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.
PNG is a short form for Portable Network Graphics. It is used for lossless image compression, which minimizes the loss of image data during compression. The advantages of PNG include its support for a wide range of colors, such as grayscale, indexed color, and true color, which are crucial in high-quality digital image display. Due to its accessibility across all image editing software and web browsers, PNG file type is one of the most popular formats with a wide range of applications.
To convert files from CR2 to PNG 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 PNG.
On the bottom right corner of the display, click the “Convert” button. Your converted PNG file will be ready for download.
Click the “Download” button on the right side of the PNG 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 PNG file, you first convert it to PNG and then download it.
Instead of converting a file manually from CR2 to PNG, use an online tool like Convertjack to convert the file without losing any details.
After converting the CR2 file, Download the PNG file and save it in the default folder for all your downloads on the desktop or mobile.
One of the advantages of PNG is its ability to provide lossless compression, making it useful for high-quality graphics and web images where transparency is required. 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 PNG is useful for sharing or web use in specific contexts.