What use is View NX?

View NX is a free picture browser from Nikon. You can use it to view NEF, JPEG and TIFF files, and you can make "Quick Adjustments" to the files, like changing white balance or exposure. You can also convert NEF files to JPEG or TIFF. If you want to make more than just simple adjustments, it is better to use a more advanced tool like Capture NX or Adobe Camera Raw, but they cost money.

One "problem" with the adjustments you make to NEF files in View NX is that they are not visible in non-Nikon products. You cannot see the modifications in Adobe products or Picasa or UFRaw for example. This is actually perfectly normal. You cannot see Adobe modifications in non-Adobe products either usually.

One more thing you can do with View NX is to upload your pictures to Mypicturetown, Nikon's web sharing site.