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Nikon 4 Digital Camera User Manual

1. A The ReadMe File Included on the installer CD is a README file containing the most current information on Nikon Capture 4 Please read this file before installing and using Nikon Capture as it may contain important information that could not be included in this manual Should you encounter problems with Nikon Capture 4 not covered in this section please consult the README file for the most up to date information 147 Is the IEEE 1394 interface board correctly registered with the system Windows only Check whether e The IEEE 1394 Bus Controller is not displayed in the Device Manager e The IEEE 1394 board is listed under Other Devices or Unknown Devices e A yellow or red mark appears next to the listing for the IEEE 1394 board If any of the above apply the IEEE 1394 board has not been correctly registered with the system See the documentation provided with the board for information on device registration 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 captured 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 tured See Preferences for more information 98 Alternatively check the settings in the Curves Color Balance and Unsharp Mask windows Choose the reset option
2. Target Type People Level 4 Indicator B Photo effects E Photo Effects en Effect v gt Effect None v a He a De Enhance Dark Tones Auto Enhance Dark Tones Indicator turns green when settings are adjusted Find Tool Name Location Color Balance Color Booster Curves Unsharp Mask D Lighting Tool Palette 1 Size Resolution Tool Palette 1 e Red Eye Correction Tool Palette 1 Advanced RAW Tool Palette 2 White Balance Tool Palette 2 Noise Reduction Tool Palette 2 Image Dust Off Tool Palette 2 Vignette Control Tool Palette 2 Fisheye Lens Tool Palette 2 LCH Editor Tool Palette 2 Bird s Eye Tool Palette 3 Information Tool Palette 3 Histogram Tool Palette 3 Markers Tool Palette 3 Color Balance Palette Color Booster Palette Tool Palette 1 Tool Palette 1 The Undo and Redo options in the Edit menu are used to undo and redo the effects of the last op eration The number of consecutive operations that can be undone is limited only by the amount of memory available Operations can not be undone after you have closed the active window or exited Nikon Capture Resetting the Tool Palettes To restore the tool palettes to their default positions select Reset Tool Positions in the View menu 30 The settings that can be adjusted depend on the image quality setting in effect when the photograph was recorded Photograph
3. 103 The Color Management Tab Windows The Color Management tab is where you specify the color management profiles used for displaying images on your monitor ed General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management Note Changes made to items on this page willl be reflected in Nikon Capture iting and saving RGB images and saving and Camera Control Nikon View and PictureProject printing CMYK images Chang eD isp lay Profile Deo Files Nikon Profiles NKsRGB icm To choose a display profile click Change Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files Display Profile The Windows Display Printer profile Properties dialog will be displayed open E e ection the Settings tab and click Advanced to open the display adapter properties dialog T ee To select a display profile open the Color C Program Files Common Files Nikon Profiles NKCMYK cm Management tab and click Add Intent Default RGB color space The output color space profile used when working with RGB images is displayed here Click Browse to choose a new default RGB profile If Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files is checked this RGB color space profile will be used for all images If it is not checked the profile embedded in each image will be used Printer profile Specifies the printer profile to be used when printing images Use profile for printing If this opt
4. 2 Technical Data for RGB Profiles Supported in Nikon Capture 4 The following table shows the gamma values for profiles supported in Nikon Capture 4 to gether with the chromaticity values for the white point and for red green and blue White point Color Profile temperature VELTS Chromaticity x y Gamma value Name R G B 0 31271591 Apple RGB 6500K D ieee x 0 34570292 Color Match RGB 5000K D y 0 3585386 0 31271591 Std 0 3101 NTSC 1953 meee Illuminant C y 0 3162 0 31271591 Bruce RGB 6500K D Derg x 0 31271591 Adobe RGB 1998 6500K D y 10 32900148 CIE RGB Std 0 33333333 Illuminant C y 0 33333333 x 0 34570292 Adobe Wide RGB 5000K D z y 0 3585386 Default Windows esoop p_ X1031271591 monitor y 0 32900148 monitor Des Default Macintosh 5000K D x 0 34570292 0 3585386 Nikon Capture 4 output profile sRGB Nikon sRGB 4 0 0 3001 Apple RGB Color Match RGB Nikon Color Match RGB 4 0 0 3000 Bruce RGB Nikon Bruce RGB 4 0 0 3000 NTSC 1953 Nikon NTSC 1953 4 0 0 3000 Adobe RGB 1998 Nikon Adobe RGB 1998 4 0 0 3000 CIE RGB Nikon CIE RGB 4 0 0 3000 Adobe Wide RGB Nikon Adobe Wide RGB 4 0 0 3000 142 FE ES 34 0 59 064 1 8 P22 EBU HDTV CCIR 22 709 NTSC 2 2 1953 2 2 Bruce RGB Adobe RGB 22 1998 2 2 CIE RGB 700 525 HDTV can 709 22 Trinitron Adobe Photoshop profile sRGB Apple RGB Color Match RGB NTS
5. A The Settings Menu The Advanced RAW Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Advanced RAW from the Set tings menu 41 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 filter protecting the camera s imaging sensor Before Image Dust Off After Image Dust Off Image Dust Off Image Dust Off only affects relatively featureless areas of the image Display the Image Dust Off palette Select the tool palette containing the Image Dust Off palette from the View menu the default location for the Image Dust Off palette is Tool Palette 2 and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette Apply button YA image Dust Off O Settings menu Dust Off ref photo was taken at a 2 Turn the Apply button on J Turn the Apply button on to enable Image Dust Off Click Change Click Change to select a reference image for Image Dust Off Image Dust Off will be performed when the image is selected The date of creation of the selected file will be displayed under Dust Off ref photo was taken at in the Image Dust Off tool palette Image Dust Off Image Dust Off can be performed on RAW images only If the image in the active window is JPEG or TIFF the Apply button in the Image Dust Off palette will be grayed out and inactive Cameras That Support Image
6. Marker Name Current Selecting the marker in the markers palette will now restore the picture to the state it was in when the marker was created Preset markers are available for restoring pictures to their original or current state or to the state they were in when last saved 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 27 The Editor Window Show Focus Area To show the focus area used when the image in the active window was taken select Show Open with Photoshop 8 bit Focus Area from the Image menu Open with Photoshop 16 bit Select Entire Image Ctrl D Flip gt Rotate Show Image Size Show Grid Lines Ctrl G Show Focus Area Ctrl Shift F The focus area is shown by red focus brackets Color Aberration Control To reduce lateral chromatic aberration col ored fringes or halos in RAW images taken Open with Photoshop 8 bit with Nikon digital SLR cameras select Color Open with Photoshop 16 bit Aberration Control m the Image meng Select Entire Image Ctrl D This option is not available with multiple Flip gt exposures or images created with image Rotate gt overlay D2X D200 Show Image Size Show Grid Lines Ctrl G Show Focus Area Ctrl Shift
7. Open with Open the image in the active window in Photo Photoshop shop Hide the effects of changes to image adjustment settings This button can not be used with RAW im ages taken with COOLPIX series cameras Help i Windows only Display menu of help options a5 J Performs the same function as the Auto button in Auto Brightness lihe Photo Effects palette ee E Auta Color boas Performs the same function as the Auto button in 63 the Color Booster palette Auto Red Eye Perform automatic red eye correction on image in 75 Correction active window Windows keyboard shortcuts are listed first Macintosh shortcuts second Show Original Image Data The Editor Window Starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Editor can be started from the Start menu Windows or double clicking the application icon Macintosh Windows Turn the computer on Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up Start Nikon Capture 4 Editor From the Start menu select All Programs gt Nikon Capture 4 gt Nikon Capture 4 Editor Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional or Programs gt Nikon Capture 4 gt Nikon Capture 4 Editor other versions of Windows IE PictureProject Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control All Programs LA Acrobat Reader 5 0 B Nikon Capture 4 Help Nikon Capture 4 ReadMe Di Or ET Nikon Capture 4 Uninstall I PhotoBase for Palm 05 f Nikon Capture Nikon Capture
8. settings menu Option Exp Comp 0 46 Load F Unch d l Save a Unhe Reset to Neutral Description Copy to Clipboard Copy current Advanced RAW settings to the clipboard Se Sa Load t wi pa Se ect this item to restore Advanced RAW settings to settings saved using the ve option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files h the extension nar will be displayed The settings in the Advanced RAW lette will instantly revert to the saved settings ect this item to save current Advanced RAW settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current white ba Reset to Neutral Be lance settings Advanced RAW settings are saved with the extension nar ecting this item restores the settings in effect at the time the photograph was taken Re Recent files tin pa Exposure Compens cent Advanced RAW settings files up to four are listed at the end of the set gs menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Advanced RAW lette to the saved settings ation 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
9. Average When the sample size is set to 3x 3 or 5x5 the average for the pixels sampled is used Choosing a large sample size reduces precision but also minimizes the effects of noise choosing a small sample size has the opposite effect Reset to Default Click this button to restore settings in the Advanced Color tab to their default values 102 The Grid Lines Tab The Grid Lines tab controls the color and spacing of the non printing grid lines over laid on an image when Show Grid Lines is selected from the Image menu Color The color of the grid lines can be selected from white light gray dark gray black red green blue cyan magenta and yellow Display grid line every Enter a value for grid spacing in the text box The units for the grid can be selected from the pop up menu to the right of the text box The options available are pixels inches millimeters centimeters picas and points at settings other than pixels grid spacing can be entered up to two decimal points Display n subdivisions per line General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management Color Black v Display grid line every 1 00 inches Display subdivisions per line OK Cancel Help The number of subdivisions into which each grid cell will be divided The main grid is dis played as solid lines of the color specified using the Color option the subgrid as broken lines of the same color
10. Normal Print x or to save the page as an image file Normal Print Outputs the selected im ages to a printer Save Print Image as file Windows Save image files Macintosh Saves the page as a JPEG file using the layout specified in the Page Layout dialog When this option is selected the Print button in the Page Layout dialog will change to Save Clicking the Save button displays the Save Image s dialog where you can choose a destination folder and file name and select Quality JPEG compression from Maximum High Me dium or Low Each page is saved as a separate file Setting up Your Printer Note that the printer must be properly connected and the printer drivers correctly installed Printing with Color Management The printer profile 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 Note that changes to color manage ment settings in PictureProject and Nikon View also apply to Nikon Capture 4 Use Output Resolution To print images at the size and resolution selected in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Size Resolution palette select Use output resolution 91 Batch Processing Nikon Capture 4 supports automated processing of multiple images batch processing Batch processing is used to automate image processing capturing images applying pre defined image adjustment settings and saving images to disk autom
11. Perey p iero yer aroe ni x directly to the computer until this window is closed ing the arrow buttons see the camera manual FAF FTT for details For information on AF area mode a ZJEnable controls on the camera body and focus mode see The Mechanical Tab 128 Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing n Metering Mode The metering mode can be d E selected from this menu D2 series D200 Metering Mode Muti Pattern D70s D70 and D50 only Metering mode Flash Syne Mode K i Sensitivity ISO 200 Auto defaults to the option selected with the E camera If a D1 series or D100 camera is connected or if Enable controls on the camera body is checked when a D2 series or D200 camera is connected the current metering mode will be shown but changes D70 can only be made using camera controls See the camera manual for details Flash Sync Mode This option controls the camera flash sync mode Sensitivity Sensitivity ISO equivalency can be raised when taking photographs in low light conditions See the user s manual provided with your camera for details Auto D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 D50 only When this option is checked the camera will adjust sensitivity ISO equivalency automatically ISO auto White Balance White balance is used to ensure that colors which appear white when viewed directly are white in the final photograph It can also be used to produ
12. Select this option to show the source and destination file paths File paths are not dis played if Only show warnings and errors is checked Exit the batch processing dialog When batch processing is complete the Stop Batch button will change to Batch Com plete Click Batch Complete to exit the batch processing dialog ZA The Log Area If an error occurs during processing a description will be displayed in the log area of the batch dialog Error Messages If an invalid file name or other error is identified 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 E The Minimize Button Windows Clicking the minimize button in the batch processing dialog minimizes Nikon Capture 4 Editor 96 Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences Fine Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Editor To view the Preferences Options dialog select Options from the Tools menu Windows or select Preferences from the application menu Mac OS X or Edit menu Mac OS 9 Nikon Capture Editor Batch About Nikon Capture Editor aaa ESE n Preferences 3K Show Nikon Capture Camera Control Options Ctrl k Mac OS X Windows The Preferences dialog contains the following 6 tabs Tab Description Da General Adjust application settings lt Fine tune application performance Temporary Files Specify the location of the folders used for temporary storage Advanced Color
13. Set the defaults for the white and black points in the Curves window Specify the spacing and color of the grid displayed in image windows Select the color profiles used by the Nikon Color Management System 104 Color Management CMS 106 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 E Viewing Preferences To view settings in any of the six panels click the appropriate tab Options Tab General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management 97 The General Tab The General tab contains the following items Preferences ary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management User Defaut image adjustments achntosh HO_En Libery Applca t7Nkon Runtime Fles Neutalset C Choose G Program Files Nikon NCapture4 Neutral set Open saved images with c Program Files Adobe Photoshop 7 0 Photashop exe Hide Tool Palettes when the application is not active Open saved images with Show full path in the image window title bar Open with Photoshop Quick Tools button Transfers 16 bit data when possible Open with Photoshop Quick Tools button Transfers 16 bit data when possible File Format f
14. monochrome tint by dragging the balance sliders Select None to use the balance sliders to adjust the brightness and contrast of the cyan red magenta green and yellow blue channels in the original image Brightness contrast slider Drag the slider to the right to increase overall brightness and contrast to the left to reduce brightness and contrast or enter a value between 100 and 100 directly in the text box to the right of the slider Enhance Dark Tones Select this option to bring out details in shadows Auto Click this button to optimize brightness and contrast without affecting color bal ance Enhance Dark Tones is automatically selected Balance sliders Use these sliders to adjust the brightness and contrast of the cyan red magenta green and yellow blue channels or enter a value between 100 and 100 di rectly in the text boxes to their right If the image has been converted to black and white or sepia only the brightness of shades originally in the selected channels will be affected If Tinted is selected the balance sliders control the choice of monochrome tint The Photo Effects Settings Menu Clicking the triangle DE in the top right corner CA re of the Photo Effects palette displays the Photo Effects settings menu Copy to Clipboard Effect v Load Save 1 H 0 Reset to Neutral Option Description Select this item to load settings previously saved using the Save option see below
15. 20 Straightening Images To straighten the image in the active image window Select Straighten from the Rotate sub menu The Straighten dialog will be displayed Click the Draw Level button to enter straightening mode Then drag the mouse over any part of the image to draw a line that should be made level Level in this case can either be horizontal or Draw Level or degrees in either direction Enter the amount of Straighten Open with Photoshop 8 bit Open with Photoshop 16 bit Select Entire Image Ctrl D Flip e Proce oeo a Show Image Size 90 degrees CW Ctrl R kl 90 degrees CCW Ctrl Shift R shal Grid lines ahe Straighten You may straighten your image by rotating up to 10 Show Focus Area Ctrl Shift F Show Lost Highlights L rotation below Show Lost Shadows 5 Use for Camera Curve Sample Color Aberration Control Straighten the image Rotation o cw Occw C Straighten the image using the Draw Level button or by entering the desired rotation in the Rotation text box The Draw Level Button Click Draw Level The cur sor changes to a The Rotation Text Box Choose a line in the image that should be either hori zontal or vertical and drag the cursor parallel to the chosen reference line The image will be rotated up to 10 to make the refer ence line horizontal or verti cal The degree of rotation is displayed in the Rotation text box Choose
16. 4 Product Key If prompted to supply a product key when starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor or Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control enter the product key supplied on the Nikon Capture 4 CD case Mac OS 9 Dutch Italian Korean and Swedish versions of Nikon Capture 4 are not available for Mac OS 9 Other Ways of Starting Camera Control Windows If a shortcut to Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control was created on the desktop during installa tion Camera Control can also be started by double clicking the shortcut icon on the desktop Mac OS 9 If an alias for Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control was created on the desktop during installation Camera Control can also be started by double clicking the alias Mac OS X If Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control was registered in the Dock during installation Camera Control can also be started by clicking the Nikon Capture 4 icon in the Dock Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control can also be started by selecting Show Nikon Capture Camera Control from the Tools menu in Nikon Capture 4 Editor PictureProject Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control can also be started by selecting Camera Control gt Start Camera Control from the PictureProject File menu 110 The Camera Control window will be displayed Nikon Capture Camera Control File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Images captured by this camera will bypass the Memory card and be downloaded directly to the computer u
17. CW clockwise or CCW counter clockwise and enter the degree of rotation in the text box The image can be rotated up to 10 3 Click OK Draw Level If a message is displayed stating that the reference line is too short draw a longer reference line Straightening Images Straightening does not change the dimensions of the image Any portions of the image that do not fit in its original dimensions are trimmed while areas that have been added to the image are filled in black Restoring the Unrotated Image To restore the unrotated image enter a value of 0 in the Rotation text box 21 Selecting a Crop Using the crop tool you can select a portion of an image to be saved in a separate file If no selection is made the entire image will be saved Click the i i 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 H Make a selection Drag the mouse over the image in the active window to make a selection The area out side the selection will be masked to show that it will be cropped Nikon Capture Editor DSC0001 NEF 50 e Fie Edt view Image MulkiImage Settings Tools Window Help Cancelling the Current Crop To cancel the current crop double click anywhere in the image window The selection may not be cancelled if Keep the output size is selected in the Size Resolution palette 79 Moving the Crop To move the crop over
18. 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 Open Ctrl 0 Open Multi Image Window Ctrl T Close Save Ctrl 5 Save As Ctrl Shift 5 Save and Open with Adobe Photoshop 7 0 1 Create Copy IPTC Information Print Setup Print Ctrl P 1 D5C_0001 NEF Windows Nikon Capture Editor About Nikon Capture Editor Preferences BK Services gt Hide Nikon Capture Editor 9H Hide Others XH Mac OS X 12 Opening Image Files Nikon Capture 4 Editor can be used to open images created with Nikon digital cameras and images previously saved using Nikon Capture Original image saved image Format Extension X NEF Image saved in NEF Nikon Electronic Format SRGB TIFF SS TIFF 16 16 bit TIFF RGB TIFF RGB 8 ee ___ 8 bItTIFF RGB OOo PANE y O omn JPEG I Ase __ Files in the above formats can be opened using the Open command or by drag and drop Using the Open Command Click the button or select Open from the File menu The standard Open dialog for your operating system will be displayed Open button My Computer Fie name DSC_QOUL NEF Open MyNews Fiesoflpe NEF JPEG TIFF Fier a C Preview of selected image displayed 7 TIFF
19. Hide Others EH Quit Nikon Capture Control Ex Windows Mac OS X Disconnect the camera For information on disconnecting your camera from the computer see the documentation provided with your camera 111 Capturing Photographs to Disk If Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control is running when a D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 or D50 camera is connected or a D1 series camera is connected 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 Connect the camera to your computer Start Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Open the Camera Control window 110 y Adjust capture options 113 Open the Download Options dialog Rotate images to match camera orientation 114 Take pictures 114 Finish shooting Exit Camera Control 115 Close the Camera Control window 1 Start Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control f 110 2 Display the Download Options dialog Click Download Options in the Camera PETE Control wi ndow Th e d ia log shown at rig ht Folder for images downloaded from the camera k C Documents and Settings User My Documents My Pictures will be displayed p y Next file name to be used When a new image is received from the camera Do nothing v Attach IPTC Information IPTC Information Copy Shooting Data to IPTC Caption Embed ICC Profile OK Cancel Help 112 Adjust capture options Folder for images downloa
20. Print a picture multiple times To print multiple copies of each image check this option and select a number from between two and ten from the pull down menu Select The whole page to print enough copies of the image to fill the whole page at the selected size Borderless print Windows Eliminate white border Macintosh Check this option to adjust the image size so that it fits exactly inside the red border without leaving any white space If the aspect ratio of the box and the image differ part of the image may not be printed Use thumbnail data Check this option to print the pictures at draft resolution using thumbnail data Recom mended for draft prints only Printer type Choose from Inkjet printer or All other Printer type types Inkjet printer v All other types Inkjet printer We recommend this option when printing on inkjet or color laser printers The selected images will be printed at high quality and speed at the highest resolution supported by the printer if the printer supports resolutions higher than 360 dpi the im ages will print at 360 dpi All other types Select this option when printing in color on devices that use dye sub limation or photographic processes The selected images will be printed at the highest resolution supported by the printer Print speed may drop if you choose this option when using an inkjet printer Normal Print Save Print Image as file Select whether to print images on a printer
21. Quick Tools Palette Press tab to hide or display the tools and Quick Tools palettes 8 Quick Tools The Quick Tools palette contains buttons that replicate commonly used menu commands Button WES Function Shortcut X 7 Ctrl 0 pen Click to open an image file for editing Save changes to the image in the active image Ctrl S window cmd S Copy Image Copy current image adjustment settings to the E Adjustments clipboard Paste the contents of the clipboard to image en Ctrl V Paste hancement settings in the active window cmd V Zoomin Zoom in on the image in the active window Ese cmd 3 3 i Ctrl Zoom out from the image in the active window mds Rotate 90 CCW Rotate the image in active window ninety degrees Ctrl Shift R 20 counter clockwise shift cmd R Rotate 90 CW Rotate the image in active window ninety degrees Ctrl R 20 clockwise cmd R Crop Cursor Use this tool to select the portion of the image in the CIC 22 active window that will be saved T to zoom the image in the active window in and om j Hand Cursor Use to view portions of the image not currently vis H H ible in the active window Open Multi Image Open the Multi Image window where images inthe Ctrl T Window selected folder can be previewed cmd T E Show Nikon Capture Camera Control Launch Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Ee Open the Batch dialog where you can select a folder Batch of images for batch processing
22. Ratio Good Balance Good Quality and Excellent Quality For more information on the options available see Saving Images amp amp 83 Bit Depth The bit depth the number of bits of color information per channel for each pixel in the image at which the image will be saved Bit depth can only be selected if the selected file type is TIFF RGB and the original image has a bit depth of over eight bits Embed ICC Profile Select this option to embed an ICC profile in each image File Naming Conventions Windows n environments that do not support long file names the maximum length is eight char acters file names may not contain spaces quotes or any of the following characters W ngn ngu nou Ht and Where long file names are supported file names may not contain quotes or any of the following charac ters WWM i m mm nan wgn mou uyn apg ap Macintosh The maximum length for Macintosh file names is thirty one characters Colons are not allowed Size Resolution If Keep the crop is selected all images will be rescaled before they are saved Otherwise images will be saved at the selected size If the height width ratio of the original is larger than that of the selected out put dimensions the right edge of the image will be trimmed if smaller the bottom will be trimmed Existing Image Adjustment Settings If the Apply settings already in files option is not checked any cha
23. Return to the Time Lapse Photography dialog and adjust settings as directed 121 Click Start Click Start To process images as they are taken check the Process images before saving Live Batch option in the Time Lapse Photography dialog and click Next The Live Batch dialog will be displayed adjust settings and click Start to begin time lapse photography Follow the progress of time lapse photography in the progress dialog Click Stop Shooting to end time lapse photography at any time If a number of shots was specified in the Time Lapse Photography dialog shooting will end when the specified number of shots has been taken Time Lapse Photography You cannot change settings on the camera when it is in Time Lapse Photography mode Download folder C My Documents My Pictures 7 1GB available on this volume Image adjustments Apply camera settings g Last image saved C My Pictures Img0002 jpg Images saved 1 Interval between shots 00 01 51 Shots attempted 1 of 2 Download task MEn image Stop Shooting Close the Time Lapse Photography dialog Once the specified number of shots has been taken the Stop Shooting button will change to Shooting Complete Click Shooting Complete to exit the Time Lapse Pho tography dialog During Time Lapse Photography The camera can not be operated during time lapse photography No other operations can be performed until the Time Lapse Photography dialog is closed A
24. The D100 can only be used to take photographs when the function dial is set to P S A or M At other settings the shoot buttons in the Camera Control dialog will be disabled and the simulated LCD panel will not be displayed 123 Simulated LCD Panel This panel shows the information displayed in the camera s viewfinder with the exception 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 adjustments can be made When a D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera is connected the amount of memory remaining in the camera memory buffer is displayed at the right edge of the simulated LCD panel This information is updated at regular intervals but temporary discrepancies may exist between the display and the actual amount of memory remaining in the buffer Shoot Buttons Click either of these buttons to take a photograph at current settings If a D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera is connected photos can be taken in continuous shooting mode 128 in this case the AF and Shoot and Shoot buttons will instead be labeled AF and Start and Start e AF and Shoot AF and Start When this button is clicked the camera will perform an auto focus and then release the shutter to take a photograph e Shoot Start Click this button to take a photograph If the selected focus mode is single servo AF an autofocus operation will be perform
25. This option is not available with other lenses Display the Fisheye Lens palette Select the tool palette containing the Fisheye Lens palette from the View menu the de fault location for the Fisheye Lens palette is Tool Palette 2 and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette Apply button ZdFisheye Lens i Settings menu AF DX Fisheye 10 5mm 2 8G Include areas where there is no image data Fill color there is no image data check box Include areas where Fill color menu 2 Turn the Apply button on 2 Turn the Apply button on to enable the Fisheye Lens The image in the active window will be trimmed around a vertical area in the center of the image that has been processed to compensate for fisheye distortion and the Include areas where there is no image data check box will be enabled I Wrisheye Lens AF DX Fisheye 10 5mm 2 8G Include areas where there is no image data Fill color Adjust settings Check Include areas where there is no image data to trim the image in the active area around a horizontal area in the center of the image that has been processed to com pensate for fisheye distortion and fill areas where there are no image data with the color selected in the Fill color menu Include areas where there Image created with Apply button on is no image data selected supported fisheye lens vertical compensation horizontal compensation Areas without image data filled in wh
26. Unsharp Mask is applied to a single channel such as red the values for ab chrominance are used to determine what points in the image are red and Unsharp Masking 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 No sharpening will be applied if Intensity is set to zero Intensity must be set to at least 1 if sharpening is to apply 69 The Unsharp Mask Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the Unsharp SURE Mask palette displays the Unsharp Mask Set tings menu Copy to Clipboard RGB 73 5 0 IB Load Save 4 Reset to Neutral Option Description Copy to Clipboard Copy current Unsharp Mask settings to the clipboard Select this item to load Unsharp Masks previously saved using the Save op tion see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive Load volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension num will be displayed The settings in the Unsharp Mask palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save Unsharp Mask settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current Unsharp Mask settings Unsharp Mask settings are saved with the extension num Reset to Neutr
27. and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette To enable the tools in the Curves palette turn the Apply button on A Apply button Current channel foe v mH Histogram button Oo Auto Contrast button eae White Point button mt Midpoint button Suede display yA Black Point button oul Tone Curve Point button L Reset Active Curve 255 IZ Reset All Curves Input 158 Output 250 o 1 00 The main editing tool in the Curves palette is the curve edit display which contains a curve showing the relationship between input the tones in the original image and output how the tones in the input will be represented in the final image Separate curves control the relationship between input and output for the image as a whole the master curve and for each of the red green and blue color components or channels The default curve in each case is linear meaning that tones will be output exactly as they are input 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 Preferences gt Advanced Color Auto contrast shadow and highlight settings can be adjusted in the Advanced Color ta
