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October 17, 2020
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Camera Raw update

  • October 17, 2020
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Does anyone know when there will be a Camera Raw update for the Panasonic DC-S5 camera. I have owned one since September 18th.

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johnrellis
Legend
October 18, 2020

...and Adobe releases a new version of LR Classic every two months.  LR 9.4 came out on 8/18, so we'd expect 9.5 any time now.

F. McLion
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 17, 2020

They usually release a new version during MAX, which is next week.

Chances are ...

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dj_paige
Legend
October 17, 2020

No one here knows when this will happen, because Adobe never tells us in advance. However, Adobe's track record in adding new cameras to Lightroom Classic is very good. Normally cameras are supported in the first Lightroom Classic release after the camera is released. No guarantees, however.

Participant
October 17, 2020

As the S5 has the same sensor as the S1 etc. I would have thought it would be a simple job to add my camera. I have found two photo editors that have enabled me to edit the S5 RW2 files and export them as jpegs etc.

dj_paige
Legend
October 17, 2020

"As the S5 has the same sensor as the S1 etc. I would have thought it would be a simple job to add my camera. I have found two photo editors that have enabled me to edit the S5 RW2 files and export them as jpegs etc."

 

Whether this sensor is the same or not is really irrelevant. It is the format of the raw file that may change from camera to camera, so Adobe needs to get that right. I'm sure you don't want Adobe to read the file wrong.