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CR2 to KMZ Converter — Free, Online, No Signup

Convert CR2 files to KMZ online with no signup required.

CR2 at a glance

CR2

CR2 became the dominant Canon raw family through the long DSLR era, so huge real-world photo archives still depend on stable CR2 decoding and migration paths.

KMZ at a glance

KMZ

KMZ grew out of the practical need to distribute KML together with related resources such as overlays and linked assets.

Format comparison

Feature
CR2
KMZ
File type

Image

Other

Extensions
  • .cr2

  • .kmz

MIME type
  • image/cr2

  • application/vnd.google-earth.kmz

Created year

2004

2005

Inventor

Canon

Google

Status

proprietary

active

Transparency

Not supported

Not supported

Animation

Not supported

Not supported

Primary use cases
  • capture ingest

  • editing

  • web or print delivery

  • system exchange

  • automation

  • specialized interoperability

Vector scaling

Supported

Not supported

Streaming ready

Not supported

Not supported

When to use each format

When to use CR2

  • Your source file is already in CR2.
  • Preserve source expectations before exporting to KMZ.
  • CR2 is commonly used in image workflows.

When to use KMZ

  • Your target workflow expects KMZ.
  • Improve delivery compatibility with KMZ.
  • KMZ is commonly used in other workflows.

FAQs

Why convert CR2 to KMZ?

Convert to KMZ when a KML-based map needs embedded images, icons, or overlays to move together as one deliverable.

It is the right target for portable Google Earth projects, offline map bundles, and shareable geospatial packages that recipients should be able to open without relinking external resources.

What changes when converting CR2 to KMZ?

This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.

Moving to KMZ removes vector scaling.

What should I review after converting CR2 to KMZ?

Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.

Format resources

CR2KMZ

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