Sony A7 III - Camera RAW

This stinks!

I'm running Windows 7 Professional and Lightroom 6.14 [1149743] - not CC.

The raw files from either my Sony a6500 or Sony a7m3 are NOT readable by Adobe DNG converter version 9.9.0.718.

Sony Data Image Converter version 5.1.00.04270 only converts to either jpeg or tiff.

I haven't tried ExifTool yet.  The referred to batch file no longer exists on Microsoft's page.  Unless someone can point me to another source for it, I'll have to try and write my own.  It's been a LONG time since I wrote a DOS batch file.

Hallo,

mein Englisch ist schlecht, ich hoffe es kann jemand auf deutsch antworten (oder habe ich deutsche Foren nur nicht gefunden?)

Nach Update kann ich jetzt die raw-Daten der Sony a7III in photoshop cc, bridge CC und lightroom classic CC öffnen. In letzter Zeit habe ich lightroom cc (2015) genutzt, das nach crative cloud updater auch akutell ist, aber damit kann ich die RAW der Sony a7III nicht bearbeiten, warum nicht?

Ich dachte das sei die aktuellere Version der Lightroom-software?

Außerdem finde ich es sehr ärgerlich, das habe ich auch schon an Sony geschrieben, dass die Kameradaten nicht bei Erscheinen schon in Adobe lesbar sind, das erwarte ich bei einer so teuren Kamera und pay-Software anders!. Da können Adobe und Sony ja wohl im Vorfeld der Markteinführung zusammenarbeiten.

Viele Grüße

Lothar Wulff

Hi Guys,

i got the same problem an fixed it. It's a workaround, but as long as i can edit the raw files, i'm happy

You just have to edit exfi meta data of each RAW, sounds like a lot of work, but it isn't

If got the idea from this youtube video Sony A7III - Import RAW files into Adobe Lightroom FIX  for windows - YouTube

Quick start Guide

1. Download the exfitool - https://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

2. Create a batch file (windows) with the following commands in it - "%~dp0exiftool.exe -sonymodelid="ILCE-7M2" -ext ARW -r %~dp0"

3. Copy the "exiftool.exe" and the batchfile into the folder where the raw files are

4. Run the batchfile with a doubleclick, know the "exfitool" changes the camera model name from "ILCE-7M3" to "ILCE-7M2"

5. The tool creates new files an renames the original, you can leave or delet them, as you like

If you don't know how to create a batch, you can download it form here - https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ald1Tbg_U3NC0FErvoFV2_mtkpl2

The script is actually only for windows, but if someone owns a mac, it would be nice if you adopt the script

Greetings Robert

You can't seriously expect Adobe to support cameras that you can't even get yet. Sony doesn't share prerelease cameras with Adobe or other raw converted makers so they have to go out and buy a camera and profile it when it comes out from the same places where we buy them from. Then the profiles have to get rolled into the next release. If you want this faster, lobby camera makers to use an open format that can carry rendering profiles (i.e. the open standard dng) or to share their cameras with raw conversion software makers before releasing it to the public.

We're due for a release. It might well have support for this camera. It might not.

60/90 days update rate seems crazy in this day and age..
Is there a beta program available to get access to early fix with support for the new camera? Even if it's not calibrated and have bugs, I just want to open the files so I can edit my photos!

Some news from the devs for an ETA?

You can use exiftool to convert the raw files into the format of the Sony A7 ii.

https://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

Use Command Prompt in Admin Mode to execute:

exiftool -sonymodelid="ILCE-7M2" -ext ARW -r [Foldername_with_raw_files]

After conversion you can open the raw files in lightroom. It may not be 100% native, but I did not notice any issues with the files.

This is a user forum, so I suggest you bring this to the attention of the Adobe engineers by adding your vote at this link:

https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/sony-a7iii-raw-unreadable

Alternatively use the camera manufactures software to convert to tiff and import the tiff files if you cant wait for the next camera raw update.

There is no support yet from Adobe for the Sony A7 III as this model was released after the last release of Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. There is support for the earlier released model Sony A7R III. See the screen capture. Updates a normally provided approximately every three months. The last update was sometime in Jan 2018 however doe not normally announce the intended timing.

I have the some Problem. When will you provide the camera raw update?