Nikon D2H NEW Software, Advantage of the Nikon Electric Image File, Remote Camera Control

NEW SOFTWARE

Nikon's Total Imaging System is complemented by

NEW Nikon Capture and Nikon View Software versions

The tight integration between Nikon Capture 4 and Nikon View 6

and versatile features they deliver will earn these software packages a valuable role in your regular workflow.

Moreover, discovering the "full power of NEF" and processing NEF with Nikon Capture is bound to

change and improve your workflow altogether.

Nikon Capture 4	• Support for NEF, TIFF and JPEG file types - Capture 4 fully
	supports browsing and editing of the file formats supported by the
	D2H, including NEF, TIFF and JPEG.
	• Digital DEE™* scene-specific automatic dodge and burn control
	- a new function that applies the appropriate amount of dodge or
	burn to specific areas of a photo to bring out the highlights and
	achieve an overall exposure balance.
	*Digital DEE™ is a technology developed by Applied Science Fiction.

Workflow in Nikon Capture

As long as the image is saved as a NEF file, the processing features in future versions of Nikon Capture can be used on it.

	Future versions of
	Nikon Capture
	New image processing
	schemes
Camera settings	NEF (RAW)
	RGB 12-bit data
	Instruction Set
	(shot information)

If the image file is in RAW or 16-bit TIFF format, it can be exported as 16-bit RGB data.

(It the original is an 8-bit image, it is handed off as 8-bit data)

Nikon Capture 4

Image editing functions

Image processed internally as 16-bit RGB data

Fine adjustments	White balance
and setting changes
can be made to	Sharpness
values that can be
set in the camera	Tone control
when shooting.	Color mode

Adobe

Photoshop

NEF Original file is

TIFF or JPEG

Instruction Set (image processing data)

Original RAW data

Instruction Set (image processing data)

Nikon Capture offers a unique image-editing environment by giving the user the full power to edit the RAW image data within NEF (Nikon Electronic image File) files. Settings made manually or automatically at the time the shot was taken can be changed without ever changing the original image’s settings. Any number of versions can be saved as Instruction Sets without affecting the original file. You get the best of versatile image editing combined with precious savings in hard disk space.

•Fisheye-to-Rectilinear Image Transformation - transforms the fisheye shots from the AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED lens into two modes(V-mode and H-mode)ofultra-wideangle images. This function allows the lens to double as a useful ultra-wideangle lens that extends the angle of view to an astounding 180o diagonal using Nikon DX Format.

After transformation in

Nikon Capture 4 <H-mode>

	White balance
	Sharpness
Gradation correction
	Color mode
	RGB 8-bit data					TIFF
							JPEG
					Images from camera
	TIFF				(opened in Nikon Capture)
			JPEG
State comparable				developed
		to a
and printed photograph.

	etc.
Using	Vignette control
a Nikon digital
	Image Dust Off
camera with Nikkor
lenses makes a	Fisheye lens transformation
number of exclusive
	Digital DEE™
functions available.
Batch processing	Camera remote control function

Image files that deliver an effect similar to being able to change the type (color reproduction characteristics) of film used for a shot after that shot is taken.

Do your own developing and produce final images as suits your tastes.

If saved as a NEF file after editing, even images that were originally TIFF or JPEF files can be further edited in Nikon Capture as many times as you like without experiencing any further degradation in image quality.

Output or further processing of image being edited.

TIFF JPEG

Image quality degrades each time it is saved as a JPEG file.

Once a TIFF file is reduced to 8-bit data, 16-bit quality can never be restored.

The Advantage of the Nikon Electric Image File

Some might compare NEF (Nikon Electronic image File) to always having a fresh negative on hand. In addition to the raw image data captured by the LBCAST image sensor and thumbnail images of the raw data, one basic component within the NEF file is an Instruction Set that retains the camera settings from the moment the shot was taken. Variations of Instruction Sets can be created in Nikon Capture and used to create several versions of the same image. Instruction Sets can be saved and applied to other shots, including using Capture's Batch control to apply them a large number of photos from the same shoot.

Another advantage of the NEF file is that the 12-bit image data captured by the D2H is processed by an advanced algorithm and displayed in Nikon Capture as full 16-bit images. Working with 16-bit images allows you to make tonal and other color corrections with the smoothest fidelity. You can save the data as a 16-bit image TIFF file, save any changes as a new Instruction Set for the NEF file, or opt for JPEG compression when handling and transfer speed are the priority.

Image shot with AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 ED lens

After transformation in

Nikon Capture 4 <V-mode>

•Image Dust Off sensor dust & particle shade removal control - a brand new function that uses a reference image first taken by the user to map dust on the sensor and then automatically remove the effect of sensor dust from NEF images. The time saved in post-processing alone will make this feature welcome with any photo editor. It’s another powerful advantage of shooting in NEF format.

•Vignette control - virtually all lenses, especially wide-angle types, experience some degree of vignetting (gradual darkening from center-to-edge-to-corner). Use Capture’s Vignette

Control on NEF files to automatically adjust to counteract the vignette effect and produce images with near perfect center-to-edge-to-corner brightness.

•Enhanced batch processing - A wide variety of image adjustments and corrections can be automatically applied to any number of files in a folder for great savings in time when working with many photos shot under like conditions. Batch processing in Capture 4 adds more options, including the ability to create new folders and new destination subfolders.

Remote Camera Control

Nikon Capture can control most settings for the D2H remotely via the USB 2.0 interface, and images can be downloaded directly to a computer while shooting.

Nikon View

Nikon View software's versatile feature set and user-friendly GUI interface simplifies data transfer from camera to computer, makes browsing and organizing files easy, is nimble in performing basic retouch tasks, and can be used to view and print individual files. With support for JPEG, TIFF and RAW (NEF: Nikon Electronic image File) formats, Nikon View works in close unison with Nikon Capture as the ideal companion to its powerful feature set. Improvements to the new version include faster browsing, viewer and data transfer, easier editing of titles and captions, improved red eye correction, and automatic rotation of images to match the orientation of the shot.

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Image Dust Off

Note: Nikon Capture 4 or later is required for full support of NEF files from the D2H.

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