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Page 2: Trademark Information
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Principal Features: Features Available in Nikon Capture 4... 3 Nikon Capture 4 Editor ... 3 Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control... 3 System Requirements: What You Need to Run Nikon Capture 4 ... 5 Installation... 5 Image Adjustment: Nikon Capture 4 Editor ... 7 The Editor Window: Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor ...
Page 4 Capturing Photographs: Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ... 107 The Camera Control Window: Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ... 108 Starting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ...110 Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ...111 Capturing Photographs to Disk ...112 Processing Photographs as They Are Captured ...116...
Page 5: Before You Begin: Introduction
Introduction Before You Begin Read this chapter before in stall ing and using Nikon Capture 4. Overview Read this section for a description of how this man u al is or ga nized and for an ex pla na tion of the symbols and con- ven tions used.
Page 6: Overview: About This Manual
The ReadMe File Be sure to read the ReadMe ﬁ le on the Nikon Capture 4 installer CD, as it may contain im- por tant information that could not be included in this manual.
Page 7: Principal Features: Features Available In Nikon Capture 4
Principal Features Nikon Capture 4 is for use exclusively with Nikon digital cameras. It consists of two major components: Nikon Capture 4 Editor and Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control. Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Editor is used to enhance...
Page 8 The Opt-in / Opt-out Dialog The ﬁ rst time Nikon Message Center starts, a dialog allowing you to opt in or out of Nikon mailings will be displayed. Select the desired options and click OK to display the Nikon Message Center window.
Page 9: System Requirements: What You Need To Run Nikon Capture 4
ﬁ rmware upgrades. Third-Party Plug-Ins Nikon Capture 4 supports third-party nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 plug-ins that add a ﬁ lter palette to Tool Palette 2. More information is available on-line ( What You Need to Run Nikon Capture 4...
Page 11: Image Adjustment: Nikon Capture 4 Editor
Nikon Capture 4 Editor is also equipped with a batch option for au to mat ed pro cess ing of multiple im ag es.
Page 12: The Editor Window: Getting To Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor
The Editor Window The Editor Window The main parts of the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window are identiﬁ ed below. Menu bar Contains the menus for Nikon Capture 4 Ed i tor. Quick Tools palette Contains tool but tons for Nikon Capture 4...
Page 13 Auto Red Eye Correction * Windows keyboard shortcuts are listed ﬁ rst, Macintosh shortcuts second. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Func tion Click to open an image ﬁ le for editing. Save changes to the image in the active image win dow.
Page 14: Starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor
Nikon Capture 4 Editor can be started by double-clicking the Nikon Capture 4 icon ( which Nikon Capture 4 was installed. If a shortcut to Nikon Capture 4 was created on the desktop during installation, the Editor can also be started by double-clicking the shortcut icon ( ) in the folder to ) on the desktop.
Page 15 Mac OS 9: If an alias for Nikon Capture 4 was created on the desktop during installation, the Editor can also be started by double-clicking the alias ( Mac OS X: If Nikon Capture 4 was reg is tered in the Dock during installation, the Editor can also be started by clicking the Nikon Capture 4 icon ( Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor ) in the Dock.
Page 16: Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor
The Editor Window Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor To close the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window and exit Nikon Capture 4, open the File menu and choose Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac OS 9). In Mac OS X, select Quit Nikon Capture Editor from the application menu.
Page 17: Opening Image Files
The default size for RAW images created with the D1x when opened in Nikon Capture 4 Editor can be chosen using the By default, a D1X RAW ﬁ le will be option in the General tab of the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog ( 98).
Page 18 Click Open Double-click the ﬁ le or select it from the ﬁ les listed and click Open. The selected ﬁ le will be opened in an image window in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. Using Drag and Drop Images can also be opened by dragging them into the application window (Windows) or im- age window (Macintosh).
Page 19 If the user attempts to open one of the im- ages in the thumbnail list in an image window, it will be opened in the image area of the Multi-Image window instead. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Multi-Image window Lists folder.
Page 20 The Editor Window Select a thumbnail The corresponding image will be displayed in the image area. Multi-Image Window Buttons The names and functions of the buttons in the Multi-Image window are shown in the fol- lowing table: When the thumbnail area is closed: But ton Name Back to previous folder Return to the previous folder.
Page 21 Multi-Image menu, the explanations in this manual give priority to operations per- formed using the buttons in the Multi-Image window. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Func tion Open the Browse For Folder dialog to select a folder for display in the Multi-Image window.
Page 22: Zoom
The Editor Window Zoom To zoom images in and out, click the ton. The mouse point er will change to a mag ni fy ing glass with a “+” sign in its center. Position the zoom cursor over the current im- age and click the mouse to zoom in one step.
Page 23: The Bird's Eye Palette
Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor The Bird’s Eye Palette The Bird’s Eye palette shows the position of the portion of the image visible in the active im- age window. To display or hide the Bird’s Eye palette, click the triangle in the Bird’s Eye palette title bar ( 29).
Page 24: Rotating And Flipping Images
Rotating JPEG Images Image ﬁ les must be opened in Nikon Capture 4 Editor before being rotated. To save the changes, the image must then be saved to disk. If the image is in JPEG format, it will be compressed when saved, with...
Page 25 ﬁ lled in black. Restoring the Unrotated Image To restore the unrotated image, enter a value of 0 in the Rotation text box. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Choose a line in the image that should be either hori-...
