Nikon CAPTURE NX2 User Manual

Chapter 20 — Adjust Menu | Light > Auto Levels 187
Brightness
The Brightness slider provides you with the ability to either brighten or darken your image without
creating unwanted color shifts. Move this slider to the left to darken the image, or move the slider to the
right to brighten the image.
Light > Auto Levels
The Auto Levels tool enables Capture NX 2 to analyze your
image in order to determine the correct adjustments to
spread the available color information across the entire
range of tonal possibilities. While similar to the auto contrast
button within the Levels & Curves step, the Auto Levels
tool provides you with additional controls.
The Auto Levels tool provides you with the following
controls:
Auto Levels Method
Click on the auto levels method pull-down menu to select
between one of the two possible methods:
Auto
The Auto method results in a redistribution of the
individual color channels, similar to stretching each color
channel within the Levels & Curves tool to the entire
range of the histogram.
Advanced
The Advanced method begins with the same results as the Auto method, but provides you with access
to the Correct Contrast and Correct Color Cast sliders.
Correct Contrast
The Correct Contrast slider is provided by selecting the Advanced method in the auto levels method
pull-down menu. Use this slider to either increase or decrease the amount of contrast that is applied to your
image. A value of 50 is equivalent to the contrast effect of the Auto method.
Shortcut
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C (Windows)
command + option + shift + C
(Macintosh)

Nikon CAPTURE NX2 Specifications

General

Category	Photo Editing Software
Developer	Nikon
Operating System	Windows, macOS
License	Proprietary
Color Management	Yes
Batch Processing	Yes
Non-Destructive Editing	Yes
U Point Technology	Yes
D-Lighting	Yes
Vignette Control	Yes
Distortion Control	Yes
Fisheye Lens Correction	Yes
Perspective Control	Yes
Noise Reduction	Yes
Chromatic Aberration Correction	Yes
Dust Off Reference Photo	Yes
Image Overlay	Yes
ND Grad Filter	Yes
Color Control Points	Yes
Black and White Conversion	Yes
Selective Editing	Yes
Auto Retouch Brush	Yes
LCH Editor	Yes
Photo Effects	Yes
Photo Finishing Tools	Yes
Print Layout	Yes
Watermarking	Yes
Metadata Editing	Yes
GPS Data Support	Yes
Multiple Monitor Support	Yes
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Support	No
Scripting Support	No
Plugin Support	No
File Formats Supported	NEF, JPEG, TIFF