.CR2 · 2012 · 20 MP full-frame

Canon EOS 6D RAW Files: Open, Cull & Edit .CR2 Free

Canon's first budget full-frame body, bought by hobbyists moving up from crop-sensor kits for landscape and night sky work. A single SD slot and modest 4.5 fps burst keep shoot sizes manageable compared to sports bodies. Long exposure and bracketed sequences still produce sets worth de-duplicating before editing.

Canon EOS 6D RAW at a glance

RAW formatCR2 — Canon RAW 2 (.CR2)
Sensor20 MP full-frame
Resolution20 megapixels
Typical RAW sizeabout 20-25 MB
Released2012
RAW options14-bit CR2 RAW, lossless compressed by default, with sRAW as a smaller alternate size.

Editing EOS 6D files with imagic

imagic opens .CR2 files from the Canon EOS 6D natively on Windows and macOS. Point it at a card or shoot folder and it builds previews, scores every frame for sharpness, closed eyes, and composition, and groups near-duplicate bursts — so a full shoot collapses to its keepers before you edit anything.

Processing runs through the bundled RawTherapee engine, entirely on your machine: batch-apply one look across the keepers and export JPEGs in a single pass. Nothing uploads, which matters at about 20-25 MB per frame. The 7-day trial is full-featured and needs no card; licenses are one-time, from €19.

Frequently asked questions

What RAW format does the Canon EOS 6D use?

The Canon EOS 6D writes CR2 files with the .CR2 extension. 14-bit CR2 RAW, lossless compressed by default, with sRAW as a smaller alternate size.

How big are Canon EOS 6D RAW files?

Expect about 20-25 MB per frame from the 20 MP full-frame sensor, depending on compression settings and scene detail. A full shoot adds up quickly, which is why culling before editing matters on this body.

How can I open Canon EOS 6D .CR2 files for free?

imagic opens CR2 files from the Canon EOS 6D natively on Windows and macOS — the 7-day trial needs no card. It culls the shoot with AI quality scoring, groups duplicates, and batch-processes keepers locally through its RawTherapee engine.

More about CR2

The EOS 6D's .CR2 files share their structure with every Canon body using CR2 — the full CR2 guide covers compression variants, free openers, and conversion options in depth.

Other Canon bodies

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