Sony DSC-F828 Raw files not working on iPAD

[Kiwi in Kyushu]

Hi,

I think this is an iOS bug rather than an Affinity Photo issue.

I got out my old Sony DSC-F828 camera (from 2003) and decided to take some RAW photos with it and see what editing them on the iPAD would be like (for a little project I’m doing). However I discovered that they import on into iOS camera roll, they can’t be seen! And other raw editing apps can’t see/view/edit them either. The files aren’t corrupt as I can edit them ok on Affinity Photo on the Mac.

Attached are some screenshots (resized) showing the issue:

Pic 1 - Two photos imported into the Photos app on the iPad. A Raw file and the JPEG version. As you can see the jpeg thumbnail doesn’t show any image.

Pic 2  & 3 - In the iOS Photos App I am using a plugin to show the photos metadata. As you can see, Pic 2 shows the thumbnail and photo info ok. But in Pic 3, it incorrectly reads the raw file as a TIFF file and only shows the file size.

Pic 4 - I imported the photos into the iOS files app. As you can see it shows thumbnails for both the JPEG and Raw file ok.

Pic 5 - I opened the Raw photo from within the Files app and as you can see it can’t load the image, but it does say it is a Sony Raw file.

Pic 6 - With the same file opened I used a plugin to the RAW photo metadata. It correctly shows the raw file type (.srf - aka Sony Raw File) and lists the file size, but nothing else.

Pic 7c - Shows Affinity Photo on iOS trying to load the Raw photo from the Photos App and gives the error pictured (basically thinks it is a Tiff file)

Pic 9 - Shows Affinity Photo on iOS trying to load the Raw photo from the Files App and gives the error pictured (sees it is a Sony raw file but can’t open it)

DSC00021 2.srf - is the actual Sony Raw file for others to try and see if they can get it working on iOS 

I find it strange as according to Apple’s website, the Sony F828 is supported on iOS 12 and 13 

But according to Apple it does support the Sony Camera (links below). I’m sure it is even supported on previous iOS versions, but I don’t have access to anything before iOS 12:

iOS 12 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208967

iOS 13 - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210191

I’ve asked about the Sony Raw file in the Apple Forums but as it is such as old camera, no one has replied.

Thanks for reading!

DSC00021_2.SRF

[Gabe]

Hi @Kiwi in Kyushu,

I'm afraid the issue is with Apple RAW, not with it. We use their RAW engine, which is the same RAW engine they use for Apple Photos. If the Photos app can't open it, we can't open it either  . Sorry 

[Kiwi in Kyushu]

Hi @Gabe,

Thanks for the reply. I was afraid as much. 

I’ll try submitting a bug report to Apple but I won’t get my hopes up.

Thanks again.

Kiwi