28. at its top left E i Image corner Data 2 If the Apply button is off X turn it Channel on E menu Curve a ral Point ae al Reset 1 00 E 255 Active Channel Input 71 Output 71 Reset All Channels Select a channel o Select the desired channel from the chan Master Lightness nel menu 255 i Ctrl Shift Color Lightness Ctrl Shift 1 Chroma Ctrl Shift 2 fo Hue Ctrl Shift 3 Adjust settings Adjust settings for the selected channel as described on the following pages E Channel Selection Shortcuts The channel can also be selected using the following shortcuts e Ctrl Shift Windows 8 option Macintosh master lightness channel e Ctrl Shift 1 Windows 98 option 1 Macintosh color lightness channel e Ctrl Shift 2 Windows 98 option 2 Macintosh chroma channel e Ctrl Shift 3 Windows 8 option 3 Macintosh hue channel Input and Output Intensity Displays and the Curve Point Button When the cursor is moved over an image or over the edit window in the LCH Editor input and output levels for the pixel under the cursor are shown on the curve and in the input and output displays for the current channel Clicking the Curve Point button when the cursor is over the image in the active window adds a point corresponding to the area under the cursor to the active curve Q Show Original Image Data Reset Active Channel and Reset All Channels To hide the effects of changes to the active curve
29. ccc enaa Sse dass scaeeade aae ar EEA A a p E A AE EEEE 10 Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor we 12 Opening Image Files ZOOM eiei ergeren 18 The Bifidis Eye Palette isa a a a das teas E E Aa NA E EREI LAN 19 Rotatingiand FlippingIMAages sei AE E EE E E E AT 20 Selecting a Crop i The lnformation Pa ET E a a e Aaa a ae N aena Aiae ARE E E dies REEDS 23 Th shistogram Palette aeree rA a Ee r EEA EEE LAENE EErEE Lanea 26 The Markers Palette 27 Show Focus Area 28 Color Aberration Control 28 Image Adjustment Enhancing IMages cc ccecceeeseeeseeeeeeeeeceeeneceaeeseaeesaeeceaeesaaeeeaeeseaeseeeseneenaees 29 WhiterBalance te s cael esi Sea agcaedd seed Sees eae cbc Gad fac Seva ek cecagaznebduac ts eu agueyshedddaaeenyds cass duariedaget Advanced RAW af IMAGES DUSE OTS ce eee ceed seat E Sa cacao tgs don gnc Cis eu cau tagudaddd anc ds EEE NIGMELLE2COMENO Mi esses Sede AEE Vos so EA S cages tact sae e Sec wnat ed ee ae ea eave AE E CUEVES EE TTE EEI ATTE EERTE ngeetd agdeuncestedaagasviessnsegesidsaeade TRSECH EdItO te oie specs e ei edea ded bees r oad Sed an E a R ae ied dem hee Color Booster ifs PHOTO Effe CUS is si cers ose e ee nak Bes Sal chee eat ba ees aera elke e a e ac Bake Seek ace eee eee a fe Golof Balance ais ESEA EAEE pratt agadt See ahd E A E Unsharp Mask Noise Reduction D Lighting s s nt REG EY COME CEIOT EEEE E E T Siac Cease bo aoa ac ca
30. controls on the camera body Sharpening Choose how much the camera Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing sharpens outlines See the camera manual PRS for details Sharpening auto f Tone Comp Auto Tone Comp Adjust contrast See the camera Geis E manual for details Saturation Normal Hue Adjustment 8 J J Color Mode D2 series D1x D1H D200 D100 E o exposure Noise Reduction D70s D70 D50 only Choose a color mode See the camera manual for details With the D1 colors are optimized for the NTSC color space regardless of the option chosen D70 Saturation D200 D70s D70 D50 only Ad just color saturation See the camera manual for details Hue Adjustment D2 series D1x D1H D200 D100 D70s D70 D50 only Modify hue while leaving brightness and chroma unaffected Adjustments can be made in the range 9 to 9 with 0 representing the original hues as recorded by the camera in D1 series cameras 9 is equivalent to a camera hue setting of 0 0 to a setting of 3 and 9 to a setting of 6 Color space D2X D200 only Choose a color space See the camera manual for details Long Exposure Noise Reduction D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 D50 only Select this op tion to reduce noise at slow shutter speeds See the camera manual for details High ISO Noise Reduction D2X D2Hs D200 only Select On Normal On Low D200 only or On High to reduce noise at high sensitivities See the camera
31. description of how this manual is organized and for an explanation of the symbols and con ventions used Principal Features Read this section for an overview of the options available in Nikon Capture 4 System Requirements Before installing Nikon Capture 4 check that your computer system meets the requirements listed in this section Overview About This Manual This manual has been written to help you take advantage of the many features included in Nikon Capture 4 Ver 4 4 Be sure to read this manual thoroughly and to keep it handy when using Nikon Capture 4 Symbols and Conventions The following symbols and conventions are used in this manual This icon marks cautions information that you should read before use to prevent possible damage to your camera or computer This icon marks notes information that you should read before using this software This icon marks tips additional information you may find helpful when using this soft ware Menu items and button names are shown in bold Background Knowledge This manual assumes knowledge of operations common to Windows and Macintosh envi ronments Refer to the documentation provided with your computer for more information on operations specific to your operating system This icon indicates that more information is available elsewhere in this manual Illustrations This manual is for use with both Windows and Macintosh versions of Nikon Capture 4 While the
32. dialog shown at right will be dis FAET NE played Enter a descriptive comment Of me curent white Balance settings may be writen to the D2X and used as a Preset White Balance up to thirty six characters D2 series and enter adesciption ofthis white saanee D200 only and click OK Write White Balance Settings to Cam 3X The current White Balance settings may be written to the D70 and used as a Preset White Balance D70 D2 series D200 Choosing a Value for Gain Very large and small values for gain can result in a drop in image quality 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 Choose values be tween 0 1 and 2 when using the Write setting to camera option Gain The values for red and blue gain chosen in the White Balance palette are multiples of the value set for gain when the photograph was taken 36 Choose an option The dialog shown at right will be d iS Write White Balance Settings to Camera played Click Write to camera Write The White Balance settings can be written directly to the camera s memory F the camera is connected or to a Memory card If they are written to a Memory card to ca rd or C a
33. file from the Image Dust Reset to Neutral Off palette Recent Image Dust Off settings files up to four are listed at the end of the set Recent files tings menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Image Dust Off palette to the saved settings Reusing Image Dust Off Settings Before pasting or loading Image Dust Off settings into the Image Dust Off palette for another image be sure that the image was created with the same camera used to record the Image Dust Off reference file If the reference file was created with a different camera a warning will be displayed E The Settings Menu The Image Dust Off Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Image Dust Off from the Set tings menu 45 Vignette Control The Vignette Control palette is used to correct for loss of marginal lumination a phenomenon associated with camera lenses that causes a drop in brightness at the edges of a photograph Vignette Control is most effective when performed on images taken at maximum aperture If the picture in the active image window is a RAW image taken with a lens equipped to trans mit distance information i e a type G or D lens mounted on a camera that can record this information Nikon Capture 4 will use the lens information recorded with the image to auto matically select an optimal value for Vignette Control Where lens information is not available Vignette Control will be based on default lens characteristics To determin
34. image window is indicated by a red outline Tool Palette 3 Bird s Eye Red outline displayed Information Histogram Markers When the mouse pointer is moved over the red outline it changes to a a cursor Drag the red outline over the area of the image you would like to view The selected area will be dis played in the active image window Fi DSCO001 NEF 50 gt Shooting Data Tool Palette 3 Bird s Eye Information Histogram Markers 19 The Editor Window Rotating and Flipping Images The image in the active image window can be rotated or flipped as described below Rotating Images Click the j button or select 90 degrees CW from the Rotate sub menu to rotate the image in the active window 90 degrees to the right Click the 9 button or select 90 degrees CCW from the Rotate sub menu to rotate the image in the active window 90 degrees to the left To rotate the image 180 degrees select 180 degrees from the Rotate sub menu Rotate 90 CCW button B E Rotate 90 CW button Image rotated ninety degrees clockwise Flipping Images Use the commands in the Flip sub menu to flip the image in the active window horizontally or vertically Rotating JPEG Images Image files 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 a corresponding drop in image quality
35. in the buffer Taking Photographs in Continuous Mode D100 D1 Series Only When a D100 is connected or a D1 series camera is in PC mode continuous shooting can only be per formed using the camera shutter release button The shoot buttons in the camera control window can only be used to take one photograph at a time 128 Auto Bracketing D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 only Select this option to perform expo ee M sure flash or white balance bracketing during SEEE TE Score ue 3 shooting To change bracketing options click a ato im a Set BKT The dialog shown at right will be Braden ore Custom entered gt Under gt Over x displayed ae 7 e AE WB Flash Bracketing Choose the type of bracketing performed E e Change Factor when Exposure Mode is set ae to Manual D2 series D200 only Choose how bracketing is performed in manual exposure mode e Bracketing Type Bracketing Step Bracketing D2 series D200 Bracketing Mode kk AE WB Flash Bracketing Custom 12 Order Exposure Mode Choose the brack e A eting program exposure or white balance bracetna Sen os 3 increment bracketing order and exposure A CETE mode Bracketing type and bracketing order Change Fator shutter Aperture Fash are not available with the D50 AT a v3 23 ewe i C e Cee D70s D70 D50 AF Area Mode Choose the AF area mode If Enable controls on the camera body is checked D2 series D200 only the current AF area mode
36. manual for details Saving and Loading Camera Control Settings The Camera Control option in the Set Settings tings menu is used to save Nikon Capture Load Camera Settings 4 Camera Control settings and to load and Seve Sere Seat apply previously saved settings Select this item to load camera settings previously saved using Save Camera Set tings see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension nec will be displayed The settings in the Camera Control window will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save the settings in the Camera Control window to a named file Save Camera These settings can later be recalled using Load Camera Settings Choosing Save Settings Camera Settings displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for current camera settings Camera settings are saved with the extension ncc Load Camera Settings 131 The Camera Menu The commands in the Camera menu are used to adjust the following camera settings Custom Settings Selecting this option opens the Custom Settings dialog 135 where camera Custom Set tings can be adjusted Set Date and Time Selecting this option opens the dialog shown aeee at right where you can set the camera s clock calendar to the current date and time To view the current
37. of Photoshop is detected at installation the NEF plug in will automatically be copied to the Photoshop File Formats plug ins folder If you installed Photoshop after installing Nikon Capture 4 you will need to copy the plug in to the folder listed below Windows Nikon NEF Plugin 8Bi e Photoshop CS or later Plugins Adobe Photoshop Only File Formats e Photoshop 7 0 Plugins Formats or Plugins Adobe Photoshop Only File Formats e Photoshop 6 0 Plugins Adobe Photoshop Only File Formats e Photoshop Elements 2 0 or later Plugins File Formats Macintosh Nikon NEF Plugin e Photoshop CS or later Plugins Adobe Photoshop Only File Formats e Photoshop 7 0 Plugins Adobe Photoshop Only File Formats e Photoshop 6 0 Not supported e Photoshop Elements 2 0 or later Plugins File Formats 146 Appendix D Troubleshooting Should you encounter problems with Nikon Capture 4 check the list on the following pages before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative Nikon Capture 4 Does Not Start Confirm that your computer system meets all of the requirements specified for using Nikon Capture 4 OS memory hard disk capacity etc See System Requirements 5 Nikon Capture 4 Does Not Recognize the Camera Verify that Nikon Capture 4 has recognized the camera D2 series D1 series D200 D100 D70s D70 and D50 cameras will display PC in the control panel on top of the camera 1 Check the power switch and mode dial e Is the camera
38. on e Is the battery fully charged To reduce the drain on the battery we recommend that the camera be powered by an adapter available separately when connected to the computer If you are using an AC adapter is it properly connected and plugged in Is the mode dial set to PC D1 series only Is the function dial set to P S A or M D100 only Is the correct option selected in the USB menu D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 and D50 only Select PTP when connecting a D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera to a computer running Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Select Mass Storage when connecting the D100 to a computer running Windows 2000 Professional Windows Mil lennium Edition Me or Windows 98 Second Edition SE When connecting the D100 to a Macintosh computer select PTP Verify that the interface cable is properly connected e Is the interface cable securely connected to both camera and computer Remember that IEEE 1394 connectors do not make a click when fully inserted If the cable is securely connected try disconnecting the cable and reconnecting the devices in a different order e Is there another peripheral connected to the IEEE 1394 bus Try disconnecting other IEEE 1394 devices and connecting just the computer and the camera Are you using a recommended IEEE 1394 interface D1 series cameras only See System Requirements 5 For information on your IEEE 1394 interface see the manufacturer s web site
39. operations can not be performed while a save is in progress e Opening the Preferences dialog e Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor Memory Requirements Using the Save Progress window on computers with less than 512MB of RAM may increase the time required to save images 87 Printing Images Images can be printed directly from Nikon Capture 4 Editor to test the effects of image ad justments Open the image Be sure the image you wish to print is open in Nikon Capture 4 Editor 2 Select Print from the File menu The Print Layout dialog will be displayed Print layout Printer Paper Letter 8 1 2x11 inch P Print preview A 17 Page Printable area 8 27X10 31 inch j Copies Print Setup 1 2 O Use output resolution Page layout Select layout 1Up O Select picture size Rotate image s to fit Print a picture muttiple times Times C Borderless print Use thumbnail data Draft use only Printer type Inkjet printer v Normat Print x Print Cancel 3 Print the image Open Ctrl O Open Multi Image Window Ctrl T Close Save Ctri 5 Save s Ctrl Shift 5 Save and Open with Adobe Photoshop 7 0 1 Create Copy IPTC Information Print Setup Print Ctrl P Adjust settings as described below and click Print to print the image Click Cancel to exit without printing Printer Paper Printable area These text boxes display current printer settings To
40. portrait subjects Display the Red Eye Correction palette Select the tool palette containing the Red Eye Cor Apply button rection palette from the View menu the default Ez location is Tool Palette 1 and click the triangle at the palette s top left corner 2 Turn the Apply button on 2 Turn the Apply button on Y to enable red eye correction Settings menu H Red Eye Correction Dv 3 Choose a red eye correction method Off 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 Click on eyes If auto red eye correction fails to produce the desired results red eye can be corrected manually by selecting this option and clicking Start The cursor will change to move the cursor over the image in the active window until it blinks red If the area under the cursor is affected red eye click to correct red eye in the affected area Click Stop when all affected areas have been corrected additional corrections can be performed by click ing Resume or Start and repeating the process described above Reset Undo all changes made using automatic and manual red eye correction Confirmation Dialogs If Click on eyes is selected after automatic Nikon Capture Editor red eye correction has been performed the dialog shown at right will be displa
41. 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 profile informa tion Open files in these formats as described below Display the Color Settings dialog Select Color Settings from the Adobe Undo BZ Photoshop Edit menu Step Forward lt Z Step Backward 36Z Fade ORF Cut 3X Copy C Copy Merged OC Paste SV Paste Into BV Clear Fill Stroke Freetransform T Transform gt Define Brush Define Pattern Define Custom Shape Purge gt Preset Manager Preferences Check Advanced Mode se Color Settings E t sens custom Co Aa ne Select Preserve Embedded Profiles ae Gaas ecese an NIE Select Preserve Embedded Profiles from rk SICH TEC ECC May i Gray Gray Gamma 22 the RGB pop up menu in the Color Man m E sarreview agement Policies section Color Management Policies RGB Preserve Embedded Profiles Deselect Ask When Opening Pit Remove the check from Ask When Open cla ees Eeu ln canes r Missing Profiles Ask When Openin ing in the Profile Mismatches area of the e Conversion Options Color Management Policies section mEnE A Use Black Point Compensation 4 Use Dither 8 bit channel images Close the Color Settings dialog Advanced Controls Click OK to close the Col
42. standard in the United States of America Software and hardware manufacturers use it as a default color profile and guarantee op eration when it used It is also on its way to becoming the standard for images on the web This profile is suited to users who plan to use their digital images as is without editing or printing them It however suffers from the drawback of a narrow gamut with a limited area available for reproducing blues The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop 5 0 and 5 5 is SRGB the corresponding setting in Adobe Photoshop 6 0 sRGB IWC61966 2 1 Bruce RGB NKBruce icm Windows Nikon Bruce RGB 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh This color profile attempts to expand on the ColorMatch RGB gamut by defining the chroma ticity for G as lying between the values for G in the Adobe RGB and ColorMatch color space profiles It was proposed by Bruce Fraser who claims that it includes most of the colors in the SWOP CMYK gamut The R and B used in the Bruce RGB and Adobe RGB color space profiles match NTSC 1953 NKNTSC icm Windows Nikon NTSC 1953 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh This is the color space for video defined by the National Television Standards Committee NTSC in 1953 and used in early color televisions This color space is also used in some Far East newspaper and printing organizations The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop is NTSC 1953 140 Supported Color Profiles Adobe RGB 1998 NKAdobe i
43. that have not previously been edited in 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 if the Color Aberration Control option is off when the image is saved color aberration control will not be performed when the image is next opened even if Enable Color Aberra tion Control is selected in the Preferences dialog Enable color aberration control Image On Off imade saveduc na Nikon Cannel sor Automatic color aberration control is only performed if g se P i Image gt Color Aberration Control option we 28 was selected when image was saved Image transferred from camera or image Color aberration control is p Automatic color aberration saved using Nikon Capture 4 2 1 or earlier performed automatically kontrol not performed Nikon View Editor or PictureProject when image is opened P Large Previews for NEF Files Selecting the Save large previews for NEF files option increases file size by about 1MB slightly in creasing the time needed to save images Use Save Progress Window The Periodically check for new files in this folder and Delete files from this folder after they are processed options are not available in the batch progress dialog when Use Save Progress Window is selected SB 93 100 The Temporary Files Tab The Temporary Files tab offers the following option Folder f
44. the File menu The Browse For Folder dialog will be displayed Open Multi Ilmage i Window button Browse For Folder Select a folder containing images C9 My Albums I My eBooks a My Music a B My Pictures C Img0001 Img0005 My Received Files Pocket_PC My Documents vv Select a folder Select the folder containing images you want to view or edit Click OK The Multi Image window will open with the images in the selected folder displayed as thumbnails Fi sampleWSC_0001 NEF 12 Multi Image window Click to hide or Lists the images i JAN RAW RAW RAW P view the thumb e in the selected nail area folder Thumbnail area Displays the imag es in the selected folder as thumb nail previews Image area Shows the image currently being edited Images are edited in the same way as in image windows 29 ZA The Multi Image Window The Multi Image window can be used to display multiple images without opening them in separate im age windows reducing the amount of memory required No more than one Multi l mage window can be open at a time Before opening a folder in the Multi lmage window make sure that none of the images in the selected folder are open in image windows 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 lmage window instead 15 Select a thumbnail The cor
45. the camera directly to the computer The camera may not function as expected when con nected via a hub extension cable or keyboard See the websites listed on page 2 for the latest information on boards that have been tested and ap proved for use UHF Built in USB interface Installation For information on installing Nikon Capture 4 see the Nikon Capture 4 Install Guide ZA 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 Camera Control for D100 Cameras Macintosh Before using Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control with a D100 digital camera Macintosh users will need to upgrade the camera firmware to version 2 00 or later Contact a Nikon authorized service representative for information on firmware upgrades E Third Party Plug Ins Nikon Capture 4 supports third party nik Color Efex Pro 2 0 plug ins that add a filter palette to Tool Palette 2 More information is available on line 2 5 Nikon Capture 4 Editor Image Adjustment Nikon Capture 4 editor component contains a variety of tools for enhancing images including the Curves LCH Editor Color Booster Photo Effects Unsharp Mask Noise Reduction D Lighting Red Eye Correction and Fisheye Lens tools With RAW NEF images it can be used to adjust white balance and tone compensation to reduce the ef
46. three See a so Color space Clip The percentage of pixels at both ends of the curve that are excluded in an auto contrast op eration See also Tone curve CMS See Color management system CMYK A reflective subtractive color model commonly used in printing which models color using combinations of the three secondary colors used in printer s ink Cyan Magenta and Yellow Because no combination of these three inks will create a true black blacK ink is also used Color management system A method of ensuring consistency of color reproduction between devices such as scanners monitors and printers and between different computer platforms In the color management system used in Nikon Capture 4 accurate color reproduction is ensured through the use of profiles that provide information about the characteristics of the monitor or printer and the color space used for editing See also ColorSync ICC Profile Color space A general term encompassing both the model used to define color for example CMYK or RGB and the range or gamut of colors that can be expressed in a given color model See also CMYK Gamut RGB ColorSync A color management system for Mac OS developed by Apple See also Color management system ICC 149 Compression A method for reducing file sizes for storage or transmission Compression algorithms can be divided into lossless algorithms such as LZW in which no information is lost when files are resto
47. together with the uncompressed file size of the image that would be created at current settings File size depends on the color model RGB or CMYK and in the case of RGB images on the pixel bit depth that will be used when the image is saved Separate uncompressed file sizes are shown for CMYK and for eight bit and sixteen bit RGB 80 The Size Resolution Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the Size Resolution palette displays the Size Size Resolution e Copy to Clipboard Resolution Settings menu Keep the crop Load O Keep the output size Save e 1 MP Width 10 Reset to 100 Option Description Copy to Clipboard Select this item to load size and resolution settings previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate Load to the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension nsr will be displayed The settings in the Size Resolution palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save size and resolution settings to a named file These set tings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current size and resolution settings Size and resolution settings are saved with the extension nsr Reduces RAW images created with the D1x by 74 9 to 3 008 x 1 960 pi
48. 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 Appendix E Glossary Refer to this section when you are unsure of the meanings of the terms used in this manual 139 Appendix A Supported Color Profiles 1 Standard RGB Profiles Supported in Nikon Capture 4 1 1 Profiles with a Gamma Value of 1 8 Apple RGB NKApple icm Windows Nikon Apple RGB 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh This profile is used in desk top publishing applications and in Adobe Photoshop versions 4 0 or earlier and is the typical RGB profile for Macintosh monitors The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop is Apple RGB This profile is suitable for working with images displayed on the Macintosh ColorMatch RGB MKCMatch icm Windows Nikon ColorMatch RGB 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh The ColorMatch profile is native to Radius PressView monitors It has a wider gamut than Apple RGB with a particularly wide area devoted to the reproduction of blues The corre sponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop is Color Match RGB 1 2 Profiles with a Gamma Value of 2 2 sRGB NKsRGB icm Windows Nikon sRGB 4 0 0 3001 Macintosh This RGB profile is used in the majority of Windows monitors It closely resembles the RGB commonly used in color television and is also used in the digital television broadcasting sys tem that is on its way to becoming the industry
49. 0 AF ON Focus area x Prev Next buttons OK Reset Cancel Help D200 D2 series and D200 cameras allow a descrip Edit Custom Settings Comment X tive comment to be added to the name of each Custom Settings bank Clicking Edit displays the dialog shown at right where the comments for each bank can be edited Click OK to copy the comments to the cam era Comments can be up to twenty characters long and contain letters numbers quotes apostrophes spaces and any of the following characters I 2 OH amp PRE SE Be tee CN R ap rade wife cman EAN Mega at ees and OK Cancel Help 136 Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Preferences Fine Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control To view the Preferences Options dialog for Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control select Op tions from the Tools menu Windows or select Preferences from the application menu Mac OS X or Edit menu Mac OS 9 Nikon Capture Control Show Nikon Capture Editor About Nikon Capture Camera Control Windows Mac OS X The Preferences aa contains the following three tabs Tab Description xy General Choose how long the exposure meters remain active D1 series only 37 Temporary Files Specify the location of the folders used for temporary storage 138 Color Management Select the color profiles used by the Nikon Color Management System CMS After making changes to preferences click OK to save changes and r
50. 09 Starting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control can be started by selecting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control from the Start menu Windows or double clicking the application icon Macintosh 1 Connect the camera Connect the camera to your computer and turn the camera on If you are using a D1 se ries camera choose PC as the operating mode If you are using a D100 choose P S A or M mode Users of D2 series and D200 cameras can select any mode other than M up mirror up The D70s D70 and D50 can be connected in any shooting mode 2 Close the transfer dialog If PictureProject Transfer or Nikon Transfer starts click the Close button 3 Start Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Windows From the Start menu select All Programs gt Nikon Capture 4 gt Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional or Programs gt Nikon Capture 4 gt Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control other Windows versions a Gi Nikon Capture 4 O Nikon Capture Edtor IG Adobe Photoshop 7 0 1 Internet Explorer P Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Nikon Capture 4 Editor B Nikon Capture 4 Help A Nikon Capture 4 ReadMe BB Nikon Capture 4 Uninstall uD Remote Assistance Windows Media Player DURES AI 2b Acrobat Reader so Log OFF Tm OF Compiter Macintosh Double click the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control icon in the folder to which you installed Nikon Capture
51. 4 Edtor Other Ways of Starting the Editor Windows Nikon Capture 4 Editor can be started by double clicking the Nikon Capture 4 icon in the folder to 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 K on the desktop 10 Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Macintosh Turn the computer on Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up Start Nikon Capture 4 Editor Double click the Nikon Capture 4 Editor icon in the folder to which you installed Nikon Capture 4 B Drop an image file here to open it iS dit EE aa E Bir No image displayed in image window Product Key If prompted to supply a product key when starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor or Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control enter the product key supplied on the Nikon Capture 4 CD case Mac OS 9 Dutch Italian Korean and Swedish versions of Nikon Capture 4 are not available for Mac OS 9 Other Ways of Starting the Editor Mac OS 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 registered in the Dock during installation the Editor can also be started by clicking the Nikon Capture 4 icon in the Dock 11 Exiting Nikon Capture 4
52. 44 Step 1 Choosing a Monitor Profile Choose a monitor profile as described below Creating a New Monitor Profile If you have not yet calibrated your monitor use Adobe Gamma to create a profile for your monitor Adobe Gamma is included in the standard install of Adobe Photoshop 1 Start Adobe Gamma Select Adobe Gamma from the system control panels or double click the Adobe Gamma utility icon 2 Create a color profile Follow the on screen directions to calibrate your monitor The resulting monitor profile will be saved in the folder listed below Make a note of the file name e Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows system32 spool drivers color e Windows Me Windows 98 SE Windows System Color 3 Choose the profile created in Step 2 for Nikon Capture 4 Choose the profile created in Step 2 as the Nikon Capture 4 monitor profile For details see Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences The Color Management Tab 104 Using an Existing Monitor Profile Choose the existing profile as the Nikon Capture 4 monitor profile For details see Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences The Color Management Tab 8 104 ColorSync Macintosh The explanation in this section assumes that ColorSync version 3 0 or later is installed on your Macin tosh 143 Step 2 Adjusting Settings in Adobe Photoshop The following describes the minimum necessary adjustments to ensure consistent color re production in Adobe Photoshop 7 0 The menus and dialogs
53. 7 Luminosity 58 M Markers palette 27 Master curve 48 55 Memory card 36 37 Metering 124 126 Midpoint 54 151 Mired 33 Multi Image Window 15 17 86 N EF 13 83 151 ikon NEF plug in 145 146 ikon Message Center 4 ikon View 3 oise reduction 31 71 72 131 oise Reduction palette 31 71 72 ikon Capture 4 Camera Control 107 137 ikon Capture 4 Editor 7 106 TSC 1953 140 142 o Open 13 17 Options dialog see Preferences Original image 9 Output size 79 81 P Performance 100 Photo Effects palette 64 Photo information 8 155 PictureProject 3 110 113 Pixel color of 23 Preferences ikon Capture 4 Camera Control 137 138 Nikon Capture 4 Editor 97 106 Printer profile 103 105 Printer resolution 152 Printing images 88 91 Profiles 104 106 140 144 152 R RAW 13 31 32 127 152 See also NEF Red eye Correction 75 76 Resolution 79 81 152 RGB 152 color space profile 104 106 140 141 default RGB profile 104 105 Rotating images 20 S Saturation 40 131 Save Progress Window 87 100 Saving images 84 87 Scale 79 80 152 Sensitivity 44 126 Sepia 64 Settings saving and loading 38 41 45 47 56 62 63 65 67 70 72 74 78 81 82 Size Resolution palette 31 79 81 Shadows 25 49 Sharpening 39 131 See also unsharp mask Shoot button 123 124 Shooting data See photo infor mation sRGB 105 140 142 Straightening i
54. 9 Color management 104 106 ColorMatch RGB 140 142 Color Moire Reduction 71 Color saturation 40 Color space 131 149 profile 104 106 140 141 Color temperature 33 34 133 Compression 83 127 Connecting a camera 110 Contrast 66 Contrast slider 66 Crop 22 150 selection 22 Crop cursor 22 Curves palette 31 32 48 56 Custom settings 135 136 D Display profile 104 106 D Lighting 73 74 E Editing 7 106 Eyedropper tool 35 48 52 54 102 150 Exposure compensation 39 125 F File formats 13 83 File names 86 95 113 118 Find Tool dialog 30 FireWire 4 150 Fisheye lens 31 77 78 150 Fisheye Lens palette 31 77 78 Flash sync mode 126 Flexible program 125 Flipping images 20 Focus area 28 G Gamma 54 150 Gamut 141 150 General tab Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 137 Nikon Capture 4 Editor 98 99 Gray point 35 36 58 See also midpoint setting 35 36 Grid lines 103 H Halo width 69 151 Hand Cursor 18 Highlights 25 49 Histogram 26 48 50 58 115 132 151 Histogram palette 26 Hue 40 61 131 l CC 104 151 EEE 1394 4 151 mage Dust Off 31 42 45 133 mage Dust Off palette 31 42 45 ndicator 30 nformation palette 23 24 nstallation 5 ntensity 46 47 59 60 69 SO equivalency See sensitivity J JPEG 13 20 83 151 L LCD 151 Simulated LCD panel 123 124 LCH Editor palette 31 32 57 62 Live Batch 116 11