Page 26: Selecting A Crop
The Editor Window Selecting a Crop Using the crop tool, you can select a portion of an image to be saved in a separate ﬁ le. If no selection is made, the entire image will be saved. Click the button or select Crop Cursor from the View menu When the mouse is moved over the image area in the active window, it will change to ( ).
Page 27: The Information Palette
The selected pixel will be add ed to the list of watch points in the In for ma tion pal ette. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Description . Move...
Page 28 The Editor Window The pixels currently being monitored in the Information palette are shown by a image window. Each point is identiﬁ ed by a num ber cor re spond ing to the point num ber listed in the In for ma tion palette. You can monitor up to four pix els at a time. Moving a Watch Point To move the watch point to a new pixel, drag the Deleting a Watch Point...
Page 29 Information lost through editing can not be recovered once an image is saved in a format other than NEF. Keyboard Shortcuts Press L to view or hide lost highlights, S to view or hide lost shadows. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor 51). Shown in White...
Page 30: The Histogram Palette
The Editor Window The Histogram Palette The histogram palette shows the level distribution for the image in the active window or, if a crop is selected, for the current crop ( the triangle in the Histogram palette title bar ( Tool Palette 3.
Page 31: The Markers Palette
To delete a marker, select it in the markers palette and click Delete. Markers Markers for NEF images are saved with the image and recalled whenever the image is opened in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. Markers for JPEG and TIFF images are lost when the image window is closed.
Page 32: Show Focus Area
Color Aberration Control To reduce lateral chromatic aberration (col- ored fringes or halos) in RAW images taken with Nikon digital SLR cameras, select Color Aberration Control in the Image menu. This option is not available with multiple exposures or images created with image overlay (D2X/D200).
Page 33: Image Adjustment: Enhancing Images
The Size / Resolution palette does not have an Apply button. Changes to settings in the Size / Resolution palette are always visible in the active window. Third-Party Plug-Ins Nikon Capture 4 supports third-party nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 plug-ins that add a ﬁ lter palette to Tool Palette 2. More information is available on-line ( Enhancing Images...
Page 34 View menu in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. If you close the new window by click ing the win dow close box, you can open it again by se lect ing the desired palette from the View menu.
Page 35 FINE, Reduce the noise common to pictures tak en with digital cameras. NORMAL, Nikon Capture sup ports color noise reduction, edge noise reduction, BASIC) and moiré reduction (RAW images only). Increase detail in shadows or highlights.
Page 36 Image Adjustment Suggested steps for processing images are shown below. Use the Advanced RAW and White Balance tools to adjust the originals. The LCH Editor can then be used to adjust luminosity, saturation, and hue, the Curves tool to ﬁ ne-tune the distribution of tones in the red, green, blue, and master channels. Use the LCH Editor and the Curves tool to ﬁ...
Page 37: White Balance
White Balance The tools in the White Balance palette are used to adjust white balance for RAW images. Using these tools, not only can you correct white balance when the setting chosen with the camera failed to produce the desired effect, you can also deliberately alter white balance to introduce a cold or warm cast into the image.
Page 38 4,100 K with a noticeable color cast. The type of bulb can be chosen from a sub-menu of ﬁ ve options. 5,000 K 6,500 K 5,400 K Suited to photos taken with Nikon Speed lights. 35). Description 35). COOLPIX 8800...
Page 39 Sampling the Image for Gray Point Select Set Gray Point Select Set Gray Point from the pop-up menu at the top of the White Balance palette. If the Apply button is off ( Apply button Sliders Sample the image to choose a reference point for white balance White balance can be deﬁ...
Page 40 Copying White Balance to the Camera (D2-Series/D200/D70s/D70 D50 Only) Nikon Capture 4 Editor supports a wider range of values for gain than do D2-series, D200, D70s, D70, and D50 cameras. When white-balance settings are copied to the camera, values that exceed the range of these cameras will automatically be adjusted to values supported by the camera.
Page 41 “Write to Card” Nikon Capture 4 writes the new value for white balance to the folder with the highest folder number. If this folder already contains 999 images, the camera may not recognize the ﬁ le containing the new value for white balance.
Page 42 Selecting a ﬁ le from the list sets the controls in White Balance palette to the saved settings. Ad vanced Color Open the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog to the Ad vanced Color tab Preferences… 102), where you can adjust the gray point sample size (...
Page 43: Advanced Raw
Advanced RAW The options in the Advanced RAW palette are used to alter exposure compensation, image sharpening, tone compensation, color mode, and hue ad just ment from the settings in effect at the time the pho to graph was taken. Display the Advanced RAW palette Select the tool palette containing the Advanced RAW palette from the View menu (the default location for the Advanced RAW palette is Tool Palette 2) and click the triangle at...
Page 44 Image Adjustment Tone Comp: Adjust image contrast. Choose from Unchanged, Low Contrast, Medium Low, Normal, Medium High, High Contrast, or User-Deﬁ ned Custom Curve. Be- cause the D1 does not store cus tom curves in the image ﬁ le, set tings of User-Deﬁ ned Custom Curve are equiv a lent to Normal when se lect ed with pho to graphs taken with the D1.
Page 45 Exposure Compensation Highlights in images saved in Nikon Capture 4.3 or earlier with a negative value selected for exposure compensation may display differently when opened in Nikon Capture 4 Editor Ver. 4.4 or later. The Settings Menu The Advanced RAW Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Ad vanced RAW from the Set- tings menu.
