User's Manual

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A NEF (RAW)
• NEF (RAW) files have the extension “*.nef”.
• The process of converting NEF (RAW) pictures to other highly-
portable formats such as JPEG is referred to as “NEF (RAW)
processing”. During this process, Picture Controls and settings such as
exposure compensation and white balance can be freely adjusted.
• The RAW data themselves are unaffected by NEF (RAW) processing
and their quality will remain intact even if the pictures are processed
multiple times at different settings.
• NEF (RAW) processing can be performed in-camera using the NEF
(RAW) processing item in the retouch menu or on a computer using
Nikon’s NX Studio software. NX Studio is available free-of-charge
from the Nikon Download Center.