Technical Guide(Images Edition)
10
Keeping Pictures Sharp at Small Apertures
Enabling Diraction compensation in the photo shooting menu helps
reduce loss of denition caused by diraction in pictures taken at small
apertures (high f/-numbers).
Diffraction Compensation
While the eects of diraction may still be visible in landscapes and in other pictures taken with
aperture stopped all the way down, enabling Diraction compensation lets you shoot at small ap-
ertures without worrying too much about loss of denition. It is generally recommended that you
shoot with Diraction compensation enabled, although it can be purposely disabled for photos in
which the eects of diraction are visible.
f/22, Diraction compensation o f/22, Diraction compensation on
Diraction compensation is available with Z mount lenses as well as with CPU-equipped F mount
lenses connected via an FTZ mount adapter (non-CPU lenses are not supported).
Capture NX-D
The Diraction compensation option in the Capture
NX-D Camera and Lens Corrections tool can be used
to turn diraction compensation on or o when NEF
(RAW) pictures taken with Z7 or Z6 cameras are dis-
played.
“Diraction Compensation”
The Diraction compensation option in Capture NX‑D
is available only with NEF (RAW) pictures taken using a
Z7 or Z6.