Page 46: Image Dust Off
Image Adjustment Image Dust Off Image Dust Off compares RAW photographs with a reference image created with the same camera to reduce the effects of any dust that may be present on the low-pass ﬁ lter protecting the camera’s imaging sensor. Before Image Dust Off Image Dust Off Image Dust Off only affects relatively featureless areas of the image.
Page 47 Excessive Dust If a large amount of dust is detected in the current image, Nikon Capture 4 Editor will display a warning stating that the results of Image Dust Off can not be guaranteed. Click Yes to proceed.
Page 48 1 Sensitivity (ISO equivalency): choose the minimum setting 2 Image quality: choose NEF (RAW) 3 Exposure mode: choose aperture-priority auto (A) 4 Aperture: choose the minimum aperture (largest f/-number) 5 Focus: choose manual focus and set focus to inﬁ nity Take a photograph With the lens about 10 cm from a featureless white object, such as a wall, frame the object so that it ﬁ...
Page 49 The Image Dust Off Settings Menu Clicking the button in the Image Dust Off palette displays the Image Dust Off Set- tings menu. Option Copy to Clip board Copy current Image Dust Off settings to the clipboard. Select this item to load Image Dust Off settings pre vi ous ly saved using the Save… op tion (see be low).
Page 50: Vignette Control
(i.e., a type G or D lens) mounted on a camera that can record this in for ma tion, Nikon Capture 4 will use the lens information recorded with the im age to au to - mat i cal ly select an optimal value for Vignette Control.
Page 51 The Vignette Control Settings Menu Clicking the icon in the Vignette Con- trol palette dis plays the Vignette Control Settings menu. Option Copy to Clip board Copy current Vignette Control settings to the clipboard. Select this item to restore settings saved us ing the Save… op tion (see below). A di a log will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive (volume) and di- Load…...
Page 52: Curves
Opening NEF Files Saved in Nikon Capture 3.5x or Earlier In Nikon Capture 4, changes to color balance apply before changes to curves In earlier versions of Nikon Capture, changes to curves applied before changes to color balance, with the result that settings may change when the images saved in Nikon Capture 3.5x or earlier are opened in Nikon Capture 4.
Page 53 Input is plotted along the horizontal axis, with shadows (the dark areas of the image) to the left, high lights (the bright areas of the image) to the right, and mid-tones in between. The left end of the axis marks the minimum possible value for colors in the selected channel (zero, or no color), the right end the maximum value.
Page 54 The Histogram (RAW / 16 -Bit TIFF Images Only) To reduce display times when dealing with large amounts of image data, Nikon Capture 4 may display a histogram containing vertical lines. Channel Selection Shortcuts The current channel can also be selected using the following shortcuts: •...
Page 55 • direct sampling using the white-point and black-point eyedropper tools Automatic Contrast Adjustment In automatic contrast adjustment, Nikon Capture automatically selects white and black points that exclude a certain percentage of the brightest and darkest pixels in the image, steepening curves for enhanced contrast (the exact percentage of pixels excluded can be speciﬁ...
Page 56 Image Adjustment White-Point and Black-Point Sliders The white-point and black-point sliders can be used to match the white and black points to the his to gram displayed in the curve edit display. While these sliders can be used to edit curves for any channel, the best results are usually obtained when they are used to modify the master curve.
Page 57 White Point and Black Point Output Levels Once you have set the input level for the black point and white point, output levels can be altered to reﬂ ect the actual shade of the darkest and brightest pixels in the image. If the darkest shade in the image represents a true black, for example, the output level for the black point can be left at zero.
Page 58 Image Adjustment Setting the Midpoint The point midway between the maximum and minimum input values is known as the “mid- point,” which represents a neutral shade corresponding to an output level of 128. The mid point is controlled by a midpoint slider at the bottom of the curve edit display. Moving the midpoint slider to the left increases the brightness of mid-tones without “washing out”...
Page 59 Enhancing Images Editing Curves Directly Fine adjustments can be made to brightness and contrast in speciﬁ c portions of the tone range by adding additional points to the curves for each channel. These points can be freely ad- just ed by drag ging them into new positions, changing the shape of the curve. Steepening the slope in a given portion of the curve will enhance contrast in that portion of the tone range.
Page 60 “.ncv”. Reset to Neutral Reset all curves to linear. Advanced Color Open the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog to the Ad vanced Color tab, Preferences… where you can adjust auto contrast, shadows, and highlights ( Recent Curves settings ﬁ...
Page 61: The Lch Editor
The LCH Editor The LCH Editor models color using Luminosity (master lightness), Chroma (color saturation, or vividness), and Hue. A separate Color Lightness channel is available for adjusting the bright- ness of selected colors. To use the LCH Editor: Display the LCH Editor Select the tool palette containing the LCH Editor from the View menu (the default location for the LCH Editor is Tool Palette...
Page 62 Image Adjustment The Master Lightness Channel Although it affects brightness rather than color, editing luminosity has a similar effect to edit- ing the master curve in the Curves palette. White-point output level slider Black-point output level slider Black-point input slider Luminosity curve: Maps luminosity in the original image (input) to the luminosity of the image after editing (output).
Page 63 The Color Lightness Channel The Color Lightness channel controls the brightness of colors without affecting chroma or hue. It can be used, for example, to brighten the blue of a dark sky. Width slider Input display Color lightness curve: Maps the brightness of colors in the original image (input) to the brightness of colors after editing (output).
