.CR2 · 2014 · 20 MP APS-C

Canon EOS 7D Mark II RAW Files: Open, Cull & Edit .CR2 Free

Canon's crop-sensor sports and wildlife body, with dual CF/SD slots and a 10 fps burst that fills cards quickly on birds in flight or field sports. A single game or a morning of birding routinely produces thousands of frames per outing. Automated sharpness scoring is the difference between finishing that edit same-day or not.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II RAW at a glance

RAW formatCR2 — Canon RAW 2 (.CR2)
Sensor20 MP APS-C
Resolution20 megapixels
Typical RAW sizeabout 20-25 MB
Released2014
RAW options14-bit CR2 RAW, lossless compressed, with sRAW available for smaller files during long bursts.

Editing EOS 7D Mark II files with imagic

imagic opens .CR2 files from the Canon EOS 7D Mark II 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 7D Mark II use?

The Canon EOS 7D Mark II writes CR2 files with the .CR2 extension. 14-bit CR2 RAW, lossless compressed, with sRAW available for smaller files during long bursts.

How big are Canon EOS 7D Mark II RAW files?

Expect about 20-25 MB per frame from the 20 MP APS-C 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 7D Mark II .CR2 files for free?

imagic opens CR2 files from the Canon EOS 7D Mark II 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 7D Mark II'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.

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