Adobe has updated its Camera Raw plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS2, extending raw file support to 13 additional camera models. The Camera Raw 3.6 plugin builds on the raw file support integrated in Photoshop CS2 for digital cameras from leading manufacturers including Canon, Fuji, Nikon and Panasonic. The camera raw functionality in the Adobe digital imaging software line provides fast and easy access to the raw image formats produced by professional and mid-range digital cameras, allowing photographers to easily manipulate raw files without sacrificing any image quality, saving time while increasing artistic control and flexibility. The company also released Adobe DNG Converter v.36, an free update to its Universal Binary utility that converts files from more than 130 cameras to the DNG file format.

ith this update, Camera Raw and DNG Converter 3.6 now support more than 140 different cameras from 14 manufacturers. New cameras supported include Canon EOS 400D (Rebel XTi/EOS Kiss Digital X), Fuji FinePix S6000fd, Fuji FinePix S9100/9600, Leica D-LUX 3, Leica Digilux 3, Leica V-LUX 1, Nikon D80, Olympus E400, Olympus SP-510 UZ, Panasonic DMC-LX2, Pentax K100D, Pentax K110D and Samsung GX-1L.

The Adobe Camera Raw 3.6 plug-in requires Photoshop CS2, Photoshop Elements 3.0, Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Photoshop Elements 5.0. The camera plug-in is available as a free download on the Adobe Web site.