Nikon Capture NX2 user manual Introduction, RAW File Format Benefits

Chapter 4

Introduction

Capture NX 2 contains a wide range of improvements designed to make it an even more complete and powerful photo editing application specifically designed for photography. The interface and tools in Capture NX 2 provide you with a new intuitive approach to the art and science of image editing that saves you valuable time and effort. Capture NX 2 is the latest version in a long line of quality tools from Nikon designed to speed up workflow for photographers. With Capture NX 2 you will work with industry leading tools that deliver quality and performance you expect from a photo editing application.

RAW File Format Benefits

Unique among image editing software, Capture NX 2 provides you with the ability to achieve the highest quality results for processing NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) RAW files as well as powerful tools that can enhance any image.

Shooting RAW has a number of distinct advantages over shooting and saving processed files such as JPEG and TIFF files. The RAW format records important archival information about the conditions under which the image was captured. This information can be used by

Capture NX 2 to make unique adjustments to enhance the image after capture. The following are some of the camera

settings and RAW adjustments that can be controlled within the Develop section of the Edit List palette:

•Color mode or Picture control (depending on the camera model)

•White balance

•Tone compensation

•Saturation

•Sharpening

•Exposure compensation

•Hue adjustment

•Color moiré reduction

•Image Dust Off

•Auto color aberration

•Active D-Lighting (depending on the camera model)

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