55. 999 images the camera may not recognize the file containing the new value for white balance Reading White Balance from the Memory Card For information on reading white balance values from the memory card see the camera Guide to Digital Photography Comments D2 Series D200 Only In addition to letters and numbers comments can contain quotes apostrophes spaces and any of the following characters ou Tn e E aga oy g K te ja j ugo uyi MH E E Hoe met Mat tH and H 37 The White Balance Settings Menu Clicking the IOE icon in the White Bal ENE ance palette displays the White Balance secor temperature ieee aes Settings menu Save Camera WB Auto Reset to Recorded Value New we MASAYA S Write settings to camera Advanced Color Preferences Fine aSr ele al Option Description Copy to Clipboard Copy current white balance settings to the clipboard Select this item to restore white balance to settings saved using the Save op tion see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive Load volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension nwb will be displayed The settings in the White Balance palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save current white balance settings to a named file These set tings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displ
56. A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension npe will be displayed The settings in the Photo Effects palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save Photo Effects settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for current Photo Effects set tings Photo Effects settings are saved with the extension npe Reset to Neutral Reset Photo Effects settings to default values Recent Photo Effects settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Photo Effects palette to the saved settings A The Settings Menu The Photo Effects Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Photo Effects from the Settings menu 65 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 After making broad adjustments to color balance in the Color Balance palette examine the histogram in the Curves palette and make fine adjustments as needed Adjusting Bri
57. C 1953 Version 5 5 or later Adobe RGB 1998 Earlier versions SMPTE 240M CIE RGB Appendix B Color Matching in Adobe Photoshop Version 7 0 or Later When an image saved in Nikon Capture 4 is opened in Adobe Photoshop the profiles used in Adobe Photoshop should match those used in Nikon Capture 4 If the profiles do not match the colors seen in Adobe Photoshop may not be the same as those in the original image The profiles used with Nikon Capture 4 can be used with Adobe Photoshop version 7 0 or later The first step is to match the Nikon Capture 4 monitor profile with that used in Adobe Photoshop Windows only The point to remember is that you should specify the monitor profile for Adobe Photoshop first and then select the same profile for Nikon Capture 4 This step can be omitted if an existing monitor profile has already been selected in the Windows display property dialog For more information see Choosing a Monitor Profile Macintosh users will not need to perform this step The next step is to save the image from Nikon Capture 4 using a format that supports in clusion of color profile information If you save the image in TIFF JPEG JFIF or JPEG Exif information about the color profile used in Nikon Capture 4 will be embedded in the file and Adobe Photoshop will use this information to process colors appropriately when the file is opened For more information see Adjusting Settings in Adobe Photoshop 684 1
58. CMYK Images Images saved in TIFF CMYK format can not be reopened in Nikon Capture 4 Editor NEF Files Nikon Capture 3 or Earlier NEF files created with Nikon Capture 4 can not be opened in earlier versions of Nikon Capture RAW Images Created with the D1x 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 file will be option in the General tab of the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog 498 Choose from six megapixels 3 008 x 1 960 pixels and ten megapixels 4 016 x 2 616 13 The Editor Window Locate the image file Navigate to the drive volume and folder containing the file you wish to open Click Open Double click the file or select it from the files listed and click Open The selected file 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 Windows Tool Palette2 n AW i Drop an image file here to open it Macintosh 14 Opening the Multi Ilmage Window The Multi lmage window shows the images in the selected folder as small thumbnail pre views Use the Multi lmage window to view other images while making adjustments to the current image or to select multiple images for editing saving or printing Click the E button or select Open Multi Image Window from
59. Date of Recording or File Type and Date Modified if File Type and Date of Re Sort cording or File Type and Date Modified is selected images will be sorted by file type in the order NEF JPEG and TIFF with images of the same file type sorted by date of recording or date of modification Choose Sort Order to sort images in ascend ing or descending order Adjust the size of the thumbnails displayed in the Multi Image Change Thumbnail Size window in five steps To add the current folder to your list of favorites click this but ton and select Add Favorites from the menu that appears and enter a name for the folder this name will appear only in your list of favorites the actual folder name will not change and will continue to be displayed in the Organize Favorites dialog To access your favorites click the M button in the toolbar To or ganize rename or delete favorites click and select Organize Favorites Favorite Folder ZA The Multi Image Menu Although many operations can be performed using both the buttons in the Multi Image window and the options in the Multi Ilmage menu the explanations in this manual give priority to operations per formed using the buttons in the Multi Ilmage window 17 The Editor Window Zoom To zoom images in and out click the J but ton The mouse pointer will change to a magnifying glass with a sign in its center Position the zoom cursor over the current im age a
60. Delete button 23 The Editor Window The pixels currently being monitored in the Information palette are shown by a icon in the image window Each point is identified by a number corresponding to the point number listed in the Information palette You can monitor up to four pixels at a time F 7 Q icon Point number Moving a Watch Point To move the watch point to a new pixel drag the icon in the image window Deleting a Watch Point To remove a pixel from the list of watch points click the gt button next to the corresponding listing in the Information palette or drag the icon out of the image window The re maining points will be renumbered to reflect the change RGB and Average Values A warning button will be displayed in the information palette at zoom ratios of less than 100 Clicking this button will display a dialog stating that accurate RGB and average values can not obtained at the current zoom ratio click Yes to view the image full size Preferences Advanced Color Clicking the icon at the right end of the Information palette tool bar displays a menu from which you can access the Advanced Color tab of the Preferences dialog 102 24 Lost Highlights and Shadows Areas of the image in which details in the high end or low ends of the tone range may have been lost lost highlights or shadows can be identified by locating pixels with the maximum or minimum value for one or more channel
61. Dust Off The following cameras support Image Dust Off D2 series cameras D1x D1H firmware version 1 10 or later D200 D100 D70s D70 and D50 Image Dust Off is not supported with COOLPIX cameras D1 cameras or with earlier versions of the camera firmware for the D1x and D1h Reference Images The position and amount of dust on the low pass filter may change If possible take reference images regularly and use a reference image taken within one day of the selected photograph 42 Images Taken with D2 Series D200 D70s D70 or D50 Cameras If the current image was created with a D2 MENTER series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera Nikon 2 vo you want to use a Dust Off ref photo that Isin the same flea the active map Capture 4 Editor will search for reference files created with the camera Image Dust Off option extension ndf If it finds a reference file in the same folder as the current image a message will be displayed Click Yes to use this file as a vs _ __No reference If the folder contains more than one reference Select Dust Off ref photo file clicking Yes will display the dialog shown at Me tan ene ae Dust Of tef ghato afd Select hoe you right Select a file for use with Image Dust Off The atve image was shot at 1112005 6 38 39 I but the best matchs 01 15 2005 10 18 49 AM If the user clicks No or the current folder does 047191200 ova AM not contain an image created with the camera Image Dust Off
62. EG 8 bit you can choose image quality from Fine Normal and Basic When RAW 12 bit JPEG 8 bit is selected with the D2 series and D200 image quality can be se lected from Fine Normal and Basic When RAW 12 bit JPEG 8 bit is selected with the D70s D70 or D50 image quality is fixed at Basic Nikon Capture Camera Control File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Images captured by this camera will bypass the Memory card and be downloaded directly to the computer until this window is closed Hide Camera Controls Download Options Enable controls on the camera body Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing Data Format SONE JPEG quality Image Size D70 JPEG Compression D2X D2Hs D200 only Choose from Fixed size and Optimal quality See the camera manual for details Color D1 series only Choose from Color and Black amp White Black amp White is not avail able when RAW is selected for Data Format Image Size Choose image size See the camera manual for details RAW Compression D2 series D1x D1H D200 only Check this option to compress NEF RAW images taken at a data format setting of RAW 12 bit JPEG 8 bit D2 series and D200 only or RAW 12 bit High speed crop D2X only Select this option to enable high speed crop See the camera manual for details 127 The Mechanical Tab The following settings can be adjuste
63. Even if the image in the Multi Image window is saved under another name using the Save As option the original will still be displayed in the image area If this image is saved using the Save option any changes will be applied to the original and the unmodified image will be lost See Options for Saving Image Files 84 for more information 16 When the thumbnail area is open Button Name Function Open the Browse For Folder dialog to select a folder for display select Folder in the Multi Image window Back to previous folder Return to the previous folder Forward to next folder Open the next folder Remove re Delete the images selected in the thumbnail area image s Apply the settings for the selected image to other images After selecting a source image select the target images with the shift key or with the Ctrl Windows or command Macintosh key and Match Settings then click amp The settings for the first image will be applied to the remaining images To edit multiple images simultaneously select the images and click 3 Changes to tool palette settings after the amp is clicked will apply to all the selected images Ee Switch thumbnail list Toggle between single and multi line thumbnail displays between single and multi line thumbnail displays A menu ao eee sort options will be displayed Choose Sort Key to sort images by File Name Date of Recording Date Modified File Name and Type File Type and
64. F Show Lost Highlights L Show Lost Shadows 5 Use for Camera Curve Sample Color Aberration Control Show Focus Area The focus area will not be displayed if the image was created using a COOLPIX series camera a non CPU lens or manual focus Lateral Chromatic Aberration The refractive index of the lens varies slightly with the wavelength color of light This results in changes in image magnification towards the edges of the image producing a phenomenon known as lateral or transverse chromatic aberration 28 Image Adjustment Enhancing Images Before they will be ready for display or output on a monitor or printer images captured from the camera will usually need to be adjusted to a size and resolution appropriate to the task at hand Other settings such as white balance contrast sharpness luminosity color brightness chroma and hue Photo Effects Image Dust Off D Lighting Red eye correction fisheye lens settings and automatic color settings for portraits or landscapes may also require adjust ment These adjustments are performed using the image adjustment tool palettes Using the Tool Palettes To display the default tool palettes select Show Tool Palette 1 Show Tool Palette 2 Show Tool Palette 3 or Color Balance Palette from the View menu Displaying the Contents of a Too Palette To display or hide the contents of a tool palette click the triangle to the left of the palette title Tool Palette 1 Edit In
65. If Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files is not selected Adobe RGB will auto matically be chosen as the working color space for Mode Il images The working color space for Mode la Ill and Illa images will either be the color space selected with the camera D2X and D200 only or sRGB all other cameras The working color space for NTSC images D1 only will be NTSC Modes and la which are adapted to the sRGB color space are suited to portraits that will be printed or used as is with little or no modification Mode II is adapted to the Adobe RGB color space This color space is capable of expressing a wider gamut of colors than sRGB making it the preferred choice for pictures that will be extensively processed or retouched Modes Ill and Illa which are adapted to the sRGB color space are suited to nature or landscape shots that will be printed or used as is with little or no modification When B amp W is selected for Color Mode photos taken with the D200 are processed in the same way as photographs taken with Black and white selected in the camera Optimize Image menu Photos taken with other cameras are processed in the same way as images converted to black and white using the Effect gt Black and White option in the Photo Effects palette 64 40 The Advanced RAW Clicking the IOE button in the Advanced M Bladvanced Raw Settings Menu RAW palette displays the Advanced RAW Copy to Clipboard
66. Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control WINdOW c ccccceecceeeeeeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaeeeneeeeteeeeeeenseeeee CuSTOM SETHAOS x0 ha al en MU ae ls MA tM gE ele Ee JOT a Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Preferences Fine Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 137 The Generali Tab ccc E EE EEE EE O Ae ee ee a 137 The Temporary Files Tab 138 THE Golor Managements Tae a a a r Utell aioaniervecsh R aae deh a EESE EA 138 Technical Notes Appendices cc cccseceeseeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseensaeeesaeeeaeensaeesaeeeeaaeeaeeesaeeeseaeeeeeeneee Appendix A Supported Color Profiles ccccccccececeseceeeeeeeeeeneceaeeeaeeseaeeseceeeaeeseeeseaeeseneeeeeeseneeees 1 Standard RGB Profiles Supported in Nikon Capture 4 0 ccccccecscceesceeeeeeseeseeeenseeesseeseesseessees 2 Technical Data for RGB Profiles Supported in Nikon Capture 4 Appendix B Color Matching in Adobe Photoshop Version 7 0 or Later Step 1 Choosing a Monitor Profile ssssssrrnecoi araia E A a E EA AEE a E Step 2 Adjusting Settings in Adobe Photoshop gi Appendix C The Nikon NEF PIUQ il c ccescceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeceaeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeeaeeseceeeaeesaeseaeeseneeenneeeaeeees Appendix D Troubleshooting ccccesccceseeeseeeeseeeeeeceneeeaeeceaeeeeeeceaeeseaeeeaeesaaeeeaeesaeeeaeeseaeeeeeeseaeeee Appendix E Glossary Introduction Before You Begin C ESE Read this chapter before installing and using Nikon Capture 4 Overview Read this section for a
67. Nikon En Nikon Capture 4 Ver 4 4 User s Manual Notices e No part of the manuals included with this prod uct may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without Nikon s prior written permission e Nikon reserves the right to change the specific ations of the hardware and software described in these manuals at any time and without prior notice Package Contents e Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this product e While every effort has been made to ensure that the information in these manuals is accurate and complete we would appreciate it were you to bring any errors or omissions to the attention of the Nikon representative in your area address provided separately Before using this product check that the package contains the items listed below Contact your retailer or local Nikon representative should you find that any of these items are missing or damaged e Nikon Capture 4 installer CD e Nikon Capture 4 Install Guide Trademark Information e Nikon Capture 4 User s Manual this manual e User registration card USA only Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation Adobe and Photo shop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc All other trade names mentione
68. Save Progress window Choose a source folder In the Source section choose the folder containing the images to be processed The cur rent folder is listed in the text box To choose a new folder click the Browse button and navigate to the desired location Include subfolders Check this option to process all images in any sub folders under the specified folder Folders with the same names will be created in the destination folder Periodically check for new files in this folder When this option is checked Nikon Capture 4 will check for new images in the specified 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 Delete files from this folder after they are processed Check this option to delete image files from the selected folder after processing A warning dialog will be displayed before batch processing begins This option is not available when Use source file name is se lected in the Destination section or when Use Save Progress Window is selected in the Performance tab of the Preferences dialog Selecting Folders for Batch Processing For improved efficiency create two folders that are used only for batch processing one for the originals and the other for processed images 93 Specify how images will be processed In the Image Adjustments section specify the operations to be performed
69. Settings bank and exit the Custom Settings dialog Changes to Custom Settings Changes made to settings in the Custom Settings dialog are stored in the camera not on the computer hard disk This means that changing settings in the Custom Settings dialog has the same effect as chang ing Custom Settings using camera controls Custom Settings Custom Settings can not be saved to a separate file Clicking the Reset button resets all Custom Settings to their default values Settings That Can Not Be Adjusted from the Custom Settings Window The Custom Settings listed below can not be adjusted in the Custom Settings window e Mirror lock up for CCD cleaning D1 series Custom Setting 8 Cleaning mirror up D100 setup menu can only be adjusted from the camera e RAW NEF image save D1 series Custom Setting 28 if this option is set to 0 off when Nikon Capture is started a message will be displayed Clicking OK in this dialog sets Custom Setting 28 to 1 uncompressed RAW image save enabled Custom Setting 28 can only be returned to 0 from the camera e ISO Auto D100 Custom Setting 3 ISO Boost D1 series Custom Setting 31 can be adjusted from the Exposure 2 tab of the Camera Control window e PC Shooting Mode D1 series Custom Setting 30 this option is adjusted from the Mechanical tab of the Camera Control window e Tone Compensation D1 series Custom Setting 24 Color Mode D1x D1H Custom Setting 32 Hue Adjustment D1
70. This information can be used when using color balance 4 66 or adjusting the white point or black point to capture the optimal amount of detail without sacrificing contrast 51 Show Lost Highlights When Show Lost Highlights is selected in Highlights displayed in image the Image menu lost highlights pixels window title bar l with a value of 255 for one or more channel DETI Tasers are shown in color see table below Other e w ies are shown in black G B Shamni in Not lost Not ost Not lost Lost Not lost Not lost Red Not lost Not lost Not lost Not lost Show Lost Shadows When Show Lost Shadows is selected in Shadows displayed in image the Image menu lost shadows pixels window titlebar with a value of O for one or more channel flees Tests are shown in color see table below Other Sati are shown in white G B Shown in Not Tost Not Tost Nat ost Lost Lost Red Not lost Not lost Not lost Not lost Not lost Not lost Z Lost Highlights and Shadows Before saving images in a format other than NEF adjust settings to avoid losing highlights or shadows in large areas of the image 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 los
71. a output device monitor or printer or color profile No gamut can reproduce all of the colors seen by the human eye The gamut of primary RGB Red Green and Blue transmitted light displays film transparencies and color monitors is very different from and complementary to the gamut of secondary CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow and blacK re flected light displays printed materials See also CMYK Profile RGB Gray point See Midpoint Halo width The extent of pixels around a selected central pixel affected when Unsharp Mask is applied Also referred to as radius Increasing the halo width increases the width of edges affected by Unsharp Mask Excessive application of Unsharp Mask results in an undesirable halo along edges in the image See also Unsharp Mask 150 Histogram A bar graph showing the distribution of tones in an image The horizontal axis shows tone level brightness the vertical axis the number of pixels The bars in the graph show the number of pixels of a given brightness in the image The histogram displayed in the Curves window shows the distribution of tones for the currently selected channel and can be used for reference when editing curves See also Tone Tone curve ICC The International Color Consortium an international organization working to develop stan dards for color management and color management profiles ICC profiles were developed for the conversion of color space information between device
72. a different part of the image move the pointer over the crop The pointer will change to Windows or gt cursor Macintosh Drag the crop to move it to a new position Changing the Size of the Crop To change the size of the current crop move the pointer over the borders of the crop The pointer will change to a double arrow Drag the borders of the crop to adjust its size The size of the cropped image can be adjusted in the Size Resolution palette 79 Saving a Selection Unless the image is saved in NEF format only the selected portion of the image will be saved Anything not included in the current crop will be deleted In NEF format the entire image is saved together with information about the location of the current crop 22 The Information Palette The information palette shows the position and color of the pixel under the mouse pointer To display or hide the Information palette click the triangle in the Information palette title bar 8 29 By default the Information palette is in Tool Palette 3 O Settings button Information Color space Nikon sRGB Xi 180 R x y coordinates __ Ty i3 3g Red Green Blue B Average Watch Point button l i 23 g vo j Information Description The working color space for the image in the active image window is displayed at the Color space top of the information palette This information is embedded in the file when the image is saved Th
73. a0001 D5C_o001 ress window will be displayed while images are saved the Save Progress window is not available in Windows 98 SE Windows Me or Mac OS 9 The Save Progress window shows gt M 8 all save operations currently in progress and menuitem E ao can be used to pause restart or cancel the current task If the Save Progress window is displayed other operations can be per formed while images are saved Current task EEE Files remaining 1 Close when done If this option is selected the Save Progress window will close automatically when all images have been saved Show file paths Check this option to display file paths volume and folder names in the Save Progress dialog If this option is not selected only file names will be displayed Saves This tab lists the names and status of files that have yet to be saved Progress Log Lists warnings errors and completed or cancelled tasks gt 00 x Pause restart or cancel the selected operation Reopen Progress Log tab Reopen the selected file in an image window Show only errors and warnings Progress Log tab Check this option to display only warnings and errors in the Progress Log tab If this option is not selected the Progress Log tab will also list completed operations Clear Progress Log tab Clear the list of warnings errors and completed or cancelled tasks from the Progress Log tab Z The Save Progress Window The following
74. al Deletes all Unsharp Masks currently displayed in the Unsharp Mask palette Recent Unsharp Mask settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Unsharp Mask palette to the saved settings A The Settings Menu The Unsharp Mask Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Unsharp Mask from the Settings menu 70 Noise Reduction This palette can be use to mitigate the effects of noise that sometimes appears in images taken with digital cameras Reducing Noise 1 Display the Noise Reduction palette Select the tool palette containing the Noise Reduction Bp aly button Settings menu 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 If the Apply button is off JK turn it on A Sharpness a Method Faster Edge Noise Reduction lor Moire Reduction OFF Adjust noise reduction options Intensity To reduce noise a mottling phenomenon that occurs principally in photographs taken at high sensitivities drag the slider to select a value from O no noise reduction performed to 100 maximum noise reduction Sharpness High levels of noise reduction may result in loss of definition To increase sharpness drag the slider to select a value from O no sharpening performed to 10 max imum sharpness Met
75. ally is selected for white balance in the settings file the recorded value will be used when images are processed When this option is selected a joint settings file can be selected by clicking the Browse button to its right Apply settings already in files Check this option to apply settings previously saved with NEF files If this item is not checked the saved settings will be replacing with the settings chosen in the Image Adjustments section Auto Brightness Select Always to apply auto brightness and contrast or Only when re lated settings are neutral to adjust contrast and brightness only if they have not already been adjusted manually using Photo Effects Tone Curves or Color Balance Auto Color Boost Select For People Always or For Nature Always to apply the ef fects of the Auto button in the Color Booster palette or For people only when re lated settings are neutral or For nature only when related settings are neutral to apply this effect only if Color Booster settings have not already been adjusted manually Orientation Images processed using the batch option are saved in their original orientation When Apply current settings is selected images will not be rotated or flipped regardless of whether flips or rotations have been applied to the image in the active image window 94 Choose a destination for the processed images In the Destination section choose options for saving the processed images Use source fold
76. amount of disk space while preserving the ICC profile and caption information Note however that JPEG compression results in loss of image information that can not afterwards be restored Save files at the lowest compression ratio possible if necessary they can always be saved again at a lower compression ratio 83 Options for Saving Image Files Nikon Capture offers two options for saving files Save and Save as The Save option saves the image in the same location as the original without changing the file name or format The Save as option lets you choose a location file name and format When the Multi Image window is active only the images selected in the thumbnail area are saved Using the Save Command Click the A button or select Save from the File menu The existing file will be overwritten If the image is in JPEG format a dialog will be displayed where the compression ratio can a i l Save butt be selected from Highest Compression Ek E ere Ratio Good Compression Ratio Good IS l Balance Good Quality and Excellent IBS E Quality Confirm progress in the Save Progress window I 87 If the Use Save Progress Window option is not selected in the Performance tab of the Preferences dialog 100 files will be saved immediately and the Save Progress win dow will not be displayed The Save Progress window is not available in Windows 98 SE Windows Me or Mac OS 9 Using t
77. ance settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choos Save ing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current Color Balance settings Color Balance settings are saved with the extension nca Recent Color Balance settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Color Balance palette to the saved settings Displaying the Color Balance Palette The default tool palette window for the Color Balance palette is not displayed the first time Nikon Capture 4 Editor starts To display Color Balance Palette select Show Color Balance Palette from the View menu 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 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 El The Settings Menu The Color Balance Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Color Balance from the Settings menu 67 Unsharp Mask Using Unsharp Mask the user can increase the sharpness of photographs by making edg
78. apture 4 Camera Control window as well as for information on launching and closing the Camera Control window capturing photographs to disk processing photo graphs as they are captured time lapse photography and custom settings Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Preferences This section details the options available in the Camera Control Preferences dialog 107 The Camera Control Window Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control The main parts of the Camera Control window are identified below For more information see the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Window f 123 Connection status amp 123 Shows the status and name of any cameras connected Menu bar Download Options button Click this button to choose a destination for photographs captured from the cam era Nikon Capture Camera Control File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Images captured by this camera will bypass the Memory card and be downloaded directly to the computer until this window is closed Hide Camera Controls Enable controls on the camera body Camera control page selection tabs The menus sliders and buttons on each tab are used to control camera settings Exposure Mode Shutter Speed 13sec Aperture gt F486 Exposure Comp E y gt 0EY Flash Comp lt 0EY Flexible Program 8 gt 0 Step s Simulated LCD panel ry Performs the same function as the in
79. apture 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 format this minimizes any loss of image qual ity that may be produced when the image is edited Save images in NEF whenever you are unsure of how they will be used or when you want to process the original image in a number of different ways NEF images created in Nikon Capture 4 can only be opened in Nikon Capture 4 or in Adobe Photoshop 6 0 or later using the Nikon NEF filter supplied with this product Photographs recorded at an image quality setting of uncompressed NEF RAW can be compressed when saved in NEF format compressed RAW images are automatically saved in compressed NEF format and can not be saved in uncompressed NEF format TIFF Use TIFF when saving images for high quality output or publishing Images can be com pressed using LZW a lossless algorithm that preserves image quality while reducing file size for most images results vary with the type of subject note that LZW compression may occasionally result in increased file size TIFF also preserves the ICC profile and caption infor mation This format is supported by a wide variety of applications on a variety of platforms JPEG This file type is adequate for images that will be output at low resolution or distributed in electronic form Compression allows more images to be saved in the same
80. ashes 152 Threshold The limit up to which Unsharp Mask will be applied While it is generally the case that the higher the threshold the greater the amount of sharpening applied the exact effect depends on other Unsharp Mask settings such as halo width See a so Halo width Unsharp Mask Thumbnail A small preview image the digital equivalent of a photographic film contact sheet Images loaded into Nikon Capture are displayed in a thumbnail list in the Thumbnails section of the Camera Image window TIFF Tagged Image File Format an image file format for color or grayscale images suited to stor ing bit mapped images such as digital photographs In some implementations TIFF supports lossless LZW and packbit compression in lossless compression methods no information is lost when the image is compressed as opposed to lossy compression methods such as JPEG in which detail is sacrificed 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 Tone Pixel brightness measured either as the combined intensity for red green and blue or the intensity of each of these colors channels individually The number of tones that can be expressed depends on the bit depth of the image Nikon Capture 4 supports 256 tone levels per channel at a bit depth of eight bits and 4096 tone levels per channel at a bit depth of twel
