Nikon CAPTURE NX2 - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 4 — Introduction | RAW File Format Benefits 9
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)