Recovery lost raw NEF image file from Nikon D-SLR cameras

Introduction of NEF(Nikon Electronic Format)

Exclusive to Nikon cameras, the NEF is Nikon’s Raw file format. The raw image files contain all the image information captured by the camera’s sensor, along with the image’s metadata(the camera’s identification and its settings, the lens used and other information). The NEF is written to the memory card in either an compressed or “lossless” compressed formats.

Benefits of NEF file

The primary benefit of writing images to the memory card in NEF format rather than TIFF or JPEG is that no in-camera processing for white balance, hue, tone and sharpening are applied to the NEF file. Another benefit of the NEF file is that it retains 12-bit or 14-bit data, resulting in a image with a far greater tonal rather than an eight-bit JPEG or TIFF file.

List of Nikon camera produces NEF raw image:
Nikon Coolpix 5000, 5400, 5700, 8400, 8700, 8800
NikonD1, D1H, D1X, D100, D2H, D2X, D2Xs, D200, D3, D3X, D3s, D4, D300, D300s, D3000, D3100, D3200, D40, D40x, D50, D5000, D5100, D60, D70, D70s, D700, D7000, D80, D800, D800E, D90, 1 J1, 1 V1

Lost your precious NEF files from your Nikon memory card and really wish to get them back? Don’t worry, Digital Camera Recovery will help to get back all your lost raw photos. However, to increase your chance of recovering the image, please stop to capture any more pictures on the memory card, as the lost data will be overwritten by the new create data. Then recover lost Nikon raw NEF image file with the following guidelines:

Step one: Get started with the recovery wizard of Odboso Photo Retrieval.

Step two: Select your Nikon camera as the storage device to scan.
Connect your Nikon DSLR camera to your computer, and your Nikon camera will display as a “Removable Disk Drives” in the program. Select it and hit “Next” button.

Step three: Specify the file types to recover.
Check “Nikon Raw(.net)” from the “Camera RAW Image” menu to restore your Nikon lost raw nef photo files.

Step four: Retrieve Nikon raw NEF photo files.
During the scanning process, the program will generate a thumbnail of your lost raw nef files. You can have a preview the file in large size by double clicking them.
After the scanning process, select the images that you want to restore, then hit “next” button to begin the recovery process.

Step five: Specify a output folder to store the recovered raw photos.