.. index:: NEF (Nikon Electronic Format)
.. index:: .nef, .tif

NEF (Nikon Electronic Format)
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Extensions: .nef, .tif

Developer: `Nikon <http://www.nikon.com/>`_


**Support**


BSD-licensed: |no|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 

Reader: NikonReader (:bfreader:`Source Code <NikonReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/NikonReader>`)



Sample Datasets:

- `neffile1.zip <https://www.outbackphoto.com/workshop/NEF_conversion/neffile1.zip>`_ 
- weHave = * a NEF specification document (v0.1, from 2003, in PDF) 
- * several NEF datasets

We currently have:




**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Poor|

Openness: |Poor|

Presence: |Poor|

Utility: |Poor|

**Additional Information**

**Please note that while we have specification documents for this
format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.**

.. seealso:: 
  `NEF Conversion <https://www.outbackphoto.com/workshop/NEF_conversion/nefconversion.html>`_