The Nikon RAW Codec is a software module that enables you to handle RAW image files (.NEF: Nikon Electronic Format) under Microsoft Windows Vista with the same ease as JPEG or TIFF images.

Supported Cameras :

• Digital SLR Cameras:
- D3X, D3, D2Xs, D2X, D2Hs, D2H, D1X, D1H, D1, D90, D80, D70S, D70, D60, D50, D40X, D40, D700, D300, D300S, D200, D100, D3000, D5000
• Digital Compact Cameras:
- COOLPIX 8800, COOLPIX 8700, COOLPIX 8400, COOLPIX 5700, COOLPIX 5400, COOLPIX 5000

Install Procedure :

- Create a new folder with an appropriate name on your computer's hard drive.
- Save the file to the folder that you created in step 1, and then run it to begin the installation program.
- Next, follow the instructions that will appear on the screen to install the software.

Confirming Operation :

• Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)
- Select "Start" > "All Programs" > "Windows Photo Gallery" or "Windows Live Photo Gallery" to start Windows Photo Gallery or Windows Live Photo Gallery.
- Select "Add Folders to Gallery" in the "File" menu and add a folder containing NEF images. A list of thumbnails will be displayed.
- Select and double-click an NEF image in the thumbnail list and confirm that the image is displayed full size.
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (32-bit)
- Select "Start" > "All Programs" > "Windows Live Photo Gallery" to start Windows Live Photo Gallery.
- Select "Add Folders to Gallery" in the "File" menu and add a folder containing NEF images. A list of thumbnails will be displayed.
- Select and double-click an NEF image in the thumbnail list and confirm that the image is displayed full size.

Uninstall Procedure :

- Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
- Select Add/Remove Programs.
- Choose Nikon RAW Codec from the list of the installed programs and execute to run the uninstaller.
- Next, follow the instructions that will appear on the screen to uninstall the software.

Changes in Nikon RAW Codec 1.8.0 :

- Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D300S.
- Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D3000.
• Nikon RAW Codec 1.7.0
- Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D5000.
- The folder to which the software is installed has been changed from “Windows System32” to “Program Files Nikon\NEFCodec”.
- Fixed an issue that caused a message stating that the image was corrupt to be displayed when a photograph for which the “Landscape” or “Portrait” Picture Control had been selected using ViewNX™ was displayed in Windows Photo Gallery on a computer to which optional Picture Controls had not been installed.
- If the user attempted to use Windows Photo Gallery to e-mail an NEF file edited in Capture NX 2™, the JPEG attachment would be cropped to 1,280 × 1,024 pixels. This issue has been resolved.
- Reduced the time need to display NEF files that have had their brightness modified in ViewNX™.