81. atically It is most effective when applied to a series of photographs taken under identical conditions Images are processed in the order taken 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 desired result You can then save these settings in a joint settings file using the Save Selected Adjustments or Save All Adjustments option in the Settings gt Image Adjustment menu 82 By selecting the resulting settings file in the Batch dialog you can perform the same adjustments on all the images processed In studio settings where a variety of shooting conditions can be replicated with ease you can create separate settings files for commonly encountered condi tions and use these settings to automate repetitive image enhancement operations Click the E button or select Batch from the Open the Batch dialog Tools menu 93 M Choose folder containing images for batch processing 93 Choose how images will be processed te 94 Choose a file naming method and file format for processed images 95 Click Start to begin processing Open the Batch progress dialog 6 96 Click Batch Complete when processing is complete Wo6 Close the Batch progress dialog Before Using Batch Processing Batch processing is used to perform the operations specified in the Image Adjustments section of the Batch dialog on all files in a selected
82. ation for the Color Booster pal ette is Tool Palette 1 and click the triangle Target Type People O Nature at the top left corner of the palette Level 4 Bo 2 If the Apply button is off X turn it on 2 Adjust settings H Color Booster Target Type Select People to adjust saturation without affecting skin tones Nature to adjust saturation for all colors in the image Level Use the slider to adjust saturation or a enter a value between 0 and 100 in the text box to its right Auto Optimize saturation to suit the selected subject type The Color Booster Settings Menu Clicking the triangle IOE in the top right E M color Booster corner of the Color Booster palette displays Copy to Clipboard the Color Booster settings menu Target Type QP Load i Save Reset to Neutral Option Description Select this item to load settings previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive volume Load and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension ncb will be displayed The settings in the Color Booster palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save Color Booster settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for current Color Booster set tings Co
83. ature Sharpening Unchanged Camera WB Auto Tone Comp Unchanged New WB Daylight Color Mode Unchanged Saturation Unchanged ine f Hue Adjustment originally 0 ate coh me ae The LCH Editor can then be used to adjust luminosity saturation and hue the Curves tool to fine tune the distribution of tones in the red green blue and master channels LERT Chroma ANNENNAAE Exclude Gray Input 90 Output 49 Input 158 Output 250 TIFF and JPEG Images Vv Vv Use the LCH Editor and the Curves tool to Use the Color Balance Color Booster or fine tune luminosity saturation hue and Photo Effects tool for quick visual adjust tone distribution ments to color LERI H Photo Effects Chroma Effect v H Enhance Dark Tones Auto a H a H A a po Exclude Gray NNE E color Booster E Input 90 Output 49 Target Type People O Nature wea o ee EA o 1 00 ANENANNAGE Input 158 Output 250 32 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 Users of D2 series D200 D70s D70 and D50 cameras can copy white
84. ayed where you can navigate to the Load drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension ndl will be displayed The settings in the D Lighting palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save D Lighting settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current D Lighting set tings D Lighting settings are saved with the extension ndl Recent D Lighting settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in D Lighting palette to the saved settings Digital DEE D Lighting replaces the Digital DEE tool available in earlier versions of Nikon Capture 4 Note that Digital DEE settings are ignored when joint settings files created with earlier versions of Nikon Capture 4 are loaded into 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 files extension ndd can not be loaded into Nikon Capture 4 Ver 4 2 or later E The Settings Menu The D Lighting Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting D Lighting from the Settings menu 74 Red eye Correction To correct red eye in
85. ays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current white balance settings White balance settings are saved with the extension nwb Reset to Recorded Selecting this item restores the value for white balance in effect at the time the Value photograph was taken If the image in the active window was taken with a D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera select this option to copy white balance to a white balance preset or the camera memory card 36 Recent white balance settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in White Balance palette to the saved settings Advanced Color Open the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog to the Advanced Color tab Preferences f 4 102 where you can adjust the gray point sample size 35 Write settings to camera A The Settings Menu The White Balance Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting White Balance from the Settings menu 38 Advanced RAW The options in the Advanced RAW palette are used to alter exposure compensation image sharpening tone compensation color mode and hue adjustment from the settings in effect at the time the photograph 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 clic
86. b of the Prefer ences dialog 48 Input is plotted along the horizontal axis with shadows the dark areas of the image to the left highlights 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 In the case of the master curve the minimum value represents areas of the input image that are a true black the maximum value represents areas that are a true white Output is plotted along the vertical axis with the minimum pos sible output value again Zero or no color at the bottom and the maximum output value at the top j Shadows ale E Brightness of point under cursor A 4 10 25 IZ Input 156 Output 250 Input output display When the cursor is moved over an image or over the curve edit display the input and output values for the point under the cursor are shown in the input output display The input value represents the level of the pixel in the original image the output value the level of the pixel after any changes to the curve have been applied E The Curve Edit Display Although values for input and output in the Curves palette range from zero to 255 eight bit precision familiar to users of other image editing software the results of any changes to curves are calculated at a precision of sixteen bits This allows tw
87. balance settings to the camera or memory card 36 White bal ance can be adjusted by specifying the desired color temperature or by sampling the image for the gray point Specifying a Color Temperature Display the White Balance palette Select the tool palette containing the White Balance palette from the View menu the default location for the White Balance palette is Tool Palette 2 and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette Apply button White Balance J O Settings menu et Color Temperature v Pop up menu Camera WB Auto New WB Daylight v Direct sunlight v Slider Adjustment o gt 5200 O gt _ Color Cooler Warmer temperature If the Apply button is off KX turn it on A If the Apply button is off the image in the active image window will reflect the white balance settings in effect at the time the photograph is taken Select Set Color Temperature Select Set Color Temperature from the pop up menu at the top of the palette ZA White Balance White balance can be performed on RAW images only If the image in the active window is JPEG or TIFF the Apply button in the White Balance palette will be grayed out and inactive A Mired Any given change in color temperature produces a greater difference in color at low color temperatures than it would at higher color temperatures For example at a color temperature of 6000K a change of 1000K produces almost n
88. ce an intentionally unbalanced rendering of a scene See the camera manual for details Fine Tune Set Temp D2 series D1 series D200 D100 D70s D70 only Click Fine Tune to make fine adjustments to white balance 133 If Choose color temp is selected D2 series and D200 only this button will be labeled Set temp Click this button to choose a color temperature 133 Fine tuning is not available with preset white balance Comment D2 series D200 only This field Edit White Balance Preset Comment XX lists the comments for all white balance pre sets Clicking Edit when Preset is selected for white balance displays the dialog shown at right where the comments for each of the white balance presets can be edited Click OK to copy the comments to the camera Com ments can be up to thirty six characters long and contain letters numbers quotes apostro phes spaces and any of the following characters p 2 7 y MQM MCE y MEA PA A A Aa aM ee S A e and OK Cancel Help 126 The Storage Tab The following settings can be adjusted from the Storage tab Data Format The following data formats are available RAW 12 bit JPEG 8 bit D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 only RAW 12 bit TIFF RGB 8 bit D2 series D1 series D100 only TIFF YCbCr 8 bit D1 series only and JPEG 8 bit This setting determines pixel bit depth and file size JPEG Quality When data format is set to JP
89. change printer settings click Print Setup see below Displays the currently selected printer Displays the current paper size Displays the maximum dimensions of the area that can be printed per sheet at cur Printable area i rent printer and paper size settings Print preview Check this option to display a preview of how the images will print on the currently se lected printer Click the next page button to page through the selected images Copies Windows only Choose the number of copies that will be printed Up to 100 copies can be printed In the Macintosh version the number of copies is not displayed in the Print Layout dialog To specify the number of copies click Print A confirmation dialog will be displayed click Yes to proceed with printing and specify the number of copies 88 Print Setup Click to display a Printer Settings dialog in Print Setup which you can modify the printer and pa nee per settings If you are using a Macintosh Sioux Reedy the appearance of this dialog depends on el yeas the printer in use The changes made are Pra reflected in the Printer Paper and a e Printable area fields sane amass AD om Cancel Meta Data To choose the information to be included Meta data print setup with each print click Meta Data The Heys Meta data print setup dialog will be Ea displayed adjust the following settings e e FTG and click OK t
90. click OK to exit the dialog and apply settings to subse quent photographs 4 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 Select an option once to enable it again to disable it Rotate all downloaded images by 90 degrees CCW If this option is checked images will be rotated 90 counterclockwise as they are saved Rotate all downloaded images by 90 degrees CW If this option is checked images will be rotated 90 clockwise as they are saved Take pictures Take pictures using the camera shutter release button or the AF and Shoot or Shoot but tons in the Camera Control window The Status dialog shown below will be displayed Download folder C User My Documents My Pictures 524 2 MB available on this volume Number of images downloaded in this session 1 Last image saved C My Pictures Img0001 nef Current task Waiting for new images from camera Auto Image Rotation D2 Series D200 D70s D70 D50 Only If On or Automatic the default setting is selected for the auto image rotation option in the camera setup menu D2 series D200 D70s D70 and D50 cameras will detect came
91. click and hold the Show Original Image Data button Click the Reset Active Channel button to reset the active curve to linear Click the Reset All Channels button to reset all curves in the LCH Editor to linear Preferences gt Advanced Color Auto contrast shadow and highlight settings can be adjusted in the Advanced Color tab of the Prefer ences dialog 57 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 ZELS Master Lightness v 255 White point output level slider Li Show Histogram button 4 Auto Contrast button Luminosity curve Histogram Black point output si 10 level slider fo Input 71 Black point Mid point White point input slider slider input slider 00 L Output 71 Luminosity curve Maps luminosity in the original image input to the luminosity of the image after editing output Any portion of the curve can be edited as described in Curves 4 48 steepening the curve increases the difference between light and dark areas of the image increasing contrast Histogram Shows the distribution of pixels of different luminosities in the input The hori zontal axis corresponds to luminosity in the range 0 255 the vertical axis to the number of pixels Output level sliders Choose the maximum white point and minimum black po
92. cm Windows Nikon Adobe RGB 1998 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh A color space profile defined 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 The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop 5 0 is SMPTE 240M the corresponding setting in Adobe Photoshop 5 5 or later Adobe RGB 1998 CIE RGB NKCIE icm Windows Nikon CIE RGB 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh A video color space profile established by the Commission Internationale de l clairage CIE While it boasts a fairly wide gamut it suffers from the drawback that the area devoted to the reproduction of cyan is relatively small The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop is CIE RGB Adobe Wide RGB NKWide icm Windows Nikon Adobe Wide RGB 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh This color space profile designed by Adobe incorporates most of the visible colors This however has the consequence that most of the colors it can express can not be reproduced on standard monitors and printers The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photoshop 5 0 or later is Adobe Wide RGB The gamut of colors that can be expressed in the above color space profiles is shown in the following chromaticity x y graph The greater the area enclosed by the triangle that repre sents the color space profile the wider its gamut Gamut 1 0 9 Wide RGB 0 8 Bruce RGE NTSC RGB 0 7 141
93. ct vignetting caused by PC Nikkor lenses or Speedlight photography ZA Where Distance Information Is Not Available Vignette Control for photographs taken with lenses or cameras that do not support distance information is based on default lens characteristics Care may be required to prevent over correction Neutral set At factory defaults the default settings stored in the file Neutral set the Apply button is off amp and Intensity is set to 80 46 The Vignette Control Settings Menu Clicking the IOE icon in the Vignette Con trol palette displays the Vignette Control Settings menu lv Wvignette Control Copy to Clipboard Load Save Reset to Neutral 98 Option Description Copy to Clipboard Copy current Vignette Control settings to the clipboard Select this item to restore settings saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive volume and di Load rectory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension nvc will be displayed The settings in the Vignette Control palette will instantly revert o the saved settings Select this item to save current settings for the Vignette Control palette to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choos ing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name or the current Vignette Control settings Vignette Con
94. d from Nikon Capture Camera Control the Mechanical tab File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Shooting Mode Sets the shooting mode for Images captured by tis camera vil bypass the Memory card and be downoad D1 series cameras connected in PC mode to Single or Continuous Changes to this set ting also apply to Custom Setting 30 The shooting mode for the D70s D70 and D50 Hide Camera Controls Download Options Y Enable controls on the camera body Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing can be selected from Single and Continu Shoctng Mode ETT gt ous Unless Enable controls on the cam PA eE i AF Area Mode Dynamic Area AF v era body is checked in the connection status coi bse area the shooting mode for D2 series and Lens 18 55mm F 3 55 66 D200 cameras can be selected from Single Main Battery Level Continuous low speed and Continuous high speed If Continuous is selected for the D70s D70 or D50 or if Continuous low AF and shoot J speed or Continuous high speed is select ed for a D2 series or D200 camera the AF and Shoot and Shoot buttons will instead be labeled AF and Start and Start If Enable controls on the camera body is checked or a D100 camera is connected the current shooting mode will be shown but changes can only be made using camera controls See the camera manual for details Maximum Shots D2 series D200 D70
95. d in this manual or in the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders 7 Make Backup Copies Make backup copies of important pictures before processing Nikon will not be held liable for damages or lost profits that may result from product malfunction Do not play the Nikon Capture 4 installer CD on audio CD equipment Playing a CD ROM on an audio CD player could cause hearing loss or damage the equipment Table of Contents Before You Begin INtroductiOn csscccseeseceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeaeeesaeeeseeeeaeeeaaeesaeeeseeesaeeeseeeeeeeeeaeeees 1 Overview About This Manual cceeeeceeceeseseeeeneceeeeeeeeeeeaesaeeeeesaeeeaesaeeseeeaeeeeeaeeeseaeeaeeeaeeeeeeeeaeees 2 Principal Features Features Available in Nikon Capture 4 cccccccsccceeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeseaeeseeeeeaes 3 Nikon Capture 4 Editor cccccececcceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeenseeeees 3 Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ccccccccceceeeeceeeseeeeeeeseeesseenseesees 3 System Requirements What You Need to Run Nikon Capture 4 wb Installatioh csccicek cen Aegina Ain Aten aa et nc ae ee ct eA sc S 5 Image Adjustment Nikon Capture 4 Editor cccccessceeseeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeseeeseeeesaeeeaeeeseeesaeeeseeeeeeeeaeeeee 7 The Editor Window Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor ccesceeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeee 8 Startinig NikOn Capture EGP
96. de your image rather than sharpening it Halo Width The size of the areas that will be affected The greater the halo width the wider the edges in the sharpened image will appear Too large a value for halo width will produce a halo along edges in the image Threshold The limit at which sharpening will be applied If the threshold is zero sharpen ing will apply to all pixels in the image Increasing the threshold increases the amount of contrast that must be present between pixels before Unsharp Mask will be applied with the result that only more distinctly contrasting edges will be affected Create additional masks The controls in the Unsharp Mask palette allow you to select multiple combinations of colors that can be sharpened to different degrees Repeat steps 1 4 to create additional masks for different color combinations As new masks are created they will be added to the end of the Unsharp Mask list Masks apply in the order listed To change the order in which masks apply select a mask in the Unsharp Mask list and click the up arrow to move it up in the list or the down arrow to move it down To delete an Unsharp Mask from the list select it and click the Delete button Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask sharpens edges without affecting color balance by making adjustments only to luminosity brightness The effect is the same as performing Unsharp Mask with the Luminosity channel selected in the Adobe Photoshop Lab color model If
97. ded from the camera Select the folder to which photographs will be downloaded as they are taken Next file name to be used Shows how File Naming images download to the computer will be prefix TA named To change how files are named RA click Edit The dialog shown at right will be displayed Using the sample file name as a guide enter a prefix and suffix and Se pben choose the starting number and number of digits for automatic file numbering Between Prefix and Suffix Use sequential number Length of number lt P 4 digits Sample Img0001 When a new image is received from camera Choose the application that will be used to display captured photographs after they are saved to disk e Do nothing Photographs are not displayed after being saved to the computer hard disk e 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 Ilmage window with the captured image selected in the thumbnail list and dis played in the image area e Show it in PictureProject available only if PictureProject is installed PictureProject starts automatically and displays the most recently captured image e View with Nikon View available only if Nikon View is installed Nikon Browser and Nikon Viewer start automatically The destination folder is opened in Nikon Browser with the captured image selected and the captured ima
98. dee ede E E EE 75 Fisheye Lens Fisheye to Rectilinear Transform for DX 10 5 mm Fisheye Lenses cccccccceeeeees 77 Output Size and Resolution ek Saving and Loading Image Adjustment Settings ccccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeenseeeeeeseeesseeseees 82 SAVING Ma Ges ices SE lees oe nce EESE go EE NEEE 83 Printing Images 88 Batch Processing cats E E AE setae tuctesdeed eck faeces E 92 Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences Fine Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Editor oe ThesGerieralalabssavccscefcesscdedd fesse eo ea i aea Soe lea Fang ead dtu ata a AE aaae Sates dee N Eaei EE a Eai The Performance Tabuena sreredecunceedd acess ide Gann MaesecdA Benes said Sy aedeonie di len a The Temporary Files Tab The Advanced Color Tab The Gridi lines Tabi ERE ees ea i ose a A Se ek he The Color Management Tab Windows The Color Management Tab Macintosh Capturing Photographs Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control c ccescceseceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeees 107 The Camera Control Window Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 108 Starting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control et Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 0 ccccccccccccceeceeeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeceeeeseeeeeesseeeeessseeeneeeateess Capturing Photographs to DS ke e a e r ea r AE a ni ae EE a E a E aE Processing Photographs as They Are Captured wit TiMe LAPSE PNOLOGLA DAY 35 a E r e seees nat a a A e Mince a aae a The
99. dicator i curves This indicator turns a green if palette settings Patong have been modified for Q Color Booster x 7 the image in the active Resolutio Too Palette 1 ind D ects H curves gt window IF Elunsharp Mask Apply Button F KD Lighting Changes to settings only take effect z when the palette Apply button is checked except in the D Light play the settings sub ing vignette control and fisheye menu where palette lens palettes the Apply button is T settings can be saved checked by default If the Apply TETAS loaded or reset button is crossed out the effects of the settings in the palette will not be visible in the image window Settings Menu Button Click this button to dis Target Type People O Nature inet e Changing Palette Order To change the order of palettes in the tool palette window click a tool palette title bar gt and drag it into a new position I Sp tighting F gcor Tool Palette 1 DO CETA IF Elunsharp Mask te IP D Lighting IF Ei Color Booster IF g D Lighting IM E color Booster ZA The Size Resolution Palette 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 E Third Party Plug Ins Nikon Capture 4 supports third party nik Color Efex Pro 2 0 plug ins that add a filter palette to Tool Palette 2 More information is available on
100. dow is resized to fit image fit image to window reduced to 150ppi Opening Files with Photoshop Mac OS 9 In Mac OS 9 temporary files 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 99 The Performance Tab The Performance tab contains the following Save large previews for NEF files Options General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management Image files normally include an embedded preview 640 pixels on its longest size If this option is checked images saved in NEF will include a preview 1 600 pixels on its lon gest side allowing NEF images over 1 600 pixels long to display more quickly in Nikon Viewer Save large previews For NEF files Use Save Progress Window Enable Color Aberration Control Use Save Progress Window Select this option to display the Save Progress Window while images are saved Windows XP Windows 2000 and Mac OS X only amp 87 Note that this may increase the time needed to save images on computers with less than 512 MB of RAM OK Cancel Help Enable Color Aberration Control Select this option to automatically perform color aberration control when opening RAW im ages taken with Nikon digital SLR cameras When this option is selected color aberration control is automatically applied when opening images
101. e Sampling the Image for White Point or Black Point The white point or black point can be set by directly sampling the image allowing you to choose the pixels that will be used to set the maximum white point or minimum black point output value This makes it possible to set the black point by matching it to a pixel in the darkest part of the image containing detail you want to preserve eliminating details in darker areas that are not important to the final image Similarly you can match the white point to a pixel in the brightest area of the image containing details important to the final image While direct sampling can be used with any channel it is most effective when used with the master curve When the master curve is selected sampling will set the white or black point for red green and blue curves simultaneously the master curve itself is unaffected To sample the white point click the White Point button A When the cursor is moved over the active image it will take the shape of an eyedropper Move the cursor over the image to find the pixel that you want to use to set the white point keeping an eye on pixel level display in the Information palette to identify pixels with high input values With the cursor over the target pixel click the mouse button The input value for the selected pixel will be used as the input value for the white point The cursor will return to its original shape and the image will automatically be altered t
102. e Custom e6 Flash Exp Bracketing Type otal 2 Bracketing Step 1 0 E Bracketing Order Custom e7 metered gt Under gt Over a Exposure Mode Manual x Change Factor Shutter j Flash Exposure increment t EV oo 1 0 SITT 1 2 Shoot Order on res Choose how bracketing is performed in manual exposure mode D2 series D200 e Bracketing Type Bracketing Step Brack eting Order Exposure Mode Choose the S bracketing program exposure or white matatni Ba balance increment bracketing order and EEE 3 exposure mode Bracketing type and Change Pactor Sater fete Fast bracketing order are not available with EN T the D50 sa w ie i rane i D70s D70 D50 Specify the number of photographs to be taken Use the Shots box to choose a number of photographs from 2 to 9 999 This option is not available when Keep shooting until cancelled is selected Choose an interval setting The delay between shots can be set to any value between 00 00 01 one second and 99 59 59 ninety nine hours fifty nine minutes and fifty nine seconds Z Time Interval Settings If the delay is shorter than the time required to record each photograph the actual interval between photographs will be longer than that specified in the Time Lapse Photography dialog ZA The Time Lapse Photography Dialog If you make a mistake in entering settings in the Time Lapse Photography dialog a warning will be dis played
103. e D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 only Selecting this option displays the BKT Mode dialog See Auto Bracketing in the Mechanical panel for details 3 129 Live Batch Selecting this option opens the Live Batch dialog 116 Edit Shooting Setting Bank Comment ed Edit Comment dialog Time Lapse Photography Selecting this option opens the Time Lapse Photography dialog 120 134 Custom Settings Most of the custom settings stored in camera memory can be viewed and adjusted from the Custom Settings window in Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control For more information on Cus tom Settings see the documentation provided with your camera Select Custom Settings from the Camera menu The Custom Settings dialog for the current camera will be displayed 136 2 Choose a Custom Settings bank D2 series D1 series D200 D100 only Choose a Custom Settings bank Custom Settings set from the pop up menu at the top right corner or the Custom Settings dialog Custom Settings Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Exposure Bracketing Bracketing order 3 Metered gt Under gt Over ov The banks available depend on the model of camera currently connected When the D1 or D100 is connected you have a choice of banks A or B when a D2 series D1x D1H or D200 camera is connected banks A B C or D can be selected Click OK 3 After making any changes to Custom Settings click OK to save changes in the camera Custom
104. e in the active window Nikon Capture 4 Editor will display a message to this effect and offer to use the most suitable reference image Clicking Yes displays a list of the most suitable reference images select a reference file to process the image in the active window to reduce the effects of dust 43 Creating Dust Off Ref Photos To create a Dust Off ref photo for cameras other than the D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 Select a CPU lens Mount a CPU lens on the camera We recommend using a lens with a focal length of at least 50mm If using a zoom lens zoom in to the maximum telephoto position Adjust camera settings Choose the following settings in the order shown below 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 infinity Take a photograph With the lens about 10cm from a featureless white object such as a wall frame the object so that it fills the viewfinder and take a photograph The resulting Dust Off ref photo will be recorded as an NEF RAW image 4 Transfer the photograph to the computer Creating Dust Off Ref Photos D1 Series and D100 Cameras In addition to D2 series D200 D70s D70 and D50 cameras Dust Off ref photos can be taken with the D1x D1H firmware version 1 10 or later and D100 Dust Off ref p
105. e options in the Image menu 116 Display the Live Batch dialog Select Live Batch from the Camera menu in Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control The Live Batch dialog will be displayed Live Batch Tage Adjustments Image Adjustments section Apply settings written by the camera Choose the operations that will be Le h Nikon Capture Edit eee performed on each image 117 O Apply settings in Desann Destination section Save to D Documents and Settings User My Documents My Pictures Choose a destination folder for ca p Next file name Img0027 tured images 118 Save as type Use source file type Bit Depth Archive Archive section 7 Save unmodified files Choose whether to save the original Files will be named as specified in the Destination section above Save to Tree photographs 118 Start Cancel J Help 2 Specify how captured images will be processed In the Image Adjustments section specify the operations to be performed on each image Apply settings written by the camera Select this option to save images exactly as cap tured from the camera without applying any of the modifications in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor tool palettes The image will be saved in the working output color space selected in the Color Management tab of the Preferences dialog 4 104 105 Apply current settings from Nikon Capture Editor Select this option to process images using the settings curren
106. e time lapse photography 122 progress dialog Vv Close the time lapse photography progress dialog 1 Display the Time Lapse Photography dialog Select Time Lapse Photography from Time Lapse Photography the Camera menu The Time Lapse Pho are ae tography dialog will be displayed opener Shots 2 Follow the progress of time lapse photography in the progress dialog 122 Click Shooting Complete to exit the Time Lapse Photography 122 Delay 0 Hours O Minutes 0 Seconds Process images before saving Live Batch Auto Bracketing 120 Adjust settings Before shooting starts adjust the following settings Autofocus before each shot If this option is checked the camera will perform an autofocus operation before each shot Keep shooting until cancelled If this option is checked the camera will continue to take photographs until you click Stop Shooting in the Time Lapse Photography dialog amp 122 Auto bracketing D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 only Select this option to per form exposure flash or white balance bracketing during shooting To change bracketing options click Set BKT The dialog shown at right will be displayed e AE WB Flash Bracketing Choose the type of bracketing performed e Change Factor when Exposure Mode is set to Manual D2 series D200 only Bracketing Mode x AEJWB Flash Bracketing Custom e5 x Change Factor in Manual Mod
107. e to the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension ncv will be displayed The settings in the Curves palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save curves for all channels to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current curves Curves 1 are saved with the extension ncv Reset all curves to linear Open the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog to the Advanced Color tab where you can adjust auto contrast shadows and highlights 4 102 Recent Curves settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Curves palette to the saved set tings A The Settings Menu The Curves Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Curves from the Settings menu 56 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 Apply button Settings button Editor from the View menu the default l Show location for the LCH Editor is Tool Palette 1 Original 2 and click the triangle
108. e values for each of the red green and blue elements of the pixel under the cursor and the average of the three weighted according to the properties of human color perception the weighted average is calculated as Redx0 299 Greenx0 587 Bluex0 114 Depending on the selected color space the average may not reflect the actual luminance of the pixel under the cursor but it can be used as a rough guide to brightness Values for R G B and the average of the three range from 0 to 255 with values for sixteen and twelve bit images being scaled to fit in this range The position of the cursor in the image window measured in pixels from the top left x y coordinates f corner of the image Monitoring Watch Points The Information palette can be used to continually monitor the red green blue and average values R G B Avg for up to four selected pixels watch points The size of the watch points can be set using the Dropper sample size option in the Advanced Color tab of the Preferences dialog 102 which can be displayed by clicking the Settings button in the Information palette and selecting Advanced Color Preferences Selecting Watch Points To select a pixel to monitor click the button The cursor will change to 9 Move the mouse over the desired pixel and click The selected pixel will be added to the list of watch points in the Information palette Pont2 l_ _ Point number G 36 K
