How to open a NEF file?Ī NEF file must be transferred from a Nikon camera to a computer for viewing and editing. NEF files are not compressed and are often referred to as digital negatives.
It is a RAW file format, which means that it includes all of the information about the image captured by the camera’s sensor, such as data about the camera used to take the photo and the settings that were in place when it was taken.
Nikon Electronic Format (NEF) is a proprietary file format for Nikon cameras.
