- Extension
- .nef
- .vst
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Camera
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Nikon
- Truevision
- Description
- An NEF file is a raw photo captured by a Nikon digital camera. It is saved in an uncompressed format that stores data exactly as it was captured by the CCD. NEF files also contain image metadata, which includes the camera ID and the lens that was used.
- Raster image based on the Targa Truevision format; can store data up to 32 bits per pixel, with 24 bits for the RGB information and 8 bits for the alpha channel; may also incorporate lossless RLE compression to reduce the file size.
- MIME Type
- image/x-nikon-nef
- image/x-targa