109. e whether a given combination of lens and camera will record distance information see the table below Camera TypeGorDlens_ Other lens D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 D50 Not recorded D1x D1H firmware version 1 10 or later Not recorded D1x D1H firmware version 1 01 or earlier Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded To use Vignette Control Display the Vignette Control palette Select the tool palette containing the Vignette Control palette from the View menu the default location for the Vignette Control palette is Tool Palette 2 and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette Apply button Settings menu 2 Turn the Apply button on 2 Turn the Apply button on F to enable Vignette control Adjust intensity Vignette control can be performed manually by dragging the Intensity slider or entering a value in the text box to its right Choose a value between 100 and 200 according to the drop in marginal lumination exhibited by the lens in use The default value is 80 if O is selected no vignette control will be performed Vignette Control The controls in the Vignette Control palette are only available if the image in the active window is a RAW NEF photograph taken with a D2 series D1 series D200 D100 D70s D70 or D50 camera If the image is JPEG or TIFF the Apply button in the Vignette Control palette will be grayed out and inactive Vignette control can not be used to corre
110. ed before the shutter is released Camera Settings That Can Not Be Adjusted from Nikon Capture The following operations can not be performed from Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control operation Camera Burst photography continuous shooting mode D1 series D100 Continuous servo autofocus All supported models as Pressing the shutter release button halfway to check focus All supported models E Autofocus only operation use AF and Shoot to perform autofocus All supported models amp Manual aperture adjustment using the lens aperture ring D2 series D1 series D200 3 Reactivating the camera after it has entered sleep mode D1 series 2 Depth of field preview All supported models E Auto bracketing D1 series D100 Compression options for NEF RAW images D100 c Operation assigned to FUNC button with Custom Setting f4 D2 series D200 Remote D70s D70 and D50 only and self timer mode selection REE T Focus mode selection using camera focus mode selector All supported models Metering D1 series D100 Exposure mode can be adjusted if Enable controls on camera T i body is nee vs D70s D70 or D50 is connected PCI IEEAS ETOH DSO Shooting mode D100 Shutter speed lock D2 series D1 series z Aperture lock D2 series D1 series A Autoexposure lock All supported models Speedlight flash level compensation D2 series D1 series M up mirror up mode selection D2 series D200 Selection of second center focus area group in group dynamic AF mode D2 series D200 124 T
111. ed by raising input to a power that is the inverse of the gamma value output input In practical terms raising the gamma value has the same effect as moving the midpoint slider to the left raising mid tone output values and brightening the image while leaving the maximum and minimum values untouched Lowering the gamma value has the same effect as moving the midpoint slider to the right lowering mid tone output values and darkening the image The default value for gamma is one which produces a linear curve in which input and output values are the same Gamma can be set to any value between 0 05 and 6 00 54 Editing Curves Directly Fine adjustments can be made to brightness and contrast in specific portions of the tone range by adding additional points to the curves for each channel These points can be freely ad justed by dragging 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 Changing the curve so that input levels in a given portion of the tone range are mapped to higher output levels will brighten tones in the affected tone range similarly changing the curve to map input levels to lower output levels will darken tones in the affected range Adding New Points to the Curve Move the cursor over the curve edit display and click once to enter curve edit mode Move the cursor to the position where you would like to add a
112. efault RGB color space profiles The NKCMYK icm Windows and Nikon CMYK 4 0 0 3000 Macintosh CMYK profiles provided with Nikon Capture are general purpose almost neutral profiles that are not based on a specific ink set making them suited for use where output conditions are not known E The Information Palette The color space profile for the image in the active window is displayed in the Information palette 23 105 Device Profiles Lists the default color space profiles for monitors and printers Change Display Profile If the Change Display Profile button appears next to this item you can click the but ton to open the Monitor control panel Mac OS 9 or the Displays section of the System Preferences dialog Mac OS X Click the Color button Mac OS 9 or open the Color panel Mac OS X to choose a display profile Use profile for printing f this option is checked the profile listed in the Printer text box will be used when print ing images Note that CMYK profiles can not be used in Nikon Capture 4 if a CMYK pro file is selected the status of the Use profile for printing check box can not be changed f Use profile for printing is not selected images will be printed using the default RGB profile Intent f you have chosen to use a printer profile the type of matching to be performed can be selected from Relative and Perceptual Depending on the profile changing the match ing method may produce no change in
113. el By default sampling sets the white point or black point for all channels and displays the master chan nel To set the white or black point for the current channel only sample the image while pressing Ctrl Windows or option Macintosh Midpoint can not be sampled for a single channel regardless of the channel currently selected sampling the image for midpoint always sets the midpoint for all channels and displays the master channel 53 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 midpoint 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 highlights Moving the slider to the right darkens mid tones without obliterating detail in shadows The midpoint can be set using the midpoint slider or by directly sampling the image using the midpoint eyedropper tool The Midpoint Slider The midpoint slider is located at the bottom 255 of the curve edit display After clicking the slider once to activate it move it to the left to increase the bright ness of mid tones in the selected channel or move it to the right to decrease brightness Alternatively you can enter a value for gam ae ma directly in the text box under the slider 0 The effects of changes to the m
114. elected point increasing or decreasing the range of colors affected by the change Intensity The amount by which the brightness of colors under the selected point will be increased or decreased in the output image 59 The Chroma Channel The Chroma editor is useful tool for adjusting color saturation ACET Chroma Chroma curve Output slider Width slider Exclude Gray checkbox l Exclude Gray Input 90 Output 49 Input display Intensity 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 Width slider Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected point increasing or decreasing the range of colors affected by the change Exclude Gray Neutral colors grays may seem over saturated when chroma is raised Check this option to increase chroma without affecting grays This option has no effect when chroma is reduced below the value in the original image Output slider Moving the slider affects the saturation of all colors in the image Intensity The amount by which the saturation of the selected point will be increased or de creased in the output image 60 The Hue Channel The hue editor is used to map selected colors in the original input ima
115. elve bit RAW data to be modified without lowering the quality of the output 49 Viewing the Histogram The first step in adjusting tone levels and color balance in the Curves palette is to view the histogram displayed in the background of the curve edit display The histogram tells you what tones are present in the original image and in what amounts information that you will use when setting the black point and white point and editing curves The histogram takes the form of a bar graph The horizontal axis gives the tone level with shadows to the left and highlights to the right The vertical axis gives the number of pixels of each tone level found in the image scaled to fit in the curve edit display ust Histogram button 255 NENANA By assigning the darkest tones in the image an output value of zero and the brightest tones in the image an output value of 255 blacks will be output as blacks and whites as whites making the most effective use of the dynamic range of the output device To view the distribution of tones in the final output image after changes to curves click and hold the Histogram button d Channel Selection You can modify tones for all colors in the image using the master curve or select any 255 of the red green and blue curves for edit ing using the channel menu The histogram shows tone levels for the selected channel only When the master curve is selected the auto contrast button and white point a
116. er When this option is selected processed images will be saved to the same folder as the original Use source file name When this option is selected processed images will be saved under the same name and in the same location as the original images although the file exten sion will change if the chosen file format differs from the original A warning will be dis played if the file name already exists This option can not be selected at the same time as Delete files from this folder after they are processed 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 This option is not available when Use source folder is selected A folder with the same name will be created in the destination folder Next file name This text box shows a sample of the file names that will be used when sav ing the images after processing Click Edit to modify file naming rules 113 Save as type Choose the file format that will be used to save the processed images The following formats are available Use source file 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 When JPEG is selected the compression ratio can be chosen from Highest Compression Ratio Good Compression
117. es more distinct 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 tensity halo width and threshold Creating Unsharp Masks Display the Unsharp Mask palette Select the tool palette containing the Unsharp Mask palette from the View menu the default location for the Unsharp Mask palette is Tool Palette 1 and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette Apply Po vE Unsharp mask list REEE 2 lt Delete button A Up down arrows Color Color RG x gl Warning button Intensity lt 4 gt o Halo width 4 gt s J Threshold 4 I gt a levels 2 If the Apply button is off X turn it on A ZA The Warning Button A warning button appears if the image in the active window is displayed at a zoom ratio too low to allow the effects of Unsharp Mask to be displayed Click the button to view the warning 68 Create an Unsharp Mask Unsharp Mask can be applied to all the colors in the image or selectively to any combi nation of red green and blue channels Select a combination of colors from the Color pop up menu The Unsharp Mask you create will be applied only to edges in the selected colors Select values for intensity halo width and threshold Intensity The amount the contrast of edges will be increased Too great an intensity will degra
118. ess the Update Display button of the new white balance settings below Update Display COOLPIX 8800 34 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 2 If the Apply button is off JX turn it on 2 Apply button S White Balance Set Gray Point v pitrata eetarea eeren Pop up menu Sample Gray Point Use a single point O Marquee Sample Lai Reset button Sliders Gain values Sample the image to choose a reference point for white balance White balance can be defined using a single pixel or the average of the values for all pixels in a selected area Using a Single Point to Define White Balance After selecting Use a single point click Start The cursor will take the shape of an eyedropper gf when moved over the image in the active window Click a point that you would like to appear a neutral gray color in the final image The new value for white bal ance will be reflected in the image in the active window Using the Average of the Area Sampled to Define White Balance After selecting Marquee Sample click Start The cursor will take the shape of an area selection eyedropper when moved over the image in the active window drag the mouse over the image to select an area White balance will be set to the average for the selected areas and the image in the active window will be updated to reflect the
119. ette is where you specify the final output size of the portion of the image that will be saved when Save or Save as is selected from the File menu The choice of settings in the Size Resolution palette depends on how you intend to use the image and the amount of storage space you have available Some examples are given below If the image will be used in printing or desktop publishing size and resolution will be dictated by the resolution of the output device and the physical size of the image when printed measured in centimeters or points rather than pixels If you intend to use the image on a web page Specify output size in pixels keeping file size to a minimum for rapid downloads Resolution in this case is not an issue Adjusting Size and Resolution Display the Size Resolution palette Select the tool palette containing the I Size Resolution Size Resolution palette from the View menu the default location for the Size OK E Resolution palette is Tool Palette 1 and O Keep the output size click the triangle at the top left corner of RT 5 21 the palette inches v Height 5 44 at 300 ppi v Scale 100 0 8 bit RGB 11 5MB CMYK 15 3MB 16 bit RGB 23 0MB 2 Make changes to options as described below Keep the crop When Keep the crop is selected you can use the mouse to adjust the size and position of the current crop as desired If you enter a new value for height or width in the Size Resolution pa
120. eturn to the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window Click Cancel to cancel any changes to settings and return to the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window The General Tab The General tab contains the following item While Nikon Capture Camera Control js _ Se Temporary Fies Color Management running keep camera awake Choose how long the exposure meters remain on when the camera is operated on battery power This setting only takes effect when the camera is connected and powered on with Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control running and takes precedence over the auto meter off option cho sen using camera Custom Settings D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 and D50 cameras will stay awake indefinitely regardless of the setting chosen here e for 15 minutes D1 series only The exposure cox cancel Hep meters turn off automatically if no operations are performed for 15 minutes e Always The exposure meters remain on indefinitely Note that this will increase the drain on the battery While Nikon Capture Camera Control is running keep camera awake When powered by an AC adapter available separately the camera stays awake indefinitely regardless of the setting chosen Viewing Preferences To view settings in any of the three panels click the foptios OOO O appropriate tab l General Temporary Files Color Management Tab 137 The Temporary Files Tab The Temporary Files tab contains the fo
121. fects of dust on the camera image sensor including color moir Image Dust Off and to correct for chromatic color aber ration and the slight darkening at the margins of an image vignetting particular to the field of view of a given lens When RAW images are saved in NEF format image enhance ment settings are saved separately from the original image data allowing you to modify settings repeatedly without degrading the quality of the original image Nikon Capture 4 Editor is also equipped with a batch option for automated processing of multiple images This chapter details the operations that can be performed using Nikon Capture 4 Editor It is divided into the following sections The Editor Window Read this section for an overview of the controls in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window Image Adjustment Read this section for instructions on enhancing images using Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences Read this section for information on fine tuning settings in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window The Editor Window Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor The main parts of the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window are identified below Menu bar Image window Contains the menus for Displays images currently opened for Nikon Capture 4 Editor editing Any number of image win dows can be open simultaneously Quick Tools palette Title bar Shooting data area Contains tool buttons Shows the file name of Gives photo i
122. folder To ensure that desired results are achieved we recommend processing a test image before beginning batch processing Batch processing can not be used to adjust settings separately for each image instead the images must be opened one at a time in the order taken and separate adjustments made manually for each image 92 This section describes how to use batch processing with files that have already been saved to the computer s hard disk For information on batch processing of images captured directly from the camera see Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 116 Display the Batch dialog Click the S button or select Batch from the Tools menu to display the Batch dialog Se Source section C Documents and Settings User My Documents My Pictures Choose a source folder 9 3 include subfolders i Tage Adjustments Image Adjustments section Otona eoa Choose the operations that will be per O Apply settings in s E formed on each image 94 Apply settings already in files Auto Brightness Off Auto Color Boost Off Destination section Cluse source folder Use source file name H H pam Save to C Documents and Settings User My Documents My Pictures Choose a destination folder 9 5 Next file name Img0022 nef Save as type NEF Nikon Electronic Image Format Compressed Bit Depth 16 bit Save Progress Save Progress section sarei Daegu Choose a name for the batch process dis played in the
123. for 3 af le J mation display in the camera viewfinder l AF and Shoot Shoot Shoot buttons Click these buttons to take pictures Hide Camera Controls button Click this button to hide Enable controls on the camera body and the camera control panels in the Nikon Capture Camera Control window Camera Control Changes made to settings in the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window only apply to photographs taken after the changes are made not to photographs that have already been taken The controls in the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window vary with the type of camera connected More information on camera settings may be found in the documentation provided with your camera 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 confirm that the camera firmware is version 2 00 or later Users of earlier versions will need to upgrade the camera firmware before using Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Contact a Nikon authorized service representative for information on firmware upgrades PA illustrations Save where otherwise noted the illustrations in this section show the dialogs displayed when the D70 is connected 108 If no camera is connected when Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control is launched a warning will be displayed Nikon Capture Camera Control No camera was found If you already connected a camera check the connect
124. from the Settings menu for each window or turn the Apply button for the window off Are monitor settings correctly adjusted Try adjusting your monitor s contrast brightness color system etc to be sure that it is properly set for viewing images See the documentation provided with your monitor for instructions on adjusting monitor settings 148 Appendix E Glossary This glossary provides definitions of some of the terms used in this manual Bit depth The number of bits used to express color also referred to as color depth The bit depth deter mines the amount of color information in an image The greater the bit depth the larger the number of colors and the finer the gradations that can be expressed Bit depth can be used to refer both to the number of bits per channel and to the combined bit depth for all channels thus for example an image with a bit depth of eight bits per channel can be said to have a bit depth of twenty four bits An image with a bit depth of one bit has only two colors typically black and white with no gradation between the two See a so Channel Black Point The input value below which all input tones are mapped to the minimum output value by default no color or black Any details darker than the black point will be lost See also Tone Tone curve Channel The component colors in a given color space The RGB color space is made up of red green and blue channels and a master channel that combines the
125. ge is displayed in Nikon Viewer e Show it with the Nikon View Browser available only if Nikon View is installed Nikon Browser starts automatically The destination folder is opened in Nikon Browser with the captured image selected File Naming Conventions Windows n environments that do not support long file names the maximum length is eight char acters file names may not contain spaces quotes or any of the following characters ngn ugu uou Ht and Where long file names are supported file names may not contain quotes or any of the following charac tersi Y te ne nan nan ngu ua o and mp Macintosh The maximum length for Macintosh file names is thirty one characters Colons are not allowed Nikon View See the websites listed on page 2 of this manual for more information on the cameras supported under Nikon View 113 Attach IPTC Information Check this option to add IPTC information to captured images and enable the Copy Shooting Data to IPTC Caption option IPTC Information Clicking this button displays a dialog where you can select the IPTC information including keywords and captions that will be added to images as they are captured Copy Shooting Data to IPTC Caption Check this option to copy shooting data to the caption field of images as they are captured Embed ICC Profile Select this option to embed an ICC profile in captured images After adjusting the above options
126. ge to a specific range of colors in the final output image This can be used for example to make all reds in the image slightly more orange or even green or blue Mich editor Hue curve Output slider Width slider 60 4 Input 79 Output 110 m Input output display Scale button Hue curve Maps hue in the original image input to the hue of the image after editing out put Select a point on the curve that corresponds to the desired input color and drag it up and down until it intersects with the desired output color Width slider Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the selected point increasing or decreasing the range of hues affected by the change Output slider Moving the slider affects the hue of all colors in the image Scale button Click to change the vertical scale from 60 through 120 to 180 and back again the degrees in this scale refer to 360 color wheel Increasing the scale increases the range of hues visible in the display while decreasing the scale increases precision 61 The LCH Editor Settings Menu Clicking the triangle IOE in the top right ACIS z 7 lip corner of the LCH Editor displays the LCH Edi SETTE J alas 1 r Si jane tor settings menu 255 ea o Hadia a Advanced Color Preferences Option Description Copy to Clipboard Copy current LCH Editor settings to the clipboard Select this item to load settings previously saved
127. ghtness Contrast and Color Balance 66 Display the Color Balance palette Select the tool palette containing the Apply Butte Color Balance palette from the View menu the default location is the Color U color Balance Balance Palette and click the triangle at Brightness C i 5 the top left corner of the palette Contrast TO 4 J p a Red gt a If the Apply button is off X turn it i aa on 2 Green o 4 4 oo M Blue le 4 J Adjust brightness contrast and color balance Adjust brightness contrast and color balance using the options in the Color Balance palette Adjusting Overall Brightness The brightness slider adjusts brightness for the entire image Dragging the brightness slider in the direction brightens all the colors in the image making the image as a whole more white Dragging the slider in the direction darkens all the colors in the image making the image as a whole darker and less distinct Unlike adjustments to the midpoint in the Curves palette this setting applies equally to shadows and highlights producing a flat low contrast image A value for brightness between 100 and 100 can be entered directly in the text box to the right of the slider Adjusting Image Contrast Dragging the contrast slider in the direction heightens the difference between highlights and shadows in the image increasing contrast Dragging the slider in the direction de creases the difference between ligh
128. gs are saved with the extension nnr Recent Noise Reduction settings files up to four are listed at the end of the Recent files settings menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Noise Reduction palette to the saved settings Save A The Settings Menu The Noise Reduction Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Noise Reduction from the Set tings menu 72 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 Apply button Settings menu D Lighting palette from the View menu Beinn EA the default location for the D Lighting palette is Tool Palette 1 and click the Method Faster Hs Of triangle at the top left corner of the Adjustment 4 palette Color Boost lt 2 Turn the Apply button on 2 Turn the Apply button on to enable D Lighting 3 Adjust settings Method Choose Faster HS for high speed processing Better Quality HQ for separate control of shadow and highlight adjustment Faster HS The following options are available when Faster HS is selected e Adjustment Drag the slider to the right to enhance details in shadows and to reveal highlights where the subject is much brighter than the background or the background much brighter than the subject An adj
129. has been set to allow aperture to be adjusted manually using the lens aperture ring D1 series only Exposure Comp Exposure compensation is useful when shooting subjects containing sharp lighting contrasts or on other occasions when you want to modify the exposure value deter mined by the camera Exposure compensation is available in all exposure modes Flash Comp D200 D100 D70s D70 D50 only This option is used to adjust the level of the camera s built in Speedlight Flexible Program Flexible program can only be used in Program Mode when it allows you to choose from predetermined combinations of shutter speed and aperture appropriate to current lighting conditions The Function Dial D100 Digital Cameras Only The D100 can only be used to take photographs when the function dial is set to P S A or M At other settings the controls in the Exposure 1 tab will be disabled Non CPU Lenses See page 130 for information on the settings available with non CPU lenses Bulb At a shutter speed of Bulb the shutter remains open while the shutter release button is held down Use the camera shutter release button to take photos at this setting Clicking either of the shoot buttons will display an error message 125 The Exposure 2 Tab The following settings can be adjusted from Nikon Capture Camera Control th e Exposure 2 tab File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Focus Area The focus area can be selected us
130. he Save As dialog where you can save the current curve 132 Fine Tune White Balance D2 series D1 series D200 D70s D70 only Selecting this option displays the dialog Fine Tune White Balance shown at right where white balance can be pert SO Gewese fine tuned between 3 and 3 The value se shade 3 B 00K lected for Add to Auto will be added to the Cloudy 4 E o0 white balance setting the camera chooses for meee S e cow auto white balance Clicking Reset returns aa pa es all values to defaults Click OK to apply the nana Ge Glo ng current settings to the camera or click Can cel to discard any changes and return to the es Se ee Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window Set Color Temperature D2 series D200 only Selecting this option displays the dialog Set White Balance Color Temperature X shown at right where color temperature can be chosen from a menu The value chosen takes effect whenever Choose color temp is selected for white balance Click OK to ap ply the current settings to the camera or click Cancel to exit without saving changes Color Temperature Gill v OK Cancel Help Measure White Balance Use this option to measure preset white balance If the camera currently connected supports multiple values for preset white bal Tee ee a ance the setting that will be used to store the measured value can be chosen from the pop up menu at the top of the dialog Adju
131. he Save as Command 1 Select Save As from the File menu The standard Save dialog for your oper iy ating system will be displayed Open Ctrl 0 Open Multi Image Window Ctrl T Close Save in 9 My Documents gt fae Save Ctrl s B Bry Pictures Save As Ctrl Shift 5 My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents gs My Computer a File name Dsc_0001 s Save button laces Save as type TIFF Format RGB Use Compression Osi 164i Embed ICC Profile Nikon sRGB Open with Adobe Photoshop 7 0 1 Images Saved in Nikon Capture 4 Images saved in Nikon Capture 4 can not be viewed on a camera O The Button Clicking the button saves any changes to the current file overwriting the original image The Save dialog is not displayed 84 Choose a location Navigate to the desired drive volume and folder Choose a file type Choose a file type file format from the pop up menu See Choosing a File Type amp 83 for more information Adjust compression settings The type of compression available depends on the file type selected in Step 3 e NEF Images that are not already compressed can be saved using a nearly lossless com pression algorithm by selecting Use Compression D2 series D200 D100 and D1 series cameras only This check box is automatically enabled when a compressed RAW image is saved compressed RAW images can not be saved in uncompressed format e TIFF Select Use Comp
132. he Exposure 1 Tab The following settings can be adjusted from Nikon Capture Camera Control th e Exposure 1 tab File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Exposure Mode This menu can be used to Images captured by tis camera vil bypass the Memory card and be downoad set the exposure mode for D2 and D1 series and D200 cameras If a D100 is connected AN E A e LA or if Enable controls on the camera body is checked when a D70s D70 or D50 is con Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing nected it will show the current exposure Exposure Mode mode but the mode itself must be selected aeee Rees Aperture F 4 8 using the camera function dial See the cam CN Bow era manual for details Fash Comp 4 7 oey Flexible Program lt 4 gt ostep s Shutter Speed Shutter speed can only be adjusted in Manual and Speed Priority modes when it can be set to values between the maximum and minimum values support ed by the camera Use high shutter speeds to D70 freeze motion low shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving objects Aperture Aperture can only be adjusted in Manual and Aperture Priority modes when it can be set to values between maximum and minimum aperture small apertures have high f numbers wide apertures low f numbers the actual apertures available depend on the lens used Aperture can not be controlled from Nikon Capture when Custom Setting 22
133. he tool palettes for another window by selecting Paste from the Edit menu when the window is active Select this item to load settings previously saved using the Save option see be low A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension set will be displayed The settings in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor tool palettes will instantly revert to the saved settings Choosing Save Selected Adjustments displays the Copy Image Adjustment dialog Check the adjustments you want to save and click Copy to display a dialog Save Selected where you can choose a destination and file name for the selected settings The set Adjustments tings are saved with the extension set and can later be recalled with the Load option If this file is later selected for batch processing images will be processed ac cording to the settings in the file 4 92 116 Select this item to save settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current settings If this file is later selected for batch processing images will be processed according to the settings in the file 492 116 Combination settings files are saved with the extension set Select this option to restore the default settings selected for User default i
134. hen you want to set the output dimensions and file size of the final image before selecting a crop Width Height The output dimensions for Width 8 21 the current crop can be entered in these Height 5 44 text boxes The units used to describe output dimensions can be chosen from the at 300 menu to the right of the text boxes Scale 100 0 CMYK 15 3MB at The at text box is where you enter the at 300 ppi v output resolution This text box is not active Scale 100 0 8 B if the unit chosen for output size is pix els when resolution is fixed at 300 ppi The value chosen at other settings should reflect the resolution of the output device on which the final image is to be printed The units for resolution can be selected from the resolution menu which offers a choice of pixels per inch ppi or pixels per centimeter ppcm The default resolution is 300 ppi 3 Confirm the final size To view the final size of the image in pixels select Show Image Size from the Image menu The Image Size dialog shows the size The output size may be changed in the Size Resolution tool Image Size of the original input image in pixels if the Size 2464 x 1632 pixels output size has been changed the dialog will also list the final output size of the image in pixels Scale File Size Scale output size as a percentage of input size maximum 200 is displayed at the bottom of the Size Resolution palette