Page 64 Image Adjustment The Chroma Channel The Chroma editor is useful tool for adjusting color saturation. Width slider Exclude Gray checkbox Chroma curve: Maps chroma in the original image (input) to the chroma of the image after editing (output). Moving a point on the curve upward makes colors in the affected portion of the color range more vivid, while moving it downward makes the affected colors less vivid, or grayer.
Page 65 Enhancing Images The Hue Channel The hue editor is used to map selected colors in the original (input) image to a speciﬁ c range of colors in the ﬁ nal (output) image. This can be used, for example, to make all reds in the image slightly more orange, or even green or blue.
Page 66 LCH Editor settings are saved with the ex ten sion “.nlv”. Reset to Neutral Reset all curves to linear. Advanced Color Open the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog to the Ad vanced Color tab, Preferences... where you can adjust auto contrast, shadows, and highlights ( Recent LCH Editor settings ﬁ...
Page 67: Color Booster
Color Booster The Color Booster is used to enhance overall color saturation (vividness) according to the type of subject (portrait or landscape). Display the Color Booster palette Select the tool palette containing the Color Booster from the View menu (the default location for the Color Booster pal- ette is Tool Palette 1) and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette.
Page 68: Photo Effects
Image Adjustment Photo Effects The Photo Effects palette is used to convert pictures to black-and-white, sepia, or another monochrome tint, or to adjust the brightness of the cyan / red, magenta / green, and yellow / blue channels. Display the Photo Effects palette Select the tool palette containing the Pho- to Effects palette from the View menu (the default location is Tool Palette 1) and...
Page 69 The Photo Effects Settings Menu Clicking the triangle in the top right corner of the Photo Effects palette displays the Photo Effects settings menu. Option Copy to Clip board Copy current Photo Effects settings to the clipboard. Select this item to load settings previously saved using the Save… option (see be low).
Page 70: Color Balance
Image Adjustment Color Balance The Color Balance palette offers simple controls for adjusting overall brightness, contrast, and color balance for the entire image. Unlike the controls in the Curves palette, however, the Color Balance palette does not allow you to make changes that affect only a portion of the tone range.
Page 71 Nikon Capture 3.5x or earlier are opened in Nikon Capture 4. Nikon Capture 3.5 or Earlier A value of +50 in Nikon Capture 3.5 or earlier corresponds to a value of +100 in Nikon Capture 4. The Set tings Menu The Color Bal ance Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Color Balance from the Set tings menu.
Page 72: Unsharp Mask
Image Adjustment Unsharp Mask Using Unsharp Mask, the user can increase the sharpness of photographs by making edges more dis tinct. Unsharp Mask works by increasing the contrast of the edges in the image while leaving other areas untouched. The amount of sharpness is determined by three factors: in- ten si ty, halo width, and threshold.
Page 73 (chrominance) are used to determine what points in the image are red, and Unsharp Mask ing applied to the Luminosity channel for those points only. An intensity of around 20% in Nikon Capture 4 is roughly equivalent to 100% in Adobe Photoshop.
Page 74 Image Adjustment The Unsharp Mask Settings Menu Clicking the button in the Unsharp Mask palette displays the Unsharp Mask Set- tings menu. Option Copy to Clip board Copy current Unsharp Mask settings to the clipboard. Select this item to load Unsharp Masks previously saved us ing the Save… op- tion (see be low).
Page 75: Noise Reduction
Noise Reduction This palette can be use to mitigate the effects of noise that sometimes appears in images taken with digital cameras. Reducing Noise Display the Noise Reduction palette Select the tool palette containing the Noise Reduction palette from the View menu (the default location for the Noise Reduction palette is Tool Palette 2) and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette.
Page 76 Image Adjustment The Noise Reduction Settings Menu Clicking the button in the Noise Re- duc tion palette displays the Noise Reduction Set tings menu. Option Copy to Clip board Copy current Noise Reduction settings to the clip board. Select this item to load Noise Reduction settings pre vi ous ly saved using the Save… op tion (see be low).
Page 77: D-Lighting
D-Lighting D-Lighting reveals details in shadows and highlights, correcting for underexposure in back-lit subjects or shaded areas of images and for overexposure in brightly lit areas. Display the D-Lighting palette Select the tool palette containing the D-Lighting palette from the View menu (the default location for the D-Lighting palette is Tool Palette 1) and click the triangle at the top left corner of the...
Page 78 Nikon Capture 4 Ver. 4.2 or later, while Digital DEE settings saved with NEF images in earlier versions of Nikon Capture 4 are lost when these images are opened in Nikon Capture 4 Ver. 4.2 or later. Digital DEE settings ﬁ les (extension “.ndd”) can not be loaded into Nikon Capture 4 Ver. 4.2 or later.
Page 79: Red Eye Correction
Choose a red-eye correction method No red-eye correction performed. Automatic Nikon Capture will automatically detect and correct red-eye. This option is automatically selected if red-eye has already been corrected using the Red Eye Correction button in the Quick Tools palette.
Page 80 Image Adjustment The Red Eye Correction Settings Menu Clicking the button in the Red Eye Cor- rection palette displays the red-eye correction Settings menu. Option If Auto is selected, this option can be used to copy this setting to the clipboard Copy to Clip board and apply auto red-eye correction to other images.
