Why Is There a Row of Dots in My Canon R5 RAW Photos?
If a row of dots appears in your Canon R5 RAW files but not on the camera screen, check whether the pattern follows the camera capture, one RAW-processing app, or only a few saved files. The most useful clue is whether the dots stay in the same position when you open the RAW in different programs and when you take new photos.
A photographer in this Canon R5 RAW artifact case from Reddit reported an intermittent line of dots that appeared in RAW files, stayed in the same place, and remained visible outside Lightroom even though the camera's rear display did not show it.
See Whether the Dots Follow the Camera or Just a Few RAW Files
Use This Check
- The dots appear at the same sensor position in new photos with different lenses: continue with camera-side diagnosis. Review the Canon EOS R5 support resources, run the camera's normal sensor-cleaning routine, and consider Canon service if the pattern keeps returning.
- The dots appear only in one editing app: compare the same RAW in Canon Digital Photo Professional or another compatible RAW viewer and check the app's RAW profile or rendering path.
- Only a small group of RAW files keeps the dots across several compatible apps while newer photos are clean: focus on those saved RAW files.
Repair the RAW Files That Keep the Same Artifact
If the artifact stays inside the affected CR3 or CR2 files across compatible viewers, Wondershare Repairit Photo Repair supports Canon RAW formats including CR3 and CR2 and can be used to repair the affected photos.
- Step 1
Add the affected Canon RAW photos to Photo Repair.
- Step 2
Run Photo Repair. If the RAW is severely damaged, Advanced Repair can use a healthy photo shot by the same camera in the same format as a reference.
- Step 3
Preview the exact area where the row of dots appeared and inspect the rest of the frame before saving.
Wondershare Repairit Photo Repair is the relevant path when the artifact follows specific Canon RAW files across compatible viewers while new captures no longer reproduce the same pattern.
Free DownloadFree DownloadIf new R5 photos continue producing the same fixed row, keep the investigation on the camera side. If the issue is limited to older RAW files, work on those files directly.
