But we want much more color, so I chose Picture Control (VI) Vivid (in real life I adjust all this in-camera before shooting, but this is obviously a test).

Next, click on the Picture Control symbol. WB was Natural light auto, but as the car is sunlit, I chose Direct Sunlight (no big difference, the camera gets it right). The histogram (part of which can be seen at bottom right) is okay, there is no overexposure.Īctive D-Lighting was set to Auto, but as the front of the car is a little bit dark, I chose High. In Capture NX-D: The main thing to work with are the three symbols in the top right corner of the screen, Exposure, White Balance and Picture Control. I now right click on the picture and open it in Capture NX-D (you can also browse and open pics in NX-D). This pic was taken with a Nikon D850 and a NIKKOR VR 200-500mm f/5.6E at 500mm, Focus Mode AF-C at f/8, 1/1600s in Manual mode with ISO Auto (ISO 360) In this application I can easily I check picture data. In ViewNX-i: For a start, I view all pictures in ViewNX-i. If you shoot jpegs, you are bound to lose a number of editing options. Like any other picture I take, it was shot in RAW to enable the highest picture quality and the most editing options. You will, of course, want to use one of your own shots in the following process.

Our test picture is of a VW Polo R5 rally car, a very potent weapon in the category just below the WRC rally cars. I rely solely on Capture NX-D for my post processing work. So, what I need is a good RAW-converter and a quick processing tool. I try to finish the pic as much as possible in-camera. In my daily work as a semi pro I mainly shoot cars, portraits, and cityscapes. Let’s see if it is good enough for your needs. And with Capture NX-D you can process a picture in less than a minute. While, obviously, Capture NX-D may not be seen as the most sophisticated by professionals, this application enjoys the reputation of featuring one of the best RAW converters, if not the best. But actually, Nikon offers you a free picture viewing software, ViewNX-i, and a free post processing software, Capture NX-D.

When you buy an expensive camera, you also need a powerful computer and some post processing software. Editing pics with Nikon’s free Capture NX-D – is it worth saving money working with free software?īy Michael Eisenberg, Danish copy writer and photographer

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