Page 81: Fisheye Lens (Fisheye-To-Rectilinear Transform For Dx 10.5 Mm Fisheye Lenses)
Fisheye Lens (Fisheye-to-Rectilinear Transform for DX 10.5 mm Fisheye Lenses) The tools in the Fisheye Lens palette modify images taken with an AF DX 10.5 mm f2.8G Nikkor ﬁ sheye lens to resemble images taken with a normal wide-angle lens. This option is not available with other lenses.
Page 82 Image Adjustment The Fisheye Lens Settings Menu Clicking the button in the Fisheye Lens palette displays the Fisheye Lens Settings menu. Option Copy to Clip board Copy current Fisheye Lens settings to the clipboard. Select this item to load Fisheye Lens settings pre vi ous ly saved using the Save… op tion (see be low).
Page 83: Output Size And Resolution
The D1x is designed to record images at 3,008 × 1,960 pixels (six megapixels). Image quality will not necessarily increase when RAW images are output at a size of 4,016 × 2,616 pixels (ten megapixels, equivalent to the dimensions of the CCD).
Page 84 Image Adjustment Keep the output size: Locks output dimensions and ﬁ le size at their current val ues, set- ting the aspect ratio of the current crop according to the dimensions input in the Size/ Res o lu tion palette. This height-width aspect ratio will be main tained when you adjust the size of the crop in the active window, and scale will be ad just ed to reﬂ...
Page 85 “.nsr”. Reduces RAW images created with the D1 mega pixels). Se lect Re set to 100% to re store the image to 4,016 × 2,616 pixels. Reset to D1X 6MP This op tion is only available with RAW images taken using the D1 Enlarges the crop to include the entire image.
Page 86: Saving And Loading Image Adjustment Settings
Select this option to restore the default settings selected for “User default” image Reset to User adjustments in the General tab of the Nikon Capture 4 Ed i tor Pref er enc es dialog ( Default 98). In the case of the default settings ﬁ le (“Neutral.set”), RAW im ag es tak en with will be scaled to 100% (4,016 ×...
Page 87: Saving Images
ﬁ le. NEF images can later be opened in Nikon Cap ture and saved again in a format that can be opened in other applications. As changes to settings are only applied to the original image data when the image is saved in another for mat, this min i miz es any loss of image qual- ity that may be produced when the image is edited.
Page 88 Options for Saving Image Files Nikon Capture offers two options for saving ﬁ les: Save and Save as…. The Save option saves the image in the same location as the original without changing the ﬁ le name or format. The Save as…...
Page 89 Macintosh: The maximum length for Macintosh ﬁ le names is thirty-one characters. Colons (“:”) are not allowed. NEF ﬁ les created with Nikon Capture 4 can not be opened in earlier versions of Nikon Capture. Nikon Capture 4 can however be used to open NEF images created with earlier versions of Nikon Capture.
Page 90 If changes to the originals have not been saved us- ing the Save option, the dialog shown at right will be displayed when you exit Nikon Capture 4 Editor or close the Multi Image Window. Click Yes or Yes to All to save the changes under the original ﬁ le names.
Page 91 The following operations can not be performed while a save is in progress: • Opening the “Preferences” dialog • Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor. Memory Requirements Using the Save Progress window on computers with less than 512 MB of RAM may increase the time required to save images.
Page 92: Printing Images
Image Adjustment Printing Images Images can be printed directly from Nikon Capture 4 Editor to test the effects of image ad- just ments. Open the image Be sure the image you wish to print is open in Nikon Capture 4 Editor.
Page 93 Check this option to print the image at its native resolution and dimensions. In Nikon Capture 4, this is the size and res o lu tion se lect ed in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Size/ Res o lu tion palette ( 79).
Page 94 Four pictures printed in two rows of two 2 × 2 Up Eight pictures printed in four rows of 2 × 4 Up Sixteen pictures printed in four rows of 4 × 4 Up Twenty-ﬁ ve pictures printed in ﬁ ve rows 5 ×...
Page 95 Note that the printer must be properly connected and the printer drivers correctly installed. Printing with Color Management The printer proﬁ le can be selected in the Color Management tab of the Preferences dialog in Nikon Capture 4 Editor ( 104, 105) or Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control.
Page 96: Batch Processing
When using batch processing, we recommend that you open one of the images to be pro- cessed in Nikon Capture 4 and edit image adjustment settings to produce the de sired result. You can then save these settings in a joint settings ﬁ le using the Save Selected Adjustments or Save All Adjustments option in the Settings >...
Page 97 Periodically check for new ﬁ les in this folder: When this option is checked, Nikon Capture 4 will check for new images in the speciﬁ ed folder once every ten seconds. This option is not available when Include subfolders is checked or when Use save progress window is selected in the Performance tab of the Preferences dialog.
Page 98 Apply current settings: Select this option to process the images in the selected folder us- ing the settings cur rent ly in effect in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. To change settings before beginning batch processing, click Change Settings…. A...
Page 99 Save as type: Choose the ﬁ le format that will be used to save the processed images. The following formats are available: Use source ﬁ le type, NEF (Nikon Electronic Format), TIFF Format (RGB), TIFF Format (CMYK), and JPEG Format. When NEF or TIFF (RGB) is selected, compression can be chosen from a pull-down menu.
Page 100 If an invalid ﬁ le name or other error is identiﬁ ed in the batch processing dialog, a message will be dis- played. Return to the batch processing dialog and adjust settings as directed in the message. The Minimize Button (Windows ) Clicking the minimize button in the batch processing dialog minimizes Nikon Capture 4 Editor. 100). Minimize button...
