Nikon Capture NX2 user manual Image Dust Off

Image Dust Off

❏Cameras That Support Image Dust-Off

The following cameras support Image Dust Off: the D3, D2-series cameras, D300, D1X / D1H (firmware version 1.10 or later), D200, D100, D80, D70S, D70, D60, D50, D40, and D40X. Image Dust Off is not supported with COOLPIX cameras, D1 cameras, or with earlier versions of the camera firmware for the D1X and D1H.

❏Creating Image Dust Off Reference Photos

To create a Image Dust Off reference photo for cameras other than the D3, D2 series, D300, D200, D80, D70S, D70, D60, D50, D40, or D40X:

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Select a CPU lens

Mount a CPU lens on the camera. It is recommended that you use a lens with a focal length of at least 50 mm. If you are using a zoom lens, zoom in to the maximum telephoto position.

Adjust the camera settings

Choose the following settings in the order shown below:

a.Sensitivity (ISO equivalency): choose the minimum setting

b.Image quality: choose NEF (RAW)

c.Exposure mode: choose aperture-priority auto (A)

d.Aperture: choose the minimum aperture (largest f/-number)

e.Focus: choose manual focus and set focus to infinity

Take a photograph

With the lens about 4 inches (10 cm) from a featureless white object, such as a wall, frame the object so that it fills the viewfinder and take a photograph. The resulting Image Dust Off reference photo will be recorded as an NEF (RAW) image.

4 Transfer the photograph to the computer

❏Creating Image Dust Off Ref Photos (D1-Series and D100 Cameras)

In addition to D3, D2-series, D300, D200, D80, D70S, D70, D60, D50, D40, and D40X cameras, Image Dust Off ref photos can be taken with the D1X / D1H (firmware version 1.10 or later), and D100. Image Dust Off ref photos cannot be created with the D1 or with earlier versions of the camera firmware for the D1X and D1H. Image Dust Off ref photos taken with the D100, D1X, or D1H have the extension “.nef”; do not change this extension.

❏Camera Shake

A slight amount of blurring caused by camera shake will not affect Image Dust Off ref photos.

❏Image Dust Off

Image Dust Off only affects relatively featureless areas of the image.

❏Reusing Image Dust Off settings

Before pasting or loading Image Dust Off settings for another image, be sure that the image was created with the same camera used to record the Image Dust Off reference file. If the reference file was created with a different camera, a warning will be displayed.

254Chapter 28 — Appendix: Additional Notices Image Dust Off