topic Re: EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s in Camera Software

R6 Mark II, EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

citro — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:39:13 GMT

Hi,

My current camera is R6 Mark 2, and I shoot RAW+JPEG.

Can you help me (if possible) to setup EOS to download from camera only JPEGs or only RAWs ?

Important: I'm looking for a way to do this from EOS Utility app, not from camera / direct transfer.

Regards,

Re: EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

Waddizzle — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:11:57 GMT

“ Important: I'm looking for a way to do this from EOS Utility app, not from camera / direct transfer. “

Using the EOS Utility is a direct transfer from the camera, You have me confused.

Where are you trying to save the image files? Phone? Laptop? Desktop? Tablet?

I believe the Utility downloads files from the card you have selected for image playback when you use the PLAY button.

if you’re saving both file types to the same card, then the Utility will automatically select everything it can find on the that had not been previously downloaded. That means both file types,

The EOS Utility also allows you to manually select files to download, Or, write RAW to one card and JPG to other card. The Utility will download from the card you selected in the camera for playback.

Re: EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

wq9nsc — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:17:02 GMT

As noted by Wadizzle, other than using both card slots with RAW on one and JPG on the other I don't believe EOS utility provides any "auto" method to select only one or the other for download.

Downloading doesn't delete them from the camera card so you could let EOS utility download both file types and then use the computer file utility to delete only one type or the other.

Rodger

Re: EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

stevet1 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:21:58 GMT

citronella,

When you use EOS Utility to download a transfer, once the two devices are connected, Utility asks what you want to do. If you say Download images, it will give you the option of Automatically download all, or Select and download..

You want to Select and download. You'll then be given a preview of all the images on your card, and you check off which ones you want to download, and tell the program which folder to put them in.

Once you give it a folder to put them in, I'm pretty sure EOS Utility organizes them by shooting date.

Steve Thomas

Re: R6 Mark II, EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

stevet1 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:24:23 GMT

Sorry.

My Reply was addressed to citro.

I hate these automatic spell corrections.

Steve Thomas

Re: EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

citro — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:54:16 GMT

Hi Waddizzle,

I want to save the image files to PC (Laptop / Desktop). Hence EOS Utility (if I'm not mistaken, it is specific to PC).

There is a setting on camera, documented here: https://cam.start.canon/en/C012/manual/html/UG-07_Network_0050.html#Network_0050_3 . I thought I might be able to download only JPEGs, but it seems the transfer must be initiated from camera, not from PC side.

It looks like I should buy a second card 🙂

Re: R6 Mark II, EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

citro — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:57:34 GMT

No offenc, stevet1. Actually, citro comes from my name. Citronella might be a term of endearment 🙂

Re: R6 Mark II, EOS Utility 3.20.20 - downloading only JPEGs or only CR3s

JamesHarvey — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:36:36 GMT

Not sure why you only want to download just one or the other, but I keep mine in separate files after download, though i initially download both together into one folder. Sorting them takes seconds in WIndows: just use the Details view of the download folder contents, click on the Type header & all the CR files will appear at the top of the list. I create a RAW sub-folder in that download folder & then highlight all the CR files (click first file, shift-click last file) & drag & drop them into the RAW folder. Then I only open that folder in DPP or LR for editing. The jpegs are left in the main folder for quick viewing & sorting. You can extract videos to a separate sub folder in a similar way.

I create a new download folder for each day/event, & add a few keywords after the [date] foldername so searching is easy.

I know this is not a direct answer to your question, but it's how I got round a similar issue. If your issue is download time, don't forget that you can often speed up download by using a card reader & use copy/paste in the WIndows file system to download, & that also allows pre-sorting by file type. You can actually even do this in the camera as windows sees it like a card reader, but again with any reading through the camera it will likely be much slower than with a dedicated (preferably USB3.2) card reader.