Page 101: Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences: Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Editor
Color Management (CMS). After making changes to preferences, click OK to save changes and return to the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window. Click Cancel to cancel any changes to settings and return to the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window. Viewing Preferences To view settings in any of the six panels, click the appropriate tab.
Page 102: The General Tab
Use this monitor for new images (Macintosh only) In a multiple display environment, select the monitor that will be used to display images opened in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. This option is not available when only one monitor is con- nected.
Page 103 In Mac OS 9, temporary ﬁ les created when images are opened in Photoshop can be deleted from the Trash by selecting Empty Trash from the Special menu in the Finder while pressing the option key. Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Editor “Maintain zoom when scale changes”...
Page 104: The Performance Tab
Nikon Capture 4.3 or later. Color aberration control can subsequently be turned on and off using the Color Aberration Control option in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Image menu ( 28);...
Page 105: The Temporary Files Tab
The Temporary Files Tab Changes to settings in the Temporary Files tab also apply to Nikon Capture 4 Cam era Control. Nikon Capture 4 must be restarted before changes to settings will take effect.
Page 106: The Advanced Color Tab
Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences The Advanced Color Tab The Advanced Color tab contains the fol- low ing items: Black Auto-Contrast clip By default, the black point is set to a value that excludes 0.5% of the darkest pixels in the crop.
Page 107: The Grid Lines Tab
Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Editor The Grid Lines Tab The Grid Lines tab controls the color and spac ing of the non-printing grid lines over- laid on an image when Show Grid Lines is se lect ed from the Image menu.
Page 108: The Color Management Tab (Windows)
Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences The Color Management Tab (Windows) The Color Management tab is where you spec i fy the color management proﬁ les used for displaying im ag es on your monitor, ed- it ing and saving RGB images, and saving and printing CMYK images.
Page 109: The Color Management Tab (Macintosh)
Supported Color Proﬁ les Nikon Capture 4 supports only ICC (International Color Consortium) monitor and CMYK pro ﬁ les. Par- tic u lar care should be exercised when choosing a CMYK proﬁ le, as the proﬁ le supplied by the man u - fac tur er of your output device may not be an ICC proﬁ...
Page 110 If this option is checked, the proﬁ le listed in the Printer text box will be used when print- ing images. Note that CMYK proﬁ les can not be used in Nikon Capture 4; if a CMYK pro- ﬁ le is se lect ed, the status of the Use proﬁ le for printing check-box can not be changed.
Page 111: Capturing Photographs: Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control
Capturing Photographs Using the Camera Control component of Nikon Capture 4, you can control almost all aspects of camera operation re mote ly from your computer. If Camera Control is running when a D2-series, D200, D100, D70s, D70, or D50 camera is...
Page 112: The Camera Control Window: Getting To Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control
Camera Control for D100 Cameras (Macintosh) Before using Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control with a D100 digital camera under Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X, conﬁ rm that the camera ﬁ rmware is version 2.00 or later. Users of earlier versions will need to upgrade the camera ﬁ...
Page 113 Mac OS Windows XP Home Edition/Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Mac OS X When installing, using, or uninstalling Nikon Capture 4 under the above operating systems, log on to an account with administrator privileges. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control...
Page 114: Starting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control
Nikon Capture 4. Prod uct Key If prompt ed to supply a product key when starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor or Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control, en ter the product key supplied on the Nikon Capture 4 CD case.
Page 115: Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control
Be sure to exit Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control before disconnecting the camera. Exit Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control To close the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window, open the File menu and choose Exit (Win dows) or Quit (Mac OS 9). In Mac OS X, select Quit Nikon Capture Control from the ap pli ca tion menu.
Page 116: Capturing Photographs To Disk
Capturing Photographs to Disk If Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control is running when a D2-series, D200, D100, D70s, D70, or D50 camera is con nect ed, or a D1-series cam era is con nect ed with the mode dial set to PC, pictures taken with the camera will be stored on your computer hard disk, not the camera memory card.
Page 117 • Do nothing: Photographs are not displayed after being saved to the computer hard disk. • Show it with the Multi Image Window (except in Windows 98 SE, Windows Me): Nikon Capture 4 Editor starts automatically. The destination folder will be opened in the Multi-Image window with the captured image selected in the thumbnail list and dis- played in the image area.
Page 118 Choose whether to rotate captured images The options in the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Image menu can be used to rotate captured images according to camera orientation. Use these options when taking photo- graphs in tall (“portrait”) orientation (note that these options are not available when On or Automatic is selected for the auto image rotation option in the camera setup menu).
Page 119 To display histograms for the red ( R), green (G), and blue (B) chan nels, put a check in the corresponding box. Exit Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control To exit Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control, click the close button in the title bar of the Nikon Capture Camera Control window. The Minimize Button Clicking the minimize button in the Status dialog minimizes Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control.
Page 120: Processing Photographs As They Are Captured
As photographs are captured, Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control can automatically process the images to reﬂ ect image adjustment settings in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. For in for ma tion on performing batch processing on images that have already been saved to disk, see “Batch Processing”...
Page 121 Color Management tab of the Preferences dialog ( Apply current settings from Nikon Capture Editor: Select this option to process images using the settings cur rent ly in effect in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. This option is only available when Nikon Capture 4 Editor is running.