135. hod Choose Faster for faster processing Better quality for increased precision Edge Noise Reduction Check this box to reduce noise along edges in the photo making outlines more distinct Color Moire Reduction RAW images only Color moir color interference caused by regular overlapping patterns can be reduced using this option Choose the amount of compensation performed from Off Low Medium or High View the results Confirm the effects of noise reduction on the entire image and adjust settings as neces sary 71 The Noise Reduction Settings Menu Clicking the De button in the Noise Re E H noise Reduction j i i j lipboard duction palette displays the Noise Reduction Sena ne as ad Settings menu 2 E Save Intensity Reset to Neutral Option Description Select this item to load Noise Reduction settings previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive Load volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the ex tension nnr will be displayed The settings in the Noise Reduction palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save Noise Reduction settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current Noise Reduc tion settings Noise Reduction settin
136. hotos can not be created with the D1 or with earlier versions of the camera firmware for the D1x and D1H Dust Off ref photos taken with the D100 D1x or D1H have the extension nef do not change this extension Camera Shake A slight amount of blurring caused by camera shake will not affect Dust Off ref photos 44 The Image Dust Off Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the Image Dust Off palette displays the Image Dust Off Set tings menu v g Image Dust Off Copy to Clipboard Dust Off ref photo was taken at Load Save Reset to Neutral 1 15 2005 10 18 49 AM Change Option Description Copy to Clipboard Copy current Image Dust Off settings to the clipboard Select this item to load Image Dust Off settings previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the ex tension ndr will be displayed The settings in the Image Dust Off palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save Image Dust Off settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current Image Dust Off settings Image Dust Off settings are saved with the extension ndr Clears the name of the current Image Dust Off reference
137. hs taken while Edit Image Comment the camera is connected When a D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 or D50 camera is i Attach comment to images connected the title is stored in the camera as een EET S an image comment of thirty six characters or less which is appended to photographs only D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 D50 when the Attach comment to images box is checked Select Shooting Settings Bank D2 series D200 D100 only Selecting this option displays the dialog Select Shooting Settings Bank x shown at right where you can choose the RAREN IENNE shooting menu bank in which changes to Bera v settings will be stored while the camera is La C controlled from Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control See the camera manual for details D100 The D2 series and D200 allow a descriptive Select Shooting Settings Dank comment to be added to the name of each Shooting settings will be read from and written to i i E shooting menu bank Clicking Edit dis T plays the dialog shown at right where the comments for each bank can be edited Click Cx diese JC ces JC e OK to copy the comments to the camera D2 series D200 Comments can be up to twenty characters long and contain letters numbers quotes apostrophes spaces and any of the follow ing characters ue ae mer as a AN gu OA OK cancel Help R i 6 a gis aig iu uyu Ue ug uon tigu dil me ngn Han Hn oe and Set Bracketing Mod
138. idpoint can be seen in the active image NASM 1 00 255 Input L58 Output 250 Midpoint slider Sampling the Image for Midpoint The midpoint can also be set by direct sampling Regardless of the channel currently selected in the channel menu sampling simultaneously defines the midpoint for each of the red green and blue channels while leaving the midpoint for the master curve unchanged To sample the midpoint click the Midpoint button J When the cursor is moved over the active image it will take the shape of an eyedropper Move the cursor over the image to find the pixel that you want to use to set the midpoint keeping an eye on the pixel level display in the Information palette to identify pixels with a neutral input value look for pixels that you think should be a neutral gray color in the final image With the cursor over the target pixel click the mouse button The input value for the selected pixel will be used as the reference value for the midpoint The cursor will return to its original shape and the image will auto matically be altered to reflect the new value for midpoint Gamma Gamma also written y is a fundamental property of video systems which determines the intensity of the output signal relative to the input When calculating gamma the maximum possible input intensity is assigned a value of one and the minimum possible intensity no input is assigned a value of zero Out put is calculat
139. ies only Displays the level of the camera clock battery Should this display turn yellow or red have the clock battery replaced by an authorized Nikon service representative 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 the camera manual for details D2 series D200 D1 With lens data No lens data series D70s D70 D50 Mode selected with if Enable controls on camera displayed the camera body is Photos can only bejnot checked Other taken in mode M wise same as D100 Shutter Speed Can only be adjusted in manual exposure mode Aperture Shown witi Aperture shown as f Can not be adjusted asterisk AF and Shoot Can not be used Shoot Can be used If D100 D70s D70 or D50 is connected and set to an exposure mode other than manual a warning will be displayed 130 STAT Can be selected from Aperture pri Mode ority auto and Manual The Image Processing Tab The following settings can be adjusted from Nikon Capture Camera Control the Image Processing tab File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected amp Image Optimize D200 D70s D70 D50 only are couse by preet lypsi retade Choose the type of image optimization per formed See the camera manual for details EET Y Enable
140. ikon Color Management System used in Nikon Capture employs ICC profiles See also Color space ICC RAW image A photograph taken at an image quality setting of HI RAW Raw unmodified image data from the camera s image sensor charge coupled display or CCD are saved in uncompressed form at a pixel bit depth of twelve bits per pixel 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 a so NEF Resolution The density of dots or pixels that make up an image measured in dots per inch dpi or pixels per inch ppi the resolution of Macintosh monitors for example is 72 ppi The greater the density of dots or pixels the higher the resolution and the greater the capacity to express detail Resolution is hence the digital equivalent of film resolving power Computer monitors typically have a resolution of 72 ppi or 96 ppi while printers may have resolutions of 300 dpi 600 dpi 1200dpi or 2400 dpi See also ppcm ppi RGB An additive color model commonly used in monitors in which light emitted in three primary colors Red Green and Blue is combined to create a wide variety of colors White is modeled by mixing 100 of all three colors Scale The output size of an image as a percentage of the input size At a scale of 50 images will be output at half their original size Speedlight A brand name for Nikon fl
141. int values for output Input level sliders Choose the maximum white point and minimum black point input levels Mid point slider Set the mid point gamma value Moving the mid point alters the bright ness of mid tones while preserving detail in highlights and shadows Show Histogram button Click to view the luminosity distribution for the final image Click again to view the input luminosity distribution Auto Contrast button Set the maximum and minimum input levels to exclude values for 0 5 of the brightest and darkest pixels in the crop The percentage of pixels excluded can be ad justed in the Advanced Color tab in the Preferences dialog 58 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 E Mich editor Color Lightness Color lightness curve vertical axis corresponds to brightness horizontal axis to chroma rA Input 74 Output 49 Intensity 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 Moving a point on the curve upward makes colors in the affected portion of the color range more brighter while moving it downward makes the affected colors darker Width slider Adjust the width of the curve that passes through the s
142. ion and camera interface settings IF you connect a camera while this window is open PictureProject Transfer and Nikonview e Transfer will not be used Click OK to close the warning and display the following window Preferences can be adjusted using the options in the menu bar For information on connecting the camera see the Nikon Capture 4 Install Guide Nikon Capture Camera Control File Ca I Tools Help No camera was detected Note that PictureProject Transfer and NikonView Transfer will not launch automatically while this window is open Show Camera Controls Download Options Download Options button Click this button to choose a destination for photographs captured from the camera Before Starting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control D2 Series D200 D100 D70s D70 D50 Cameras Users of the above cameras will need to ensure that the appropriate setting is chosen for USB option in the camera setup menu before connecting the camera to a computer running Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Choose a USB setting according to your computer s operating system Operating system D100 D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 Windows XP Choose Mass Storage or PTP Windows 2000 Me 98 SE Choose Mass Storage Choose PTP Choose PTP 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 1
143. ion is checked you can choose a profile for printing by clicking the Browse button The selected profile will appear in the adjacent text box If this option is not checked the default RGB color space will be used Intent If you have chosen to use a printer profile the type of matching to be performed can be selected from Relative and Perceptual Depending on the profile changing the match ing method may produce no change in output This option is not supported with some profiles consult the manufacturer for details Relative Colors not in the gamut of the selected printer profile will be printed using the closest colors available Other colors are not affected Perceptual If the image contains colors not in the gamut of the selected printer profile all colors in the image will be compressed to fit the gamut CMYK separation profile Lists the profile used to convert RGB images to CMYK when saving images in CMYK TIFF format To choose a different profile click the Browse button Default Display Profile The default Windows display profile is NKMonitor_win icm This profile is equivalent to sRGB 104 The Color Management Tab Macintosh The Macintosh version displays the Preferences General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management following options i Note Changes made to items on this page will be reflected in Nikon Capture Camera Control and Nikon View ColorSy
144. ite light gray dark gray black red green blue cyan magenta or yellow 77 The Fisheye Lens Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the Fisheye Lens DEEE palette displays the Fisheye Lens Settings menu Copy to Clipboard AF DX Fisheye 10 5mm 2 8G Load Save Fill color Black w Reset to Default Option Description Copy to Clipboard Select this item to load Fisheye Lens settings previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive Load volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension nfe will be displayed The settings in the Fisheye Lens palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save Fisheye Lens settings to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current Fisheye Lens settings Fisheye Lens settings are saved with the extension nfe Reset to Default Recent Fisheye Lens settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Fisheye Lens palette to the saved settings A The Settings Menu The Fisheye Lens Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Fisheye Lens from the Settings menu 78 Output Size and Resolution The Size Resolution pal
145. k the triangle at the top left corner of the palette g Advanced RAW Exp Comp E Sharpening Unchanged Tone Comp Unchanged Color Mode Unchanged Saturation Unchanged C Hue Adjustment originally 0 a 2 If the Apply button is off X turn it on ZY Adjust Advanced RAW settings Exp Comp Choose a value from 2 to 2 EV using the slider or enter a value in the text box to its right Choose 0 to perform no compensation Sharpening Adjust the sharpness of outlines in the image according to the scene or your per sonal preference Choose from Unchanged None Low Medium Low Normal Medium High or High In the case of photographs taken with D1 Normal is equivalent to None ZA The Warning Button A warning button appears if the image in the active window is displayed at a zoom ratio too low to allow the effects of Advanced Raw settings to be displayed Click the button to view the warning Z Advanced RAW Advanced RAW can be performed on RAW images only If the image in the active window is JPEG or TIFF the Apply button in the Advanced Raw palette will be grayed out and inactive COOLPIX Cameras Tone Comp gt User Defined Custom Curve and the Medium Low and Medium High options for Sharpening and Tone Comp Some adjustments made to this image require additional are not available in the case of RAW images taken with COOLPIX See o make changes but they wil net be destayed on series cameras A dialog like
146. kon Capture Nikon Capture 4 can however be used to open NEF images created with earlier versions of Nikon Capture Z JPEG Image quality may drop when images are saved in JPEG format No drop in image quality occurs when images are saved in NEF Error Messages If an invalid file name or other error is identified in the Save dialog a message will be displayed Adjust settings as directed 85 Save Options ue i Bit depth gt _ In addition to the settings listed above the following EBER Catt r16bit options are available in the Save dialog Embed ICC Profile 7 EmbedICC Profie Nikon sRGB Open with La Dpen with Adobe Photoshop 7 0 1 Bit depth The bit depth the number of bits of color information per channel for each pixel in the image at which the image will be saved Bit depth can only be selected if the selected file type is TIFF RGB and the original image has a bit depth of over eight bits Embed ICC Profile Select this option to embed a specified ICC profile when the image is saved This option is the default selection for images that already have an embedded ICC profile and also for photographs that were not edited previously It is not available with NEF files Open with If Open saved images with is selected in the General tab of the Preferences dia log the name of the selected application e g Adobe Photoshop 7 0 will be displayed This option can not be selected if the chosen file format is NEF If thi
147. l lowing item Folder for temporary data Specify the folder or volume in which tem porary data such as image cache data will be stored The default folder for Windows is the TEMP folder in the Windows directory while the default volume for the Macintosh is the start up disk To choose a different folder in the Windows version of the program click the Browse button and navigate to the desired location In the Macintosh version a new volume can be chosen from the pop up menu The Color Management Tab General Temporary Files Color Management Note Changes made to items on this page will be reflected in Nikon Capture Editor and Nikon View Folder for temporary data C Documents and Settings User Local Settings Temp OK Cancel Help For more information on the Color Management tab see Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences S104 105 General Temporary Files Color Management Note Changes made to items on this page will be reflected in Nikon Capture Editor Nikon View and PictureProject Change Display Profile Default RGB color space G Program Files Common Files Nikon Profiles NKsRGB icm Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files Printer profile Use profile For printing Intent CMYK separation profile G Program Files Common Files Nikon Profiles NKCMYK icm OK l Cancel JI Preferences General Tempora
148. lette the remaining dimension changes automatically to maintain a constant height width aspect ratio and scale is adjusted to reflect the new dimensions scale can not be increased beyond 200 If the image can not be output at the cur rent resolution using the new dimensions resolution will automatically be adjusted to an appropriate value This option is useful when you want to specify height and width after selecting a crop RAW Image Size D1x Only The D1x is designed to record images at 3 008 x 1 960 pixels six megapixels Image quality will not necessarily increase when RAW images are output at a size of 4 016 x 2 616 pixels ten megapixels equivalent to the dimensions of the CCD NEF Images When an image is saved in NEF format the entire image will be saved together with information on resolution and the size and dimensions of the current crop 79 Keep the output size Locks output dimensions and file size at their current values set ting the aspect ratio of the current crop according to the dimensions input in the Size Resolution palette This height width aspect ratio will be maintained when you adjust the size of the crop in the active window and scale will be adjusted to reflect changes to the size of the crop scale can not be increased beyond 200 If the image can not be output at the current resolution using the new dimensions resolution will automatically be adjusted to an appropriate value This option is useful w
149. line Gj 2 29 Opening Tool Palettes in Separate Windows Tool palettes can be opened in a separate window by clicking the palette title and drag ging it outside the current window to create a new tool palette window containing only the selected palette Tools can be added to the new window by dragging in additional palettes The new window will be added to the View menu in Nikon Capture 4 Editor If you close the new window by clicking the window close box you can open it again by selecting the desired palette from the View menu The Edit Indicator The edit indicator turns green if palette set tings have been adjusted since the image in the active window was created NEF images or last saved other images making it clear at a glance which palettes have been used Finding Tools To display a complete list of the tools available in Nikon Capture 4 Editor select Find Tool from the View menu Tools can be opened from the list by selecting the tool name and clicking Go to tool Click Name to sort tools in ascending or descending order by name or Location to sort tools according to the tool palette window in which they can be found A bright green dot next to the tool name indicates that it has been modified from its original settings Undo and Redo Tool Palette 1 I B curves IF Elunsharp Mask IF Z4 D Lighting H color Booster Color Booster Palette H color Booster O Nature So C
150. lor Booster settings are saved with the extension ncb Reset to Neutral Reset Color Booster settings to default values Recent Color Booster settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Color Booster palette to the saved settings E The Settings Menu The Color Booster Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Color Booster from the Settings menu 63 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 64 Display the Photo Effects palette Select the tool palette containing the Pho Apply button to Effects palette from the View menu JE the default location is Tool Palette 1 and click the triangle at the top left corner of the palette Settings button ED H Photo effects Effect menu Effect TET l Brightness contrast 0 JI Enhance Dark Tones If the Apply button is off X turn it Enhance Dark Tones awto LL Auto button on E 4 H _ Cyan red 4 H Magenta green 4 Je m gt 0 Yellow blue Balance sliders Adjust settings Effect Choose Black and White to convert the image in the active window to black and white Sepia to convert the image to sepia or Tinted to convert the image to another
151. ly Choose the size at which images will be opened from one third screen width one half screen width and two thirds screen width Open with Photoshop Quick Tools button Choose whether images are transferred to Photoshop eight bits at a time Always transfers 8 bit data or sixteen bits at a time Transfers 16 bit data when possible when the button in the Quick Tools palette is clicked to open an image in Photoshop 9 If sixteen bit transfer is not possible when Transfers 16 bit data when possible is selected images will be transferred eight bits at a time 98 File format for Save As Choose the default file format for images saved using the Save As option 84 Choose from Same as original file each image will be saved in its current format Previous file format images will be saved in the last format selected NEF JPEG TIFF RGB and TIFF CMYK By default a D1X RAW file will be This option controls the default size for RAW images taken with the D1x Choose 10MP 4016 x 2616 or 6MP 3008 x 1960 Maintain zoom when scale changes Select this option to keep the same zoom ratio when changing output size in the Size Resolution palette The window is resized to display the image at the new output size Maintain zoom when scale Maintain zoom when scale Original image changes on changes off 300 ppi image displayed at Zoom remains 16 win Z0om increases to 33 to 16 zoom If resolution is
152. mage Reset to User adjustments in the General tab of the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog 4 Default 98 In the case of the default settings file Neutral set RAW images taken with the D1x will be scaled to 100 4 016 2 616 pixels Copy to Clipboard Save All Adjustments Reset All Adjustments to Neutral Recent image adjustment settings files up to four are listed at the end of the set Recent files 8 tings menu Selecting a file from the list restores the saved settings Resets all tool palettes to the settings in the default settings file Neutral set Im age adjustment settings in PictureProject will also be reset to defaults 82 Saving Images Images displayed in Nikon Capture can be saved in a variety of file formats Hints for choosing a suitable file format may be found on the pages that follow Choosing a File Type Nikon Capture 4 supports the following file types when saving images File type a Compression Extension NIEP Available NEF Nikon Electronic Format 16 bit TIFF RGB Available LZW 8 bit TIFF RGB TIF TIFF CMYK Uncompressed JPEG All images compressed amount can be selected JPG Nikon Electronic Format NEF Images saved in NEF format maintain the high quality of the original photograph adjustments to settings are not applied to the original image data but are instead saved separately in the same file NEF images can later be opened in Nikon C
153. mages 21 Subdivisions 103 System requirements 4 T Temporary files 101 138 Threshold 68 69 153 Thumbnail 15 17 153 TIFF 13 31 83 86 99 153 Time lapse photography 120 122 Title bar 8 Tone compensation 39 40 131 Tool palettes 8 29 32 finding 30 Zz 156 U Undoing changes 30 Unsharp mask 31 68 70 153 Unsharp Mask palette 31 68 70 USB 4 153 Vv Vignette control 31 46 47 Ww White balance 31 32 33 38 126 133 fine tuning 34 133 White Balance palette 31 32 33 38 White point 48 51 53 102 X x y coordinates 23 Z Zoom 18 Zoom ratio 18 Nikon No reproduction in any form of this manual in whole or in part except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION NIKON CORPORATION Fuji Bldg 2 3 Marunouchi 3 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo 100 8331 Japan
154. majority of the illustrations in this manual show the Windows versions save where oth erwise noted the operations described apply to both operating systems Depending on the operating system used dialogs and menus may differ slightly from those shown here The ReadMe File Be sure to read the ReadMe file on the Nikon Capture 4 installer CD as it may contain im portant information that could not be included in this manual Life Long Learning As part of Nikon s Life Long Learning commitment to ongoing product support and education con tinually updated information is available on line at the following sites e For users in the U S A Attp www nikonusa com e For users in Europe and Africa http www europe nikon com support e For users in Asia Oceania and the Middle East http www nikon asia com Visit these sites to keep up to date with the latest product information tips answers to frequently asked questions FAQs and general advice on digital imaging and photography Additional information may be available from the Nikon representative in your area See the URL below for contact information http nikonimaging com 2 Principal Features Features Available in Nikon Capture 4 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 photographs
155. multiple images are selected 89 90 Page Layout Choose from Select layout and Select picture size and adjust options as described below Select layout When this option is selected you can choose the number of images that will be printed from a drop down menu Page orientation Option Portrait Landscape One image printed in center of page One image printed in center of page Two pictures printed E a onea bojeth iather Two pictures printed side by side columns each columns each two columns each four columns each four columns each four columns each of five columns each of five columns each Forty pictures printed in eight rows of Forty pictures printed in five rows of five columns each eight columns each Print page consisting solely of the following information for the selected images information file name camera make and model exposure program date and time of creation shutter speed aperture and white balance The size of the images is automatically adjusted according to the layout Select Rotate images to fit to rotate images to print at the largest size that will fit on the selected paper size Select picture size When this option is Select picture size selected you can choose print size from a aa M drop down list Zip disk case 3 8 x3 8 CD case 4 7 x4 7 Rotate image s to fit Check this option to automatically rotate each image so as to minimize the unused space inside each image frame
156. n cel f additional steps will be required to use these settings on the camera _ Write to Camera _ writetocard canei Write to camera Copy white balance White balance preset menu from the White Balance palette to the camera If a D2 series or D200 camera Select White Balance Preset Number white balance preset data will be written to is connected the dialog shown at right Peseta will be displayed Choose a preset from t the pop up menu and click OK The new Cz as value for the selected preset can be con firmed from the camera or Nikon Capture Existing comment for selected preset 4 Camera Control Write to card The dialog shown at right Write White Balance Settings to Ca XX will be displayed Choose the drive con Please select a Memory card from the folowing lst taining the camera memory card from ee the pop up menu and click OK to copy the new white balance value to the cam era memory card A dialog showing the name of the new file will be displayed click OK to close the dialog Cancel Exit without copying white bal ance to the camera or memory card D2 series D200 Nikon Capture Editor D70s D70 D50 Z Write to Camera Before connecting the camera to the computer set the USB option in the camera setup menu to PTP Z 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
157. nc Default Profiles for Documents Default RGB color space Generic RGB Profile i C Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files CMYK separation profile Generic CMYK Profile i Device Profiles Change Display Profile Help Cancel GOK ColorSync Default Profiles for Documents The default color space profiles for editing and saving images are displayed in this area Default RGB color space Choose the output color space profile used when working with RGB images If Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files is checked this RGB color space profile will be used for all images If it is not checked the profile embedded in each image will be used CMYK separation profile Lists the profile used to convert RGB images to CMYK when saving images in CMYK TIFF format Supported Color Profiles Nikon Capture 4 supports only ICC International Color Consortium monitor and CMYK profiles Par ticular care should be exercised when choosing a CMYK profile as the profile supplied by the manu facturer of your output device may not be an ICC profile Multiple Displays Windows In a multiple display environment choose a single profile suited to all displays E The Color Management Tab Changes to settings in the Color Management tab also apply to Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control PictureProject and Nikon View Default Color Space Profiles See Appendix A 3 140 for more information on the d
158. nd black point eyedropper tools apply simultaneously to all of the red green and blue curves the master curve is unaffected When one of the red green and blue curves is selected these controls can be used to edit the selected curve only Ctrl w Red Ctrl 1 Green Ctrl 2 Ctrl 3 ZA 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 e Ctrl Windows 98 Macintosh e Ctrl 1 Windows 9g 1 Macintosh Master channel RGB Red channel e Ctrl 2 Windows 9g 2 Macintosh e Ctrl 3 Windows 9g 3 Macintosh Green channel Blue channel 50 Setting the White Point and Black Point The endpoints of the curve are referred to as the white point and the black point The black point for a given channel represents the darkest shade minimum value for that color the white point the brightest shade maximum value By default the input and output values for the black point are zero The darkest shade in the input image may however be greater than zero with the result that a portion of the curve is dedicated to reproducing tones not actually present in the image Increasing the input value for the black point until it matches the darkest shade in the image will steepen the curve enhancing overall c
159. nd click the mouse to zoom in one step To zoom out one step hold down Alt Win dows or option Macintosh A sign will appear in the center of the zoom cursor click the mouse to zoom out one step The image will be centered on the point clicked The current zoom ratio is displayed in the title bar Scrolling the Image If the entire image is not visible at the current zoom ratio the hand cursor can be used to view other areas of the image To activate the hand cursor click the amp button in the tool palette The mouse pointer will change to a to scroll the image drag the mouse in the direction you want to go You can also scroll the image using the scroll bars Double Clicking the H and Buttons Zoom ratio Nikon Capture Editor DSC00011 Double clicking the button displays the image at a zoom ratio of 1 1 To fit the image to the window Windows or display the entire image Macintosh double click the amp 4 button Z The Hand Zoom and Crop Cursors The hand zoom and crop cursors can not be used at the same time 18 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 By default the Bird s Eye palette is in Tool Palette 3 The portion of the image visible in the active
160. new value for white balance Sample Size The size of the area sampled with the eyedropper cursor can be set using the Dropper sample size option in the Advanced Color tab of the Preferences dialog 35 Gain for the red and blue channels will be H white Balance adjusted based on the points sampled m o changing the slope of the red and blue Set Gray Point tone curves and the position of the red Sample Gray Point and blue sliders Use a single point O Marquee Sample White balance can also be adjusted by moving the red and blue sliders or by entering a value from 0 1 to 10 in the text boxes to their right Reset Click this button to reset the red and blue curves to the default value for gain 1 0 Red slider Blue slider Adjust gain by moving these sliders or entering a value from 0 1 to 10 in the text boxes to their right Copying White Balance to the Camera D2 Series D200 D70s D70 D50 Only If the image in the active window is a RAW image taken with a D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera the new white balance value can be copied directly to one of the camera s white balance presets or recorded to the camera memory card Before copying a value to the camera make sure the camera is connected and turned on Before copying a value to the memory card remove the card from the camera and insert it in a memory card reader or card slot Select Write settings to camera from the white balance settings menu The
161. new point then click A new point will be added at this position and the curve will automatically be adjusted to pass through this point A point corresponding to a selected location in the active image can be added by click ing the button and then clicking in the desired area in the image window The position of the point can be adjusted by dragging it to a new location within the curve edit display The image in the active window will automatically be adjusted to reflect changes to the curve Removing Points from the Curve Points can be removed from the curve by dragging them out of the curve window Resetting the Active Curve to Linear The default linear curve for the current channel can be restored by clicking the L4j button in the Curves palette Resetting All Curves to Linear To reset all curves to linear click the button All curves will be reset and the RGB master channel will be displayed in the Curve palette 55 The Curves Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the Curves pal ette displays the Curves Settings menu Copy to Clipboard R Option Load eset to Neutral Advanced Color Preferences Recent files Copy to Clipboard Load Save Reset to Neutral Advanced Color Preferences Description Copy current Curves settings to the clipboard Select this item to load curves previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigat
