My computer is a 2018-vintage Dell laptop running Windows 10 version 1909. In this article, I'm comparing Adobe Camera Raw 12.4 alongside Adobe Bridge 10.1.1 versus Nikon ViewNX-i 1.4.3 and Capture NX-D 1.6.3, all of which are their current versions. As in the previous article, I'll be limiting discussion mostly to each application's user interface and image quality in the interests of keeping things to a readable length, and won't be addressing features like image management, tethering or printing. There's a bit more to discuss this time around, as Nikon offers a choice of two different raw processing apps for free - the somewhat inconsistently-named ViewNX-i and Capture NX-D. Nikon ViewNX-i version 1.4.3's user interface. Now, I'm back with the second in the series, in which we'll take a look at how Adobe's raw processing rivals that offered for free with Nikon's cameras. Recently, I kicked off a new series of articles comparing the software provided by camera manufacturers with one of their most popular third-party alternatives, pitting Canon Digital Photo Professional head-to-head against Adobe Camera Raw.