Page 122 The Camera Control Window Choose a destination for captured images In the Destination section, choose options for saving the processed images. Save to: This text box shows the folder to which the images will be saved after process- ing. To choose a new folder, click the Browse… button to the right of the text box and navigate to the desired location.
Page 123 Batch Task text box shows that im ag es remain to be pro cessed, a warn ing will be dis- played. Click Yes to exit with out saving unprocessed images, or No to process and save the images before re turn ing to the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control dialog. The Warning Button If an error occurs during shooting, a warning button will appear at the bottom of the Live Batch dialog.
Page 124: Time Lapse Photography
The Camera Control Window Time Lapse Photography Using Nikon Capture, you can take a series of photographs automatically at a time interval you select. Select Time Lapse Photography… from the Camera menu. Choose whether to focus before each shot. Choose the number of photographs to be taken.
Page 125 If you make a mistake in entering settings in the Time Lapse Photography dialog, a warning will be dis- played. Return to the Time Lapse Photography dialog and adjust settings as directed. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control To change...
Page 126 Time Lapse Photography dialog is closed. Auto Off (D1-Series Cameras) When the camera is operated on battery power and for 15 minutes has been selected for “While Nikon Capture Camera Control is running, keep camera awake” in the General tab of the Preferences dialog 137), choose a delay of ﬁ...
Page 127: The Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Window
The Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Window The Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window shows current camera settings, which may be viewed by clicking the ﬁ ve page selection tabs. Camera settings can be altered using the controls in each tab as described below. The simulated LCD panel and the Hide Camera Controls, Down load Options…, and shoot but tons can be ac cess ed from all ﬁ...
Page 128 This panel shows the information displayed in the camera’s viewﬁ nder, with the ex cep tion of camera errors. Clicking on an indicator in the panel opens the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window to the tab that controls the selected option, where ad just ments can be made.
Page 129 Ap er ture can not be controlled from Nikon Cap ture when Custom Setting 22 has been set to allow aperture to be ad just ed manually using the lens aperture ring (D1-series only).
Page 130 The Camera Control Window The Exposure 2 Tab The following settings can be adjusted from the Exposure 2 tab. Focus Area: The focus area can be selected us- ing the arrow buttons; see the camera manual for details. For information on AF-area mode and focus mode, see “The Mechanical Tab”...
Page 131 Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control The Storage Tab The following settings can be adjusted from the Stor age tab: Data Format: The following data for mats are available: RAW (12-bit) + JPEG (8-bit) (D2 series/D200/D70s/D70/D50 only), RAW...
Page 132 D70 or D50 is set to delayed remote or quick-response remote mode, the Mechanical tab will show a shooting mode of Single, and any photographs taken with the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control shoot but tons will be taken in single-frame mode with no shutter-release delay. To take pictures in self-timer or remote mode, use the shutter-release button on the camera.
Page 133 See the camera manual for details. Fo cus Mode: The cur rent focus mode setting is displayed. See the cam era man u al for details. This set ting can not be changed from Nikon Cap ture. Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control...
Page 134 (a fee is charged for this service). Non-CPU Lenses The following restrictions apply to Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control when a non-CPU lens is mounted on the camera (the operations listed can still be performed using the controls on the camera body; see...
Page 135 Saving and Loading Camera Control Settings The Camera Control option in the Set- tings menu is used to save Nikon Capture 4 Camera Con trol set tings and to load and apply previously saved settings. Option Select this item to load camera settings previously saved us ing Save Camera Set- tings…...
Page 136 (1) only the master channel, not individual RGB channels, may be edited; (2) there is a limit of 20 spline points; (3) the midpoint may not be edited; (4) a user-deﬁ ned sample image can be se lect ed by clicking Sample Image… (the sample image must be a RAW image created with a D2-series, D1-series, D200, D100, D70s, D70, or D50 camera).
Page 137 Can- cel to dis card any chang es and return to the Nikon Capture 4 Cam era Con trol win dow. Set Color Temperature… (D2 series/D200 only) Selecting this op tion displays the dialog shown at right, where color temperature can be chosen from a menu.
Page 138 Nikon Capture 4 Camera D100 Con trol. See the camera manual for details.
Page 139: Custom Settings
• RAW (NEF) image save (D1-series Custom Setting 28): if this option is set to “0” (off) when Nikon Cap ture is started, a message will be displayed. Clicking OK in this dialog sets Custom Setting 28 to “1”...
Page 140 The Camera Control Window Custom Settings for D1-Series and D100 Cameras Custom Settings for D1-series and D100 cameras are divided among three tabs: Page 1, Page 2, and Page 3. See the camera manual for details. Custom Settings for D70, D70s, and D50 Cameras Custom Settings for the D70s, D70, and D50 are divided among three tabs: Basic, Ad- vanced 1, and Advanced 2.
Page 141: Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Preferences: Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control
Specify the location of the folders used for tem po rary stor age. Color Management Select the color proﬁ les used by the Nikon Color Man age ment System (CMS). 138 After making changes to preferences, click OK to save changes and return to the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window.
Page 142: The Temporary Files Tab
104, 105). Windows Folder for Temporary Data The folder chosen for temporary storage in the Temporary Files tab also applies to Nikon Capture 4 Editor. Changes will only take effect after the program has been restarted. The Color Management Tab Changes to settings in the Color Management tab also apply to Nikon Capture 4 Editor, PictureProject, and Nikon View.
