NEF, short for Nikon Electronic Format, is a RAW file format used in Nikon cameras. NEF images contain all the details captured by the camera’s sensor, storing unprocessed image data and metadata. The format allows for flexible post-processing, as adjustments like white balance, sharpening, and tone are stored as metadata rather than applied directly to the image, preserving the original RAW data. NEF files can be saved as uncompressed or lossless compressed, allowing photographers to work with high-quality photos in their original form.
PNG is a short form for Portable Network Graphics. It is used for lossless image compression, which minimizes the loss of image data during compression. The advantages of PNG include its support for a wide range of colors, such as grayscale, indexed color, and true color, which are crucial in high-quality digital image display. Due to its accessibility across all image editing software and web browsers, PNG file type is one of the most popular formats with a wide range of applications.
To convert files from NEF to PNG use an online tool that supports mass conversion, like Convertjack. Such a tool transforms single or bulk images at once to save time.
Go to Choose File, and select any NEF photos you want to convert. If you want to do a bulk conversion, click Choose File and select all the NEF pics you want to convert.
After uploading the NEF image, click the “Select Format” button at the center. A drop-down menu will pop up; select PNG.
On the bottom right corner of the display, click the “Convert” button. Your converted PNG file will be ready for download.
Click the “Download” button on the right side of the PNG file, and the converted image will be downloaded. If you convert multiple files, each file will have a “Download all” button in front of it, and you can click each button to download all the converted files.
To save a NEF file as a PNG file, you first convert it to PNG and then download it.
Instead of converting a file manually from NEF to PNG, use an online tool like Convertjack to convert the file without losing any details.
After converting the NEF file, Download the PNG file and save it in the default folder for all your downloads on the desktop or mobile.
One of the advantages of PNG is its ability to provide lossless compression, preserving image quality while reducing file size compared to uncompressed formats. The main disadvantage of NEF is that its larger file size and raw, minimally processed nature make it unsuitable for storage, sharing, or quick access. Therefore, converting NEF images to PNG is helpful when they need to be shared or used on the web.