162. nfor for Nikon Capture 4 the image displayed and mation on the image Editor 9 the current zoom ratio displayed a TIE File Edit View Image MultiImage settings Tools Windoi Help Curves IF Blunsharp Mask Fi DSC_0001 NEF 16 x IM ZAD Lighting IA E color Booster Focal Length 24mm Optimize Image Custor F size Resolution 2005 01 08 04 33 29 9 Scene Mode Auto White Balance Auto Compressed RAW 12 bit Metering Mode Multi Pattern AF Mode AF C w El Photo Effects Image Size Large 3008 x 2000 1 125 sec F 5 6 Flash Sync Mode Not IM Ered Eye Correction Exposure Comp 0 EV Lens 24 120mm F 3 5 5 6D Sensitivity ISO 800 lt z B BEE Tool palettes These palettes are used for image en hancement 29 Tool Palette 2 M EAadvancearaw EE IF E white balane ED IF Ej noise Reduction EE IP Eimage dust of MES I E vignette control EM IF Brisheye Lens E IF Eich Editor ogoaopemnerngnaa N fel Ly Tool Palette 3 Bird s Eye Information Histogram Markers Application window Image area Multi Image window Windows only Shows the image currently Lists the images in the current being edited folder as thumbnail previews 15 Z The Menu Bar and Quick Tools Although many operations can be performed using both menu commands and the buttons in the Quick Tools palette the explanations in this manual give priority to operations performed using tool buttons Hiding the Tool Palettes and
163. nges to settings stored with files saved in NEF format will be ignored and the settings in the selected settings file applied If you have processed a series of NEF images separately and want to save them all as sixteen bit TIFF you can check this option and use batch processing to save all the images to a single folder in sixteen bit TIFF format 95 5 Begin processing Click Start to put the selected settings into effect and begin processing A batch progress dialog will be displayed except in Windows 98 SE Windows Me or Mac OS 9 the Save Progress window will be displayed if Use Save Progress Window is selected in the Per formance tab of the Preferences dialog 100 Minimize button Source C User My Documents My Pictures Image adjustments Apply settings already in NEF files Last image loaded C My Pictures DSC_0002 NEF Last image saved C My Pictures Img0002 neF Files saved 2 of 4 Current task MSE v Only show warnings and errors Show file paths ib 10 01 2003 06 27 36 PM Batch Started Log area Stop Batch Stop Batch Click this button to stop batch processing before all images have been processed Only show warnings and errors Check this option to display only warnings and errors in the log area If this option is not checked the log will also show the names and locations of the original images captured photographs and processed images Show file paths
164. nition you can sharpen outlines using the con trols in the Unsharp Mask palette Unsharp mask only be applied at Unsharp Mask the last step after all other adjustments have been made Reduce the noise common to pictures taken with digital cameras Nikon Capture supports color noise reduction edge noise reduction and moir reduction RAW images only Increase detail in shadows or highlights i ma Red Eye Correct red eye in portraits Process pictures taken with an AF DX 10 5mm f2 8G fisheye Nikkor lens to reduce distortion at the edges of the frame making them Fisheye Lens 77 look like images taken with a wide angle lens Adjust the size and resolution of the image for output on a particular Size 79 device Resolution Noise Reduction ZA The Curves Tool and the LCH Editor The Curves tool controls the distribution of tones in the red green and blue channels and in the RGB master channel and provides visual feedback on the amount of tone information lost through editing The LCH Editor is a better tool for making fine adjustments to luminosity brightness color saturation and hue note however that changes to these settings may produce results that exceed the dynamic range of the RGB channels 31 Suggested steps for processing images are shown below RAW Images Use the Advanced RAW and White Balance tools to adjust the originals El advanced RAW Ej white Balance Set Color Temper
165. ntil this window is closed Hide Camera Controls Download Options Z Enable controls on the camera body Nikon Capture Camera Control eeo The D70 is connected a Images captured by this camera will bypass the Memory card and be downloaded directly to the computer until this window is closed Hide Camera Controls Download Options Enable controls on the camera body Exposure Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing Exposure Mode Programmed Auto E Exposure Mode Shutter Speed 4 1 3 sec Shutter Speed Aperture gt F4 8 Aperture C 8 al VY Exposure Comp 8 gt oey Exposure Comp gt o ev Flash Comp 4 gt OEV fga O Flexible Program lt 4 0 step s Bh Cangi Y Flexible Program Bhae s 0 Step s AF and hot Se ey AF and Shoot Shoot Windows Macintosh 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 Windows or Quit Mac OS 9 In Mac OS X select Quit Nikon Capture Control from the application menu About Nikon Capture Camera Control Preferences 38K Services gt Hide Nikon Capture Control 3H
166. o choose a new folder click the Browse button to the right of the text box and navigate to the desired location File Naming Conventions Windows n environments that do not support long file names the maximum length is eight char acters file names may not contain spaces quotes or any of the following characters men ngn ugu et I Where long file names are supported file names may not contain quotes or any of the following charac ters A y i m mm nxn wgn mou uyn apg ap Macintosh The maximum length for Macintosh file names is thirty one characters Colons are not allowed Error Messages If an invalid file name or other error is identified in the Live Batch dialog a message will be displayed Return to the Live Batch dialog and adjust settings as directed in the message Q Apply Settings Written by Camera Versus Save Unmodified Files The Apply settings written by camera option saves images in the working output color space se lected in the Color Management tab of the Preferences dialog 104 105 The working color space is not applied to images saved using the Save unmodified files option 118 Click Start Click Start to put the selected settings into effect A progress dialog will be displayed Live Batch Download folder C My Documents My Pictures 7 1 GB available on this volume Image adjustments Apply camera settings Last image saved Images saved 0 Do
167. o change in color while a change of the same amount at 3000K would produce a large difference in color Mired calculated by multiplying the inverse of the color temperature by 105 is a Change in Color Temp measure of color temperature that takes such variation into Suto ook ok account and as such is the unit used in color temperature 7000 K 6000K 1000K compensation filters 33 Adjust white balance using the options in the White Balance palette Camera WB Shows the white balance setting in effect at the time the photograph was taken and the amount of fine tuning performed New WB The white balance setting to be applied to the captured image can be chosen from the options listed in the table below When Daylight Standard Fluorescent or High Color Rendering Fluorescent is selected white balance can be fine tuned by selecting an option from the sub menu Sub menu Color Option option temperature Description UseGray Point White balance is set to the value chosen in the gray point selection dialog 35 White balance is set to the value recorded when Recorded the picture was taken note that choosing another Value white balance option with the same color tempera ture may not produce the same results Calculate White balance is adjusted automatically based on een eo ne ne white balance of the original image Cloudy 6 000K Suited to photos taken under overcast skies Shade 8 000K Suited to photos taken in the
168. o reflect the new value for white point To sample the image for the black point click the Black Point button and move the eyedropper cursor over the image until you find the point that you want to use to set the minimum input value then click the mouse button to select the black point 52 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 reflect 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 If however darkest shade present in the image is a lighter color the output level for the black point can be raised to achieve more natural coloration The output levels for the white point and black point are set using the white point and black point output sliders on the left side of the curve edit display v g Curves slider Black point output a 0 slider NEIMNNEE 4 l rA 1 00 255 Input 158 Output 250 To set the output level click the slider once to activate it then drag it up or down until you have found the desired output level the output level can also be set by entering a value di rectly in the text box to the left of the slider The effects of the change will be reflected in the active image Sampling White Point or Black Point for the Current Chann
169. o return to the Print layout eate dialog Poca ean AP ma sean Depth level Put a check in the box next to oe the level of information you want included with your prints Choose from EEEE e Basic file name and date and time of jat ciy recording Font e Additional information camera mod el shutter speed aperture f number image size exposure mode and white balance e Detail information metering mode exposure compensation focal length autofocus mode and sensitivity ISO equivalency To change the font used to print shooting information click Change Arial Regular Auto Sample Imprint capture date over image Select Date only to print the date of recording on the image or Date and Time to print the date and time of recording To choose the font used to print the date or date and time click Change Use output resolution Check this option to print the image at its native resolution and dimensions In Nikon Capture 4 this is the size and resolution selected in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Size Resolution palette 79 If the image will not fit in the printable area see above at the current printer and paper size settings when you click the Print button to begin printing a message will be displayed warning that the image will be cropped to fit the printable area Choose a larger paper size or reduce the size of the image using the Size Resolution palette Use output resolution is not available when
170. ocation Next file name This text box shows a sample of the file names that will be used when sav ing the images after processing Click Edit to modify file naming rules 113 Save as type Choose the file format that will be used to save the processed images The following formats are available Use source file type NEF TIFF RGB TIFF CMYK and JPEG Choose Use source file type to save captured images in the format used by the camera When NEF or TIFF RGB is selected compression can be chosen from a pull down menu When JPEG is selected the compression ratio can be chosen from Highest Compression Ratio Good Compression Ratio Good Balance Good Quality and Excellent Quality See Saving Images 83 for more details Bit depth The bit depth the number of bits of color information per channel for each pixel in the image at which the image will be saved The 16 bit option is only available if the selected file type is TIFF format RGB and the original image has a bit depth of over eight bits 4 Choose whether to save original photographs In the Archive section choose whether to save unprocessed copies of the photographs captured from the camera Save Unmodified Files Check this option to save both the original image and copies pro cessed according the options selected in the Image Adjustments section Save to This text box shows the folder to which unprocessed images will be saved T
171. of 3 If red is taken as the starting color raising hue above 0 the default setting at which hue is unchanged would introduce a yellow cast making colors that would be red at a setting of 0 appear increasingly orange Lowering hue below 0 would introduce a blue cast making colors that would be red at a setting of 0 ap pear increasingly purple in the case of the D1x and D1h 9 is equivalent to a camera hue set ting of 0 0 to a setting of 3 and 9 to a setting of 6 To use the value for hue adjustment in effect at the time the photograph was taken turn the Hue Adjustment check box off Sharpening Tone Comp Color Mode and Saturation In the case of images taken with D2 series D1 series D200 D100 D70s D70 or D50 cameras the sharpening tone compensation color mode and saturation settings in effect at the time the photo graph was taken are marked with an asterisk no asterisk will be displayed if Auto was selected for sharpening tone compensation or saturation Choose Unchanged for results identical to those ob tained with the camera other settings may not produce the same results Color Mode If Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files is selected for Default RGB color space in the Color Management tab of the Options Preferences dialog 104 105 the default RGB color profile will be used as the working color space for all images regardless of the mode selected
172. on each im age Apply current settings Select this option to process the images in the selected folder us ing the settings currently in effect in Nikon Capture 4 Editor To change settings before beginning batch HEPR processing click Change Settings A ttiswitpause the current operation so that you can make changes to the Image i h A z Adjustment tools Do you want to load an image in the upcoming batch to assist in making dialog will be displayed where an image _ those changes can be opened to assist with the process of Toad rst imagen E asus Naya uu Cancel adjusting settings Click No to adjust set tings without opening an image To open the first image in the source folder Choose image click Load First Image To select another ae image from the source folder click Choose DSC_0001 jpg Image The dialog shown at right will be Doc Ong displayed select an image and click OK OK Cancel Help A pause dialog will be displayed adjust Batch Paused settings as desired and then click Resume changes tothe ings Aistmert tole After the ches ae Batch to return to the batch processing complete press the Resume Batch button below dialed Apply settings in Select this option to process the images in the selected folder using joint settings created using the Save Selected Adjustments or Save All Adjustments option in the Settings gt Image Adjustment menu amp 82 note that if Calculate Au tomatic
173. ontrast without causing a corresponding loss of detail in shadows Similarly if the original image does not actually contain shades corresponding to the maximum value the white point can be lowered to match the brightest shade in the image There are two steps to selecting a white point and black point for the final image choosing the white point and black point input levels and selecting output levels White Point and Black Point Input Levels Input levels for the white point and black point can be set using any o methods e automatic contrast adjustment e white point and black point sliders e direct sampling using the white point and black point eyedropper tools E the following three 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 specified in the Preferences dialog amp 102 By default 0 5 of the brightest and darkest pixels are excluded producing a curve that makes optimal use of the output tone range while preserving details in shadows and highlights To perform an auto contrast operation click the Auto Contrast button The white and black points for each of the red green and blue channels will be modified simultaneously and the master curve will be displayed in the C
174. option a folder selection dialog gt will be displayed Select a folder containing Im age Dust Off reference data Images Taken with Other Cameras If the image in the active window was not created with a D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera a folder selection dialog will be displayed Select the folder containing the desired Image Dust Off reference photo and click OK The message shown at right will be displayed Click Yes to search for a suitable reference file If more than one file is found a file selection dialog will be displayed see above Select a ee SC reference file for Image Dust Off Nikon Capture Editor E 2 Do you want the dosest Dust Off ref photo match to be selected automaticaly Clicking No will display a list of all Dust Off ref Select Dust Off ref photo photos Select the file that will be used as a ref ern a Ee erence for processing the current image iad vot afr ae GIES The active image was shot at 1 16 2005 11 16 49 AM but the best match is not necessarily the one with the closest date and time 5 2005 12 49 23 AM DSC_0002 NEF fp1 15 2005 12 49 23 AM D5C_0003 NEF 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 No SuitableImages Found If none of the Image Dust Off reference files found is suitable for use with the imag
175. or Save As Same as original file a foc Sera By default a DIX RAW fle wil be By default a D1X RAW file will be 6MP 3008 x 1960 maintain zoom when scale changes Maintain zoom when scale changes Help Cancel 50K Windows Macintosh User Default image adjustments Choose the combined settings set file that will apply when Reset to User Default is se lected from the Settings gt Image Adjustments menu 82 The factory default settings file Neutral set produces a neutral unedited image Open saved images with To specify the application used to open saved images click the Browse button and nav igate to the desired application This setting has no effect on the Sq Open in Photoshop button in the Quick Tools palette 9 Hide Tool Palettes when the application is not active Windows only Select this option to hide the tool palettes and Quick Tool palette when another application is activated and brought to the front Show full path in the image window title bar Windows only Select this option to display the full paths and file names of the images opened in image windows 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 Initial image window size Macintosh on
176. or Settings dia a ee log SS Working Spaces The working space specifies the working color profile for each color model A color profile defines how a color s numeric values map to its visual appearance The working space is used for documents that are not color managed and for newly created documents that are color managed At these settings a warning may be displayed when an image is opened To prevent the warn ing being displayed again select the appropriate option in the warning dialog 144 Appendix C The Nikon NEF Plug in 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 RAW Adjustments DSC_0001 NEF 6 Camera Model NIKON D1X Image Size 3008 x 1960 Exposure Comp lt Unchanged 1 33 gt oo oe Preview White Balance lt Unchanged Preset 2 gt Unchanged IZ 10MP 4016 x 2616 Output After adjusting settings as described below click OK to open the picture Click Cancel to exit without opening the picture Rotate preview 90 coun Rotate preview 90 clock Size of picture width x height in pixels Exposure Comp poU exposure using slider or by entering value between 2 and 2EV in text xposure Comp b ox Unchanged lists exposure compensation value at time picture was taken Cho
177. or temporary data Specify the folder or volume in which tem porary data such as image cache data will be stored The default folder for Windows is the TEMP folder in the Windows di rectory while the default volume for the Macintosh is the start up disk To choose a different folder in the Windows version of the program click the Browse button and navigate to the desired location In the Macintosh version a new volume can be chosen from the pop up menu O The Temporary Files Tab General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management Note Changes made to items on this page will be reflected in Nikon Capture Camera Control and Nikon View Folder for temporary data G Documents and Settings user Local Settings Temp OK Cancel Help Changes to settings in the Temporary Files tab also apply to Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Nikon Capture 4 must be restarted before changes to settings will take effect 101 The Advanced Color Tab The Advanced Color tab contains the fol lowing items General Performance Temporary Files Advanced Color Grid Lines Color Management Black Auto Contrast clip By default the black point is set to a value that excludes 0 5 of the darkest pixels in Sepa ea e the crop This produces an optimal dynamic White Auto Contrast cip 0 60 range with minimal loss of detail in shad Black Dropper value R 0 a o 8 0 ows To
178. ose new value for white balance by selecting option from menu Un changed lists white balance setting in effect at time picture was taken No change No change Incandescent New value suited to incandescent lighting White Balance Fluorescent New value suited to white fluorescent lighting High color rendering fluorescent New value suited to cold fluorescent lighting Daylight New value suited to direct sunlight Shade New value suited to outdoor shade Cloudy New value suited to overcast conditions Flash New value suited to Nikon Speedlights 10MP 4016 x 2616 Open picture at size of 4 016 x 2 616 pixels available only if picture was taken Output with D1x 145 Mac os 9 Color aberration control 28 100 is not applied to images opened in Adobe Photoshop using the Nikon NEF plug in under Mac OS 9 Opening Modified Images If the image has been modified using other Nikon een ee ere ers software the message shown at right will be De rae Me Laide ena displayed 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 It allows RAW images taken with Nikon digital cameras to be opened in Adobe Photoshop Elements version 2 0 or later or Adobe Photoshop version 6 0 or later Windows or 7 0 or later Macintosh If a copy
179. output This option is not supported with some profiles consult the manufacturer for details Relative Colors not in the gamut of the selected printer profile will be printed using the closest colors available Other colors are not affected Perceptual If the image contains colors not in the gamut of the selected printer profile all colors in the image will be compressed to fit the gamut Multiple Displays Macintosh Nikon Capture 4 will identify and list the profiles for all monitors in an extended desktop display allowing you to choose a separate profile for each monitor 106 Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Capturing Photographs J Using the Camera Control component of Nikon Capture 4 you can control almost all aspects of camera operation remotely from your computer If Camera Control is running when a D2 series D200 D100 D70s D70 or D50 camera is connected or a D1 series camera is connected and set to PC mode pictures taken with the camera will be stored on your computer hard disk not the camera memory card The cam era can be operated either directly or using the controls in the Camera Control window Camera settings are displayed in Camera Control This chapter describes the Camera Control and Custom Set tings windows For more information on camera settings see the documentation provided with your camera The Camera Control Window Read this section for a description of the controls in the Nikon C
180. preserve detail at the expense of dy White Dropper value R 255 255 B 255 namic range choose a lower value choose 0 Dropper sample size Pont Sampie i to set the black point to the darkest pixel in the crop To increase dynamic range at the expense of detail choose a higher value White Auto Contrast clip By default the white point is set to a value that excludes 0 5 of the brightest pixels in the crop This produces an optimal dynamic range with minimal loss of detail in highlights To preserve detail at the expense of dynamic range choose a lower value choose 255 to set the white point to the brightest pixel in the crop To increase dynamic range at the expense of detail choose a higher value Black Dropper value White Dropper value Controls the default output values for white point and black point Output for each channel can be set to a value between zero and 255 these settings can also be adjusted in the Curves window By default output levels for the white point are 255 for each channel which displays as white on most computer monitors The defaults for the black point are O for each channel which displays as black Dropper sample size This setting determines the size of the area sampled with the eyedropper set curve point and add watch point cursors in the White Balance Curves LCH Editor and Information palettes You can select a sample sizes of Point Sample the default setting 3x3 Average and 5x5
181. ra orientation and automati cally rotate photographs as they are taken note that in continuous mode the rotation applied to the first image in each burst applies to all images in the series even if camera orientation is changed during shooting If Off is selected all images will be recorded in landscape orientation regardless of how the camera is held Images can be rotated using the options in the Image menu 114 To display a histogram of the current image click the triangle at the bottom of the Status dialog Download folder C User My Documents My Pictures 524 2 MB available on this volume Number of images downloaded in this session 1 Last image saved C My Pictures Img0001 nef Current task Waiting For new images from camera Triangle Show highlights over Also show R G B If the Show highlights over option is checked any areas of the preview image with a brightness over the value entered in the neighboring text box will be indicated by a flash ing border To display histograms for the red R green G and blue B channels 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 E The Minimize Button Clicking the minimize button in the Status dialog minimizes Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 115 Proce
182. re 4 Camera Control Automatic Update Nikon Capture 4 is equipped with an automatic update function known as Nikon Message Center Nikon Message Center checks for updates to a variety of Nikon digital products in cluding Nikon software At default settings Nikon Message Center will automatically check for updates if the computer is connected to the Internet when Nikon Capture 4 starts If an update is available the Nikon Message Center window will be displayed Click Available Messages to view the updates available for your Nikon digital products and software then click Install to download and install the desired updates To personalize your list of Nikon digital products or to view a list of the installed software supported under Nikon Message Center click My Products Macos9 Nikon Message Center is not available in Mac OS 9 Notice to Users in Europe and the U S A To activate Nikon Message Center users in Europe and the U S A must have an account with their regional Nikon Support Center The first time a program equipped with the Nikon Message Center auto update feature starts a license agreement will be displayed After reading the agreement click Accept to accept its terms and display an account activation dialog e If you already have an account with your regional Nikon Support Center enter the supplied user ID and password and the e mail address you used to register After confirming that the computer is connected to the Inte
183. red to their original size for display or editing and lossy algorithms such as JPEG in which some information is lost when the file is restored See also JPEG TIFF Crop The portion of the image selected in an image window Curve See Tone Curve Eyedropper A tool for sampling white point black point or midpoint See a so Black point Midpoint White point FireWire Apple s term for the IEEE 1394 interface See IEEE 1394 Fisheye lens A fisheye lens is any lens with a view angle of 180 degrees or more Fisheye lenses may have a view angle of 180 degrees in all directions or only diagonally Distortion increases towards the edges of the picture with little or no distortion at the center of the image The Fisheye Lens palette in Nikon Capture 4 can be used to reduce distortion in images taken with an AF DX Nikkor ED 10 5mm f 2 8G lens to create an image close to what would be produced by an ordinary wide angle lens Gamma Gamma also written y a fundamental property of video systems determines the intensity of the output signal relative to the input When calculating gamma the maximum possible input intensity is assigned a value of one and the minimum possible intensity no input is assigned a value of zero Output is calculated by raising input to the inverse of the gamma value output input Gamut The range of colors that can be expressed by a given input device for example scanner or digital camer
184. responding image will be displayed in the image area Fi SampleWSC_0002 NEF 12 Tah RS Mm ele A RAW BA BAX Ww 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 Button Name Function Back to previous folder Return to the previous folder Forward to next folder Open the next folder Display the previous image in the image area Next Image Display the next image in the image area Editing Images The image displayed in the image area can be edited in the same way as an image displayed in an image window A 29 Modified images are indicated by an asterisk in the thumbnail list An asterisk will also appear next to images that have been automatically modified via the Enable Color Aberration Control option in the Performance tab of the Options Preferences dialog 100 The Aicon Images to which changes have not been applied are indicated by an icon The icon disappears when the image is displayed in the image area or is saved at the new settings Selecting Multiple Images To select multiple images for printing or to save under another name click the thumbnails while pressing the Ctrl Windows or command Macintosh key or use the Select All Images or Select All Unsaved Images options in the Multi Image menu No image will be displayed in the image area Save As
185. ression to compress images using the LZW algorithm e JPEG Use Compression is automatically selected when images are saved in JPEG for mat The compression ratio can be selected from Highest Compression Ratio Good Compression Ratio Good Balance Good Quality and Excellent Quality Enter a name for the file The default file name appears in the File name text box A new file name can be entered if desired Click Save If the Use Save Progress Window option is selected in the Performance tab of the Pref erences dialog 100 a window will be displayed where the progress of the save opera tion can be viewed while other operations are performed If this option is not selected files will be saved immediately and no progress dialog will be displayed The Save Progress window is not available in Windows 98 SE Windows Me or Mac OS 9 File Naming Conventions Windows n environments that do not support long file names the maximum length is eight char acters file names may not contain spaces quotes or any of the following characters mau ugu ugu er I Where long file names are supported file names may not contain quotes or any of the following charac tersi Y a nan ngu no o and mp Macintosh The maximum length for Macintosh file names is thirty one characters Colons are not allowed NEF NEF files created with Nikon Capture 4 can not be opened in earlier versions of Ni
186. rnet click Activate Nikon Message Center A dialog allowing you to opt in or out of Nikon mailings will be displayed e If you do not have an account or have forgotten your password confirm that the computer is con nected to the Internet and click Visit Nikon Support Center After obtaining the required account information enter the details in the account activation dialog and click Activate Nikon Message Center A dialog allowing you to opt in or out of Nikon mailings will be displayed Z The Opt in Opt out Dialog The first 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 Downloading Updates An Internet connection is required to download updates The user bears all applicable fees charged by the phone or cable company or Internet service provider Dial up Connections When using a dial up connection be aware that the connection is not automatically terminated when download is complete Be sure to terminate the connection manually Privacy Information provided by the user as part of this service will not be given to third parties without the user s permission E Checking for Updates Manually To check for updates manually select Check for updates from the Help menu 4 System Requirements What You Need to Run Nikon Capture 4 Before installing Nikon Capture 4 make sure that your system sa
187. ry Files Color Management Note Changes made to items on this page will be reflected in Nikon Capture Editor Nikon View and PictureProject _ColorSync Default Profiles for Documents Default RGB color space Generic RGB Profile iz C Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files CMYK separation profile Generic CMYK Profile 3 Device Profiles Windows Folder for Temporary Data Change Display Profile C Use profile for printing Printer No RGB printer profiles available K3 Intent Perceptual co Help J Cancel Co Help Macintosh 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 E The Color Management Tab Changes to settings in the Color Management tab also apply to Nikon Capture 4 Editor PictureProject and Nikon View 138 Appendices Technical Notes The appendices cover the following topics Appendix A Supported Color Profiles Read this section for a description of the RGB color space profiles supported under Nikon Capture 4 Appendix B Color Matching in Adobe Photoshop Version 7 0 or later Learn how to preserve color space profile information when opening 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
188. s and are now on their way to be coming a global standard ICC profiles have been proposed as an International Organization for Standardization ISO standard See also Profile IEEE 1394 A high speed transfer protocol defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for connecting peripherals such as hard disks MO drives and digital cameras to a computer via a cable JPEG A standard graphic format designed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group Images are compressed using a discrete cosine transform that takes advantage of the properties of hu man vision which is more sensitive to light in the lower wavelengths to increase quantization at lower frequencies JPEG compression is lossy meaning that information is lost when images are compressed leading to a drop in image quality A lossless compression option is also supported in some implementations JPEG images can be compressed to as much as 100 1 though quality will be significantly reduced At a compression ratio of 20 1 image quality is not noticeably diminished LCD Liquid Crystal Display LCDs are notable for their thinness lightness and the fact that they consume relatively little energy Memory card Used for storage of photographs in Nikon digital cameras Midpoint Controls the output level for mid tones in the original image See also Tone Tone curve NEF An abbreviation of Nikon Electronic Format an image file format developed by Nikon to