Page 143: Technical Notes: Appendices
Learn how to preserve color-space proﬁ le information when open ing images in Adobe Photoshop (version 7.0 or later). Appendix C:The Nikon NEF Plug-in Refer to this section for information on using the Nikon NEF plug-in to view RAW pictures in Adobe Photoshop. Appendix D: Troubleshooting Read this section for information on what to do when Nikon Capture 4 does not function as expected.
Page 144: Appendix A: Supported Color Proﬁ Les
1.1 Proﬁ les with a Gamma Value of 1.8 Apple RGB: NKApple.icm (Windows)/Nikon Apple RGB 4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh) This proﬁ le is used in desk-top publishing applications and in Adobe Photoshop versions 4.0 or earlier, and is the typical RGB proﬁ le for Macintosh monitors. The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop is “Apple RGB.”...
Page 145 Supported Color Proﬁ les Adobe RGB (1998): NKAdobe.icm (Windows)/Nikon Adobe RGB (1998) 4.0.0.3000 (Macintosh) A color-space proﬁ le deﬁ ned in Adobe Photoshop 5.0. It has a wider gamut than sRGB and includes the colors found in most CMYK gamuts, making it suitable for users involved in desk- top publishing.
Page 146: Technical Data For Rgb Proﬁ Les Supported In Nikon Capture 4
2. Technical Data for RGB Proﬁ les Supported in Nikon Capture 4 The following table shows the gamma values for proﬁ les supported in Nikon Capture 4, to- geth er with the chro ma tic i ty values for the white point and for red, green, and blue.
Page 147: Appendix B: Color Matching In Adobe Photoshop (Version 7.0 Or Later)
If you save the image in TIFF, JPEG (JFIF), or JPEG (Exif), in for ma tion about the color proﬁ le used in Nikon Capture 4 will be embedded in the ﬁ le, and Adobe Photoshop will use this in for ma tion to process colors appropriately when the ﬁ...
Page 148: Step 2-Adjusting Settings In Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop 7.0. The menus and dialogs referred to below are all from Adobe Photoshop. Opening TIFF and JPEG Images Created Using Nikon Capture 4 Images saved in TIFF, JPEG (JFIF), and JPEG (Exif) formats include color-space proﬁ le informa- tion.
Page 149: Appendix C: The Nikon Nef Plug-In
Appendix C The Nikon NEF plug-in allows RAW and NEF images created with Nikon digital cameras to be viewed in Adobe Photoshop. If the plug-in is installed, the following dialog will be displayed when a RAW image is opened in Adobe Photoshop.
Page 150 The Nikon NEF Plug-in When Nikon Capture 4 is installed, the NEF plug-in is copied to the Nikon Capture 4 application folder (in the Macintosh version, the NEF plug-in is copied to the “File formats” folder in the Nikon Capture 4 application folder).
Page 151: Appendix D: Troubleshooting
The ReadMe File Included on the installer CD is a README ﬁ le containing the most current information on Nikon Capture 4. Please read this ﬁ le before installing and using Nikon Capture, as it may contain im por tant information that could not be included in this manual.
Page 152 Captured Images are Too Bright, Too Dark, Washed Out, or Out of Focus • At default settings, Nikon Capture 4 does not modify images when they are cap tured from the camera. In the General tab of the Preferences dialog, verify that your images are being captured at Nikon Capture’s default settings and not at the settings of the last image cap-...
Page 153: Appendix E: Glossary
In the color management system used in Nikon Capture 4, accurate color reproduction is ensured through the use of proﬁ les that provide information about the characteristics of the monitor or printer and the color space used for editing.
Page 154 The Fisheye Lens palette in Nikon Capture 4 can be used to reduce distortion in images taken with an AF DX Nikkor ED 10.5 mm f/2.8G lens to create an image close to what would be produced by an ordinary wide-angle lens.
Page 155 Controls the output level for mid-tones in the original image. See also Tone, Tone curve. An abbreviation of Nikon Electronic Format, an image ﬁ le format developed by Nikon to sup- port high-resolution, twelve-bit RAW image data. In Windows, NEF ﬁ les have the ex ten sion “.nef”.
Page 156 RAW images can only be opened in Nikon Capture 4, and must be saved again in a standard image format such as TIFF or JPEG before they can be opened in another application. See also NEF.
Page 157 “lossy” compression methods such as JPEG, in which detail is sacriﬁ ced to achieve higher compression ratios). LZW compression is available when saving TIFF (RGB) images in Nikon Capture 4 Ver. 4.3 or later. See also Com- pression, JPEG.
Page 158 ﬂ uorescent lighting. A digital camera, in contrast, must adjust colors according to lighting if colors that appear white when viewed directly are also to appear white in the ﬁ...
Page 159: Index
Focus area, 28 Gamma, 54, 150 Gamut, 141, 150 General tab Nikon Capture 4 Camera Con trol, 137 Nikon Capture 4 Editor, 98–99 Gray point, 35–36, 58. See also mid point setting, 35–36 Grid lines, 103 Halo width, 69, 151...
Page 160 PictureProject, 3, 110, 113 Pixel, color of, 23 Preferences Nikon Capture 4 Camera Con trol, 137–138 Nikon Capture 4 Editor, 97–106 Printer proﬁ le, 103, 105 Printer resolution, 152 Printing images, 88–91 Proﬁ les, 104–106, 140–144, 152 RAW, 13, 31, 32, 127, 152. See also NEF Red eye Correction, 75–76...
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