New Software; Nikon View - Nikon D2H Brochure & Specs

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
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 is processed by an advanced algorithm
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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.
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• 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.
After transformation in
Nikon Capture 4 <H-mode>
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
Workflow in Nikon Capture
it can be exported as 16-bit RGB 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.
Future versions of
Nikon Capture
New image processing
schemes
Image processed internally as 16-bit RGB data
Fine adjustments
and setting changes
can be made to
NEF (RAW)
values that can be
Camera settings
RGB 12-bit data set in the camera
when shooting.
Instruction Set
(shot information)
White balance
Sharpness
Using
Gradation correction
a Nikon digital
Color mode camera with Nikkor
lenses makes a
TIFF
number of exclusive
RGB 8-bit data
JPEG
functions available.
Images from camera
(opened in Nikon Capture)
TIFF
Batch processing
JPEG
State comparable to a developed
Image files that deliver an effect similar to being able to
and printed photograph.
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.
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 remotely
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via the USB 2.0 interface, and images can be downloaded
directly to a computer while shooting.
Image Dust Off

NEW SOFTWARE

Adobe
If the image file is in RAW or
Photoshop
16-bit TIFF format,
(It the original is an 8-bit image,
it is handed off as 8-bit data) NEF
Original file is
TIFF
or
JPEG
Nikon Capture 4
Instruction Set
(image processing data)
Image editing functions
Original RAW data
White balance
Instruction Set
Sharpness (image processing data)
Tone control
Color mode
If saved as a NEF file after editing, even images
etc.
that were originally TIFF or JPEF files can be
further edited in Nikon Capture as many times
Vignette control
as you like without experiencing any further
degradation in image quality.
Image Dust Off
Fisheye lens transformation
Output or further processing of image being edited.
Digital DEE™
TIFF
JPEG
Camera remote control function
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.

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.
Note: Nikon Capture 4 or later is required for full support of NEF files from the D2 .
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