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 D2
H
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.
• 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.
• 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)of
ultra-wideangle images. This function allows the lens to double as
a useful ultra-wideangle lens that extends the angle of view to an
astounding 180
o
diagonal using Nikon DX Format.
• 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
Nikon Capture 4
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.
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 D2
H
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.
Note: Nikon Capture 4 or later is required for full support of NEF files from the D2
H
.
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.
Image shot with AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor
10.5mm f/2.8 ED lens
After transformation in
Nikon Capture 4 <V-mode>
After transformation in
Nikon Capture 4 <H-mode>
Image Dust Off
NEW SOFTWARE
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Workflow in Nikon Capture
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.
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.
Output or further processing of image being edited.
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.
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)
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.
Nikon Capture 4
Future versions of
Nikon Capture
Fine adjustments
and setting changes
can be made to
values that can be
set in the camera
when shooting.
Using
a Nikon digital
camera with Nikkor
lenses makes a
number of exclusive
functions available.
State comparable to a developed
and printed photograph.
Image editing functions
Image processed internally as 16-bit RGB data
White balance
Sharpness
Gradation correction
Color mode
Images from camera
(opened in Nikon Capture)
White balance
Sharpness
Tone control
Color mode
etc.
Vignette control
Image Dust Off
Fisheye lens transformation
Digital DEE™
JPEG
TIFF
JPEG
TIFF
JPEG
TIFF
RGB 12-bit data
Instruction Set
(shot information)
New image processing
schemes
RGB 8-bit data
Camera settings
NEF (RAW)
Adobe
Photoshop
Original RAW data
Instruction Set
(image processing data)
Instruction Set
(image processing data)
Original file is
TIFF
or
JPEG
Batch processing
Camera remote control function
NEF
