How can I read "raw" camera images using MATLAB?

I am working with unprocessed, or "raw", images from my digital camera. I would like to load these images into MATLAB for processing or analysis.

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

The ability to read "raw" image files is not available in MATLAB. However, you can read those files using low level File I/O functions.

To read a "RAW image file, we need to know exact dimensions (in pixels) and the binary encoding style used for storing the image. Please find the attached example of a sample file and code to read it in MATLAB.

 

Also, there is a post on MATLAB Central that may be helpful:

 

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/loadFile.do?objectId=7412&objectType=file

 

Please note that MathWorks Technical Support does not support user-contributed files.