of the display, click the “Convert” button. Your converted JPEG file will be ready for download.
Click the “Download” button on the right side of the JPEG file, and the converted image will be downloaded. If you convert multiple files, each file will have a “Download all” button in front of it, and you can click each button to download all the converted files.
To save a CR2 file as a JPEG file, you first convert it to JPEG and then download it.
Instead of converting a file manually from CR2 to JPEG, use an online tool like Convertjack to convert the file without losing any details.
After converting the CR2 file, Download the JPEG file and save it in the default folder for all your downloads on the desktop or mobile.
One of the advantages of JPEG is its ability to produce smaller file sizes, making it ideal for sharing, quick access, and web use. However, JPEG is a compressed, lossy format that does not retain the full quality and flexibility of raw image files like CR2. The main disadvantage of CR2 is its large file size, because it stores all the image data for high-quality editing and post-processing. This makes CR2 files harder to share or store. Therefore, converting CR2 images to JPEG may be useful for sharing or web use.