Nikon NEF Codec Changelog

What's new in Nikon NEF Codec 1.31.2

Nov 9, 2021
  • Added to the list of supported cameras. See “System requirements”, below.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.31.1 (Mar 9, 2021)

  • Fixed an issue that prevented files in the Recycle Bin being restored to their original locations after the NEF Codec was installed.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.31.0 (Jun 7, 2017)

  • Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Live Photo Gallery, and Windows Photo Viewer now display the previews embedded in NEF (RAW) images.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.30.0 (Nov 22, 2016)

  • Added support for NEF (RAW) images created with the D5600.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.29.0 (Aug 17, 2016)

  • Added support for NEF (RAW) images created with the D3400.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.28.0 (Mar 25, 2016)

  • Added support for NEF (RAW) files created with the D5.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.27.0 (May 28, 2015)

  • The codec now supports NEF (RAW) photos shot with the D810A and Nikon 1 J5
  • Fixed issue in which NEF (RAW) images could no longer be displayed after file info had been edited in the “Details” tab of the Explorer “Properties” window

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.26.0 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D7200.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.25.0 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D5500.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.24.0 (Sep 24, 2014)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D750.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.23.0 (Aug 8, 2014)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D810

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.21.0 (Mar 4, 2014)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D4S, D3300.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.20.0 (Nov 18, 2013)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D5300, Df

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.19.0 (Oct 30, 2013)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the Nikon 1 AW1, D610.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.14.0 (Aug 7, 2012)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D3200.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.10.0 (Jan 21, 2011)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D3100
  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D7000
  • New color processing is supported
  • Distortion control data updated

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.9.0 (Dec 3, 2009)

  • Supports NEF (RAW) images taken with the D3S.
  • Supports 32-bit versions of Windows® 7.
  • Addressed issue that resulted in movies created with Windows Movie Maker being blacked out or not displaying correctly.

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.7.0 (Aug 22, 2009)

  • 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¥NikonNEFCodec¥”
  • 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
  • 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

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.2.0 (Mar 19, 2008)

  • Supports RAW images captured with the D60

New in Nikon NEF Codec 1.0.2 (Nov 7, 2007)

  • An issue that caused the Explorer to crash when metadata for NEF files recorded by the D1, D1H, D1X, or D100 is modified in the Explorer has been resolved.
  • An issue that caused Windows Photo Gallery to crash when browsing NEF files with Photo Gallery if the next button is clicked to view a different NEF file while the previous NEF file selected is still loading has been resolved. (This issue only occurs when Microsoft Application Verifier (AppVerifier) is running at the same time as Photo Gallery.)