189. s D70 D50 only Use the arrows to choose the maxi mum number of shots that can be taken in a single burst in continuous mode or enter a value directly in the text box The maximum permitted value varies with the current image quality setting the value chosen should not however exceed the capacity of the camera memory buffer as shown at the right edge of the LCD display Values larger than the capacity of the camera memory buffer will be shown in red This setting only applies when the camera is connected and differs from the maximum selected in the Custom Settings menu D70 Self Timer and Remote Modes When a D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 or D100 camera is set to self timer mode or when the D70s 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 buttons 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 Continuous Mode D2 Series D200 D70s D70 D50 Cameras Only When a D2 series D200 D70s D70 or D50 camera is connected the amount of memory remaining in the camera memory buffer is displayed at the right edge of the simulated LCD panel This information is updated at regular intervals but temporary discrepancies may exist between the display and the actual amount of memory remaining
190. s check box is on the image will automatically be opened in the selected application after being saved to disk File Names If multiple images are selected in the Multi lmage window a File Names button will be displayed Click this button to view or modify file naming rules 113 Z The Multi image Window If the image in the Multi lmage window is saved under another name using the Save As option the original image will still be displayed in the image area LSE z BSH image selected in EEE E If image is saved to thumbnail list is dis current folder under played in image area new name modified lf image is edited image appears in asterisk appears thumbnail list but in title bar original is still dis played in image area If changes to the originals have not been saved us MENEN ing the Save option the dialog shown at right will LIN seve changes to comets and Settings ery Documentsiyiy Preset DSH 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 file names 86 Yes _Yestoat_ no C notoan cancel The Save Progress Window Windows 98 SE Windows Me Mac OS 9 Excluded If the Use Save Progress Window option ENM is selected in the Performance tab of the Saves progress Log Preferences dialog 5 100 the Save Prog DY Saving C Documents and Settings User My Documents My Pictures Im
191. s taken at an image quality setting of RAW can be processed to adjust white balance reduce the effects of dust perform vignette control or to alter exposure compensation image sharpening tone compensation color mode and hue adjustment from the settings in effect at the time the photograph was taken All images can be processed using the tools in the Curves Color Balance LCH Editor Color Booster Photo Effects Unsharp Mask Noise Reduction D Lighting Red Eye Correction and Size Resolution palettes Images taken with an AF DX 10 5mm f2 8G fisheye Nikkor lens can also be pro cessed to reduce distortion Image quality Process Palette Pad tone compensation color mode hue adjustment and saturation RAW A image sensor Off ereis of camerae reor S teristics of camera lens Control Adjust tone color balance and contrast There are two distinct tools for this task the Curves palette which provides precise control over tone and the Color Balance palette which features simpler controls Adjust luminosity master lightness color brightness chroma color LCH Editor 57 saturation or vividness and hue Adjust color automatically according to the subject Color Booster Curves Color Balance Convert images to black and white sepia or to other tints or ad just the brightness of the cyan red magenta green or yellow blue Photo Effects 64 RAW channels RGB TIFF YCbCr TIFF JPEG EXTRA If the image lacks defi
192. shade on sunny days To 3000K Standard Fluorescent 3700K 3 700K s Cool White ted to fluorescent lighting including lighting High Color EOL 4 100K_ with a noticeable color cast The type of bulb can Rendering 5000K be chosen from a sub menu of five options Fluorescent ee cane 6500K Flash 5 400K _ Suited to photos taken with Nikon Speedlights Not available with RAW images taken with COOLPIX series cameras May not produce desired results with all images if necessary use another white balance setting adjust white balance using fine adjustment or sample image for grey point 35 ae Direct sunlight 5 200K sai ted to photos taken in direct sunlight Daylight Fine Adjustment Color temperature can be fine tuned using this slider This option is not available when Use Gray Point or Recorded Value is selected for New WB Color temperature can be adjusted by 50 mired Note that color temperature can not be raised above 9090K and that a setting of Flash can be fine tuned in the range of 4255K 7407 K ZA COOLPIX Cameras The dialog similar to that shown at right may be displayed after adjustments to the white balance of RAW images taken with some adjustments made to this image require additional processing which may take a few seconds You may COOLPIX series cameras Click Update Display to view the effects continue to make changes but they will not be displayed on the image until you pr
193. ssing Photographs as They Are Captured As photographs are captured Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control can automatically process the images to reflect image adjustment settings in Nikon Capture 4 Editor For information on performing batch processing on images that have already been saved to disk see Batch Processing 92 Select Live Batch from the Camera menu Open the Live Batch dialog 117 Vv Choose how photographs will be processed 117 Choose the folder that will be used to store the photographs 118 Choose a naming method and file format for captured photographs 118 Choose whether to save unmodified photo graphs separately 118 Click Start 119 Open the batch progress dialog Take photographs 119 Finish shooting Click Stop Batch to exit the Live Batch dialog Close the batch progress dialog 119 Z Auto Image Rotation D2 Series D200 D70s D70 D50 Only If On or Automatic the default setting is selected for the auto image rotation option in the camera setup menu D2 series D200 D70s D70 and D50 cameras will detect camera orientation and automati cally rotate photographs as they are taken note that in continuous mode the rotation applied to the first image in each burst applies to all images in the series even if camera orientation is changed during shooting If Off is selected all images will be recorded in landscape orientation regardless of how the camera is held Images can be rotated using th
194. st camera settings as described in the section on preset white balance in the cam era user s manual and click OK to measure a value for white balance Dust Off Ref Photo D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 only D2X dialogs for other cameras may differ Choose this option to take a reference photo Dust Off ref photo for Image Dust Off The dialog shown at When the OK button is clicked the camera will take a dust off ref photo right will be displayed With the camera lens Take photo of featureless white object 10cm from lens ten centimeters four inches from a feature This photo may be used by Nikon Capture Editor for Image Dust Off less white object frame the object so that CIT PE e it fills the viewfinder and click OK to record an Image Dust Off reference photo See the camera manual for details Choosing a Mode D70s D70 D50 Only The Measure White Balance option is only available in P S A and M modes Set Color Temperature D2 Series D200 Only The desired results may not be achieved with flash or fluorescent lighting 133 Edit Image Comment Selecting this option displays the dialog Edit Image Comment x shown at right where you can enter a com i ment or title for subsequent photographs If the camera currently connected is in the D1 oo ELE he series enter a title of thirty eight characters or less and click OK The title will be used D1 series for all subsequent photograp
195. sunlight or under overcast skies or indoors under incandescent or fluorescent 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 final photograph This adjustment is called white balance White point The input value above which all input tones are mapped to the maximum output value the default for the master channel is white Any details brighter than the white point will be lost See also Tone Tone curve 154 Index A AC adapter 130 137 Adobe Photoshop 98 99 140 141 143 144 Adobe Photoshop Elements 142 Adobe RGB 140 142 Adobe Wide RGB 140 142 Advanced Color tab 102 Advanced RAW palette 31 32 39 41 Apple RGB 140 142 Apply button 29 Auto brightness 93 94 Auto contrast 48 51 58 102 Auto contrast clip 102 149 B Batch processing 92 96 See also Live Batch Bird s Eye palette 19 Bit depth 84 95 118 149 Black and white 64 Black point 48 50 53 102 Bracketing 121 129 Brightness 23 58 66 67 Bruce RGB 140 142 Cc Camera control 107 138 Camera menu 132 134 Channel 48 50 53 55 57 61 Chroma 57 60 63 CIE RGB 141 142 CMYK 104 106 default 104 105 profile 104 106 Color 23 40 48 55 57 58 63 66 102 104 106 Color Aberration Control 28 100 Color Balance palette 31 66 67 Color Booster palette 31 32 63 Color lightness 5
196. sup port high resolution twelve bit RAW image data In Windows NEF files have the extension nef NEF images can be opened and edited only in Nikon Capture The advantage of NEF is that while user settings such as curves and color balance are saved they are not applied to the original image data NEF images may thus be edited and saved several times without degrading or altering the original image NEF files however require a relatively large amount of storage space See also RAW image 151 Noise Data in an image file that are not a part of the original image the digital equivalent of film grain The presence of noise is reflected in a loss in image quality Noise appears primarily in dark areas of the image and can be reduced by adjusting exposure or lighting to fill in shadows ppcm pixels per centimeter a measure of resolution The more pixels per centimeter the higher the resolution See a so ppi Resolution ppi pixels per inch a measure of resolution The more pixels per inch the higher the resolution See also ppcm Resolution Preferences Settings controlling basic operations performed by a given program adjustable by the user Profile A file defining the color characteristics of an input device such as a scanner or digital camera an output device such as a printer or monitor or the color space used for editing images Profiles are used by color management systems to ensure consistent color reproduction The N
197. t and dark portions of the image lowering contrast A value for contrast between 100 and 100 can be entered in the text box to the right of the slider Adjusting Color Balance While the brightness slider adjusts brightness for the image as a whole the three color balance controls allow the user to adjust brightness for each color individually For ex ample dragging the red slider in the direction brightens the red portions of the image making the image as a whole more red Dragging it in the direction dims the red ele ments in the image bringing out the remaining colors A value between 100 and 100 can be entered for each color in the text box to the right of the slider The Color Balance Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the Color Bal EERE ance palette displays the Color Balance Set tings menu Copy to Clipboard Load m Save Reset to Neutral Option Description Copy to Clipboard Copy current Color Balance settings to the clipboard Select this item to load brightness contrast and color balance settings previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you Load can navigate to the drive volume and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension nca will be displayed The settings in the Color Balance palette will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save brightness contrast and color bal
198. t highlights S to view or hide lost shadows 25 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 22 To display or hide the Histogram palette click the triangle in the Histogram palette title bar 29 By default the Histogram palette is in Tool Palette 3 Histogram Channel View the histogram for the entire image or selected chan nels Input lint Start 106 End 120 Start End The level brightness of the ESS The range of values selected in point under the cursor the histogram display To select an area of the histogram drag the mouse over the histogram display The pixels with values in the selected range will blink in the image window Click Clear to cancel the current selection e Histogram Input Start 106 End 120 26 The Markers Palette Changes to pictures can be recorded using the Markers palette To display or hide the Mark ers palette click the triangle in the Markers palette title bar 29 By default the Markers palette is in Tool Palette 3 To add a marker Click Add After editing a picture open the markers Markers palette and click Add Original Enter a marker name Enter a marker name and click OK The new marker will be added to the markers pal ette g Markers Add Marker Original Last Saved Marker 1
199. taken with Nikon digital cam eras after they have been transferred to the computer using PictureProject or Nikon View Nikon Capture 4 Editor supports batch processing and can be used to adjust RAW images in ways not supported by other software Photographs Transfer to computer using PictureProject or Nikon View on camera memory card Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control When a D2 or D1 series D200 D100 D70s D70 or D50 camera is connected to a com puter running Nikon Capture 4 Camera Con trol photographs can be recorded directly to the computer hard disk as they are taken The controls in the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Con trol window can be used to release the shut ter or adjust camera settings or to perform interval timer photography not otherwise supported on some models Connect camera and computer Nikon Capture Camera Control File Camera je Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Images captured by this camera will bypass the Memory card and be downloaded directly to the computer until this window is closed Hide Camera Controls 7 Enable controls on the camera body Download Options Exposure 1 Exposure 2 Storage Mechanical Image Processing Exposure Mode Shutter Speed 4 1 3 sec Aperture gt fj4 8 oe gt oey o Steps Exposure Comp C8 Flash Comp 4 Flexible Program 8 we AE and srk Nikon Captu
200. that shown at right may be displayed teow 2 Tyres the Update Display button after adjustments to exposure compensation sharpening and tone compensation Click Update Display to view the effects of the new settings COOLPIX 8800 39 Tone Comp Adjust image contrast Choose from Unchanged Low Contrast Medium Low Normal Medium High High Contrast or User Defined Custom Curve Be cause the D1 does not store custom curves in the image file settings of User Defined Custom Curve are equivalent to Normal when selected with photographs taken with the D1 With D2 series D1x D1H D200 D100 D70s D70 and D50 cameras selecting User Defined Custom Curve restores the tone curve in effect at the time the photo graph was taken Color Mode Choose a color mode for fine control over chroma brightness and color gamut much as you would choose different kinds of color film for different scenes Choose from Unchanged Mode I Mode II Mode III Mode la Mode Illa or B amp W In the case of images taken with the D1 Unchanged is equivalent to D1 Mode NTSC Color mode selection is available only in the case of RAW images taken with D2 series D1 series D200 D100 D70s D70 or D50 cameras Saturation Adjust the vividness of colors without affecting hue Choose from Un changed Moderate Normal or Enhanced Hue Adjustment Adjusts hue without affecting brightness or saturation Hue can be ad justed in the range 9 to 9 in seven steps
201. the Memory card and be downloaded directly to the computer until this window is closed Hide Camera Controls _ Download Options _ Y Enable controls on the camera ea a ae Exposure Mode Shutter Speed 1 3 sec Aperture 14 8 Exposure Comp 4 S oev Flash Comp 7 S oev Flexible Program lt 4 gt ostep s TA j mulated LCD panel 3 Lo eee shoot buttons Connection Status This area shows the following information about the camera currently connected e Camera name e Camera orientation D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 only If On or Automatic the default setting is selected for the auto image rotation option in the camera setup menu camera orientation will be indicated by an icon as shown below No icon will be displayed if Off is selected Horizontal Rotated 90 clockwise Rotated 90 counterclockwise Hide Camera Control Click this button to hide the Camera Control panels during shooting Download Options Click this button to choose a destination and file name for pictures captured from the camera amp 112 Enable controls on the camera body D2 series D200 D70s D70 D50 only Check this option to enable camera controls allowing settings to be adjusted and photo graphs taken directly from the camera The camera power switch and AF area mode selector can not be used when this option is checked all other controls function normally ZA The Function Dial D100 Digital Cameras Only
202. time and date settings click Use Current Date Time Click Set to set the clock calendar to the time and date Csa_ Leet Ler shown Tl 10 2005 Edit Camera Curves This option is used to create a custom tone compensation curve and download it to the cam era where it applies when Custom is selected for the camera tone compensation option Edit Camera Curves x Load Save Sample Image 1 00 60 Input 159 Output 69 OK Cancel Help The controls in the Edit Camera Curves window are identical to those in the Curves window except in the following respects 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 defined sample image can be selected 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 Any changes to curves are reflected in the sample image To copy the edited curve to the camera click OK The upper left section of the Edit Camera Curves window contains Load and Save buttons By clicking the Load button previously stored curves with less than 20 spline points can be selected via the Open dialog if the selected file has more than 20 spline points a warning will be displayed and no file will be loaded Look for files with the ntc extension The Save button opens t
203. tisfies the following require ments Macintosh Pre installed versions of Windows XP Mac OS 9 0 4 9 2 2 Mac OS X ver Home Edition Windows XP Professional sion 10 1 5 or later Note that Dutch Windows 2000 Professional Windows Italian Korean and Swedish versions of Millennium Edition Me Windows 98 Nikon Capture 4 are not available for Second Edition SE CPU Model 300 MHz Pentium equivalent or better Built in USB or FireWire port required e Windows Mac OS X 256 MB 768 MB or more recommended RAM e Mac OS 9 memory allocation of 64MB or more to Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 512 MB or more to Nikon Capture 4 Editor KECERI ITER 200 MB required for installation Video 800x600 pixels or more with 16 bit color High Color thousands of colors 24 bit resolution color True Color millions of colors recommended Open Host Controller Interface OHCI 433 compliant IEEE 1394 interface board or ELLE card required for connection to D1 series cameras Built in IEEE 1394 FireWire interface required for connection to D1 series cameras Interface pioase e Built in USB interface eRATOC REX PCIU3U USB interface board USB 2 0 for use only with D2 series cameras under Mac OS X ported cameras D2 series D1 series D200 D100 D70s D70 and D50 Camera Control e CD ROM drive required for installation Other e Internet connection required for some options With CarbonLib version 1 6 or later Connect
204. tly in effect in Nikon Capture 4 Editor This option is only available when Nikon Capture 4 Editor is running To open Nikon Capture 4 Editor and adjust settings click the Edit Settings in Nikon Capture Editor button Apply settings in Select this option to process the images using combination settings created using the Save Selected Adjustments or Save All Adjustments option in the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Settings gt Image Adjustment menu 82 note that if Calculate Automatically is selected for white balance in the settings file the recorded value will be used when images are processed Click Browse to select a combination settings file Live Batch Processing Live batch processing is used to perform the operations specified in the Image Adjustments section of the Live Batch dialog as images are captured from the camera To ensure that desired results are achieved we recommend processing a test image before beginning batch processing Batch processing can not be used to adjust settings separately for each image instead the images must be opened one at a time and separate adjustments made manually for each image 117 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 l
205. trol settings are saved 1 with the extension nvc Reset to Default Recent Vignette Control settings files up to four are listed at the end of the Recent files settings menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Vignette Control palette to the saved settings A The Settings Menu The Vignette Control menu can also be displayed by selecting Vignette Control from the Settings menu 47 Curves Although your Nikon digital camera will reproduce colors accurately if settings have been adjusted appropriately it will usually be necessary to adjust contrast tone brightness levels and color balance to make maximum use of the tone range and color gamut offered by a particular output device such as a printer or monitor Nikon Capture offers two tools for performing these tasks the Color Balance palette see Color Balance later in this chapter and the Curves palette Of the two the Curves palette offers the more precise control The Color Balance palette is useful when for example you want to adjust brightness or color balance for all pixels in the image The Curves palette in contrast allows adjustments to be made to specific portions of the tone range making it possible to enhance the image while preserving detail Curves an Overview To view the Curves palette select the tool palette containing the Curves palette from the View menu the default location for the Curves palette is Tool Palette 1
206. urves palette the master curve itself is unaffected by this operation Clicking the button with the Ctrl Windows or option Macintosh key held down adjusts contrast only for the channel currently selected in the channel menu 51 White Point and Black Point Sliders The white point and black point sliders can 255 be used to match the white and black points to the histogram 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 To edit the white point or black point click 0 the corresponding slider once to activate it NINES 1 00 255 then drag it to the right or left a value can also be entered directly in the text box under Input 158 Output 250 neath the slider Matching the black point Black point slider White point slider slider with the lowest input value displayed in the histogram will set the minimum output value for the selected channel to the darkest pixel actually present in the image steepening the curve and enhancing contrast without sacrificing detail in shadows Similarly matching the white point slider with the highest input value displayed in the histogram will set the maximum output value for the selected channel to the brightest pixel present in the image enhancing contrast without loss of detail in highlights Any changes are applied instantly to the active imag
207. using the Save option see below A dialog will be displayed where you can navigate to the drive volume Load and directory containing the desired settings file only files with the extension niv will be displayed The settings in the LCH Editor will instantly revert to the saved settings Select this item to save settings for all channels to a named file These settings can later be recalled using the Load option Choosing Save displays a dialog where you can choose a destination and file name for the current LCH Editor set tings LCH Editor settings are saved with the extension nlv Reset to Neutral Reset all curves to linear Advanced Color Open the Nikon Capture 4 Editor Preferences dialog to the Advanced Color tab Preferences where you can adjust auto contrast shadows and highlights 102 Recent LCH Editor settings files up to four are listed at the end of the settings Recent files menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in LCH Editor to the saved settings E The Settings Menu The LCH Editor Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting LCH Editor from the Settings menu 62 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 Apply button Settings button Color Booster from the View menu the FT Us default loc
208. ustment value between 0 and 100 can also be entered directly in the text box the default setting is 25 e Color Boost Drag the slider to the right to increase color saturation or enter a value between 0 and 100 directly in the text box to its right Better Quality HQ Selecting Better Quality HQ displays Bb tighting the options shown at right z e Shadow Adjustment Drag the slider paom O to the right to enhance details in shad Shadow Adjustment 4 ows or enter a value between 1 and Highlight Adjustment lt 4 100 directly in the text box to its right Color Boost 8 the default setting is 50 e Highlight Adjustment Drag the slider to reveal highlights where the subject is much brighter than the background or the background much brighter than the subject An adjustment value between 1 and 100 can also be entered directly in the text box the default setting is 1 e Color Boost Drag the slider to the right to increase color saturation or enter a value between 0 and 100 directly in the text box to its right 73 The D Lighting Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the D Light EEE ing palette displays the D Lighting Settings menu on Copy to Clipboard Method Faster H5 Bet Leads y Save Adjustment 4 i zs Reset to Default Option Description Select this item to load D Lighting settings previously saved using the Save option see below A dialog will be displ
209. uto 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 fifteen minutes or less When taking photographs at longer intervals use an AC adapter available separately to power the camera Hard Disk Full A warning will appear when space is no longer available on the destination disk for photographs taken using time lapse photography Use the information in the warning to reduce the number of photographs or change the destination drive Error Logs If an error occurs during shooting an error log will be displayed click OK to close the log and return to the Camera Control window E The Minimize Button Clicking the minimize button in the progress dialog minimizes Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 122 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 five 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 Download Options and shoot buttons can be accessed from all five tabs D70 Nikon Capture Camera Control File Camera Settings Tools Help The D70 is connected Connection status Images captured by this camera will bypass
210. ve bits data with a bit depth of twelve bits are handled internally as sixteen bit data The distribution of tones in the image can be seen in the Curves window histogram See also Bit depth Tone curve A visual tool for editing tones enhancing brightness and contrast in a selected portion of the tone range Changing the shape of the tone curve changes the mapping between input the tones in the original image and output tones as they appear after editing The digital equivalent of a densitometric curve See also Tone Unsharp Mask A filter for increasing the apparent sharpness of bit mapped images Sometimes abbreviated as USM Unsharp masks emphasize the differences in color and brightness between edges outlines and the rest of the image See a so Halo width Threshold USB Universal Serial Bus A standard for computer serial interfaces which allows automatic plug and play recognition of peripheral devices and hot plug connection of peripherals while the computer or device is on Depending on the type of interface installed on the computer USB will operate at high speed USB 2 0 only with data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps or full speed USB 1 1 USB 2 0 with data transfer rates of up to 12 Mbps For more information consult the manufacturer 153 White balance The human eye is able to adapt to changes in lighting and consequently to humans a white object will still look white whether viewed in direct
211. will be shown but changes can only be made using camera controls See the camera manual for details Focus Mode The current focus mode setting is displayed See the camera manual for details This setting can not be changed from Nikon Capture 129 Lens Displays the focal length and maximum aperture of the lens currently attached to the camera Depending on the lens type some information may not be displayed If the lens focal length or maximum aperture have been specified manually see below an asterisk will appear next to these values Edit D2 series D200 only This button Lens Definition is only available when a non CPU lens is Focal Length TE mounted on the camera Clicking Edit Maximum Aperture nja EE displays the dialog shown at right where the om lens focal length and maximum aperture can be entered Click OK to copy the values to the camera Main Battery Level Displays the level of the main camera battery Green indicates that the battery has enough charge for continued operation Yellow indicates that battery level is low ready a fully charged spare battery pack Red indicates that the battery is exhausted and that no further photographs can be taken until the battery pack has been replaced You may not be able to control the camera from Nikon Capture when the battery is exhausted Replace with a fully charged spare battery pack or use an AC adapter available separately Clock Battery Level D1 ser
212. wnload task Waiting For new images from camera Batch task None Stop Batch Take photographs Take photographs using the camera shutter release button End batch processing Once you have finished taking photographs click Stop Batch to end batch processing If the Batch Task text box shows that images remain to be processed a warning will be dis played Click Yes to exit without saving unprocessed images or No to process and save the images before returning to the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control dialog ZA The Warning Button If an error occurs during shooting a warning button will appear at the bottom of the Live Batch dialog Clicking this button will display a message End shooting and close the Live Batch dialog as directed An error log will be displayed click OK to close the log and return to the Camera Control window E The Minimize Button Clicking the minimize button in the progress dialog minimizes Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control 119 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 Open the Time Lapse Photography dialog Camera menu 120 Vv Choose whether to focus before each shot 121 Choose the number of photographs to be taken 121 Choose an interval setting 121 Choose whether to process photographs au tomatically 135 Click Start to begin time lapse photography Open th
213. x D1H Custom Setting 33 Noise Reduction D100 Custom Setting 4 can be adjusted from the Processing tab of the Camera Control window 135 Custom Settings for D1 Series and D100 Cameras Custom Settings for Di series and D100 MEEI cameras are divided among three tabs _ Pacet page2 Page 3 Banka Page 1 Page 2 and Page 3 See the camera l manual for details Custom Settings for D70 D70s and D50 Cameras Custom Settings for the D70s D70 and D50 Custom Settings EJ are divided among three tabs Basic Ad Basic advanced 1 Advanced 2 vanced 1 and Advanced 2 See the camera manual for details EJ Custom Settings for D2 Series and D200 Cameras Custom Settings in each bank are divided into six groups autofocus metering exposure timers autoexposure and autofocus lock shooting display bracketing flash and controls The group can be chosen from the group menu or by clicking the Next and Prev buttons Custom Settings Banka Edt a Autofocus v Group menu AF C mode priority a1 FPS rate v AF 5 mode priority a2 Focus v Focus Area Frame a3 Normal v Group Dynamic AF a4 Pattern 1 Center area v Focus Tracking with Lock On a5 Normal v Z Activate AF when Shutter Button is pressed halfway a6 Focus area Illumination a7 Auto v Focus Area Selection a8 Wrap around disabled v v Activate the AF assist illuminator a9 AF ON for MB D200 a1
214. xels six Reset to D1X 6MP megapixels Select Reset to 100 to restore the image to 4 016 x 2 616 pixels This option is only available with RAW images taken using the D1x Enlarges the crop to include the entire image Resolution will be reset to the 9 Reset to 100 default value of 300 ppi 118 11 ppcm Recent Size Resolution settings files up to four are listed at the end of the Recent files settings menu Selecting a file from the list sets the controls in Size Resolution palette to the saved settings A The Settings Menu The Size Resolution Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Size Resolution from the Set tings menu 81 Saving and Loading Image Adjustment Settings Image adjustment settings for all tool pal ettes including the status of the Apply but a ia alate ton for each palette can be copied to the ited Save Selected Adjustments clipboard and saved in combined settings Vignette Control Save Al Adhstments Cored file When the combined settings are pasted Noe Reduction PL Reset All Adjustments to Neutral or read into the Nikon Capture 4 Editor they will apply to all palettes simultaneously These operations are performed using the commands in the Settings gt Image Adjustments menu which also contains an option for restoring all tool palettes to default settings l Description All image adjustment settings for the image in the active window are copied to the clipboard You can paste them into t
215. yed Click Yes to keep the changes made with auto matic red eye correction No to discard the changes before making manual corrections E 2 do you want to keep the changes that were made by the automatic correction If the image in the active window is dis EEEIEE played at less than 100 the dialog shown at right appear when Click on eyes is se Ho not show ths message again lected Click Yes to display the image at full size recommended When manually correcting red eyes it may be helpful to view the image at fullsize Would you like to zoom to full size 75 The Red Eye Correction Settings Menu Clicking the IOE button in the Red Eye Cor rection palette displays the red eye correction lv g Red Eye Correction Copy to Clipboard Settings menu J Reset to Default Fi nanma Recet Option Description Cony to Clipboard If Auto is selected this option can be used to copy this setting to the clipboard Py p and apply auto red eye correction to other images Reset to Default Reset red eye correction settings to default values A The Settings Menu The red eye correction Settings menu can also be displayed by selecting Red Eye Correction from the Settings menu 76 Fisheye Lens Fisheye to Rectilinear Transform for DX 10 5mm Fisheye Lenses The tools in the Fisheye Lens palette modify images taken with an AF DX 10 5mm f2 8G Nikkor fisheye lens to resemble images taken with a normal wide angle lens

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