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Development target file format
RAW			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
JPEG (w  colorspace)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFF (w colorspace)			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taste / Parameter
Preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Add preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Import taste	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Export taste	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Temporarily Store Development Parameter	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Initialize Development Parameters	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Save Development Parameters	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Load Development Parameters	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Copy development parameters	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paste development parameters	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paste Partial Development Parameters	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paste from last edited parameter function	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auto Adjust button		✓					✓						✓
Independent arrangement of initialization button		✓					✓						✓
Exposure bias
Preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Exposure bias [slider]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fine-tuning the exposure bias	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auto exposure bias	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Exposure bias tool	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dodging [slider]	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
HDR	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Adjusting Bright Sections and Dark Sections with Dodge Functions / HDR Functions	✓	✓				✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Individual adjustment of highlight/shadow		✓					✓						✓
White balance
Preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auto white balance * This feature has become a AWB [Absolute] in Pro5 later.	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auto white balance [Natural]	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Color temperature [slider]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Color deflection [slider]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dark adjustment [slider]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Skin color tool	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Gray balance tool	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multi-Light source compensation	✓	✓							✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Underwater Photo Controller
Auto White balance	✓	✓										✓	✓
Water depth	✓	✓										✓	✓
Color deflection (underwater)	✓	✓										✓	✓
Color restoration	✓	✓										✓	✓
Muddy reduction	✓	✓										✓	✓
Fine-tuning by “White balance adjustment”
White balance target	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hue slider	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saturation slider	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tone adjustment
Preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Contrast	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Contrast center	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Gamma	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Black level	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Clarity	✓	✓				✓	✓					✓	✓
Black level tool	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dehaze		✓											✓
Tone Curves
Individual RGB tone curves	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
L tone curve	✓	✓									✓	✓	✓
RGB histogram displayed in tone curve dialog	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Level correction function	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Automatic level correction	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Color Adjustment
Preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saturation	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Color mode [Color representation]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Profile		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Profile [Faithful]		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Profile [Natural]		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fine color controller
8 point on the color circle	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Adjustment with Sliders	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Highlight controller
Chroma / Luminance control	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saturation / Hue control	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Restoration of highlight area	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic range	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Improved highlight controller algorithm	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Monochrome Controller
Color filter	✓	✓										✓	✓
Lightness	✓	✓										✓	✓
Detailed sharpness adjustment
Normal sharp	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pure detail	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Unsharp mask	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Natural sharp	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Outline emphasis	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Detail emphasis	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
False outline control	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Noise reduction
False color control	NR5	NR5	NR1	NR5	NR5	NR5	NR5	NR1	NR3	NR5	NR5	NR5	NR5
Noise reduction	NR5	NR5	NR1	NR5	NR5	NR5	NR5	NR1	NR3	NR5	NR5	NR5	NR5
Noise canceller – Noise level	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓	✓	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1
Noise canceller – Noise cancel strength	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓	✓	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1	✓ *1
Neat noise	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Improve the color noise that occurs in the dark.	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fringe removal	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Reduce Moire	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Level of shadow noise reduction		✓											✓
*1 Noise-canceling function is activated even without adjusting the slider of the noise canceller because algorithm of noise reduction is improved, you can finish in image with reduced noise.
Portrait Beautification / Add Noise
Portrait Beautification	✓	✓								✓	✓	✓	✓
Add Noise	✓	✓								✓	✓	✓	✓
Blurred / Sharp periphery		✓											✓
Spotting tool (Spot removal)
Auto erase	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Copy	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Red eye correction	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Partial correction tool
Circular correction filter	✓	✓									✓	✓	✓
Gradual correction filter	✓	✓									✓	✓	✓
Brush	✓	✓										✓	✓
Curve / Polygon area selection		✓											✓
Select color to be corrected		✓											✓
Image properties
Edit Exif information	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit image properties [IPTC]	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Edit image properties [GPS]	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support a rating of the image	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Choose Rating Display / Non-display under the thumbnail display	✓	✓				✓	✓					✓	✓
Development setting
JPEG Output	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFF Output			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Demosaic Sharp Adjustment			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Batch development Mark	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Batch development	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auto Preview setting	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
File format	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Image Pixel Size to Save	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
ICC profile	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Default filename for saving	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Unsharp mask	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Save unsharp mask adjustments as taste	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Option for JPEG/TIFF	JPEG only	JPEG only	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Save Image Rotated	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Resolution Plus ( FUJIFILM FinePix S3pro )			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Specifying colorspace [sRGB]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Specifying colorspace [AdobeRGB]	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Batch rename	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Imprinting the date	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multi-CPU	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Batch development	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Editing history	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Save development settings as taste	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
TIFF LZW compression			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Print
Individual image printing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Batch printing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Auto trimming	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Unsharp mask (Print)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Save unsharp mask adjustments as taste	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Contact sheet	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
AdobeRGB output	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Print color management	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Imprinting the date	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Soft Proofing (Display of Printing Warning)	✓	✓				✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Color settings of the margin	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Frame setting of the photo image (color / thickness)	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Lens aberration controller
Shading (vignetting) control	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Distortion control	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chromatic aberration control	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chromatic aberration control tool	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Changes centered on shading	✓	✓								✓	✓	✓	✓
Distortion correction function by lens profile							✓						✓
Distortion correction function using simultaneous recording JPEG							✓						✓
Rotation/Digital shift
Rotation	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rotation tool	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Digital shift	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Trimming
Free	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Image ratio	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fixed ratio	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Preset	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Print area	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Output size	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Display warning
Enable Highlight warning	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Enable Shadow warning	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Enable Out of gamut warning	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Focus peaking	✓	✓				✓	✓					✓	✓
Display setting
Exif information	2.3	2.3	✓	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	✓	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
Histogram	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Display grid	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Thumbnail mode	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Preview mode	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Speeding up preview	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Combination mode	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Color management	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Select scenes for operation	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Multi-preview mode (side by side)	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
One click selection	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Smooth scrolling	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Real-time help	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Large-sized skin	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Adoption of clear type font	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Highlighting selection controls	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Folder tree	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Improvement to set/clear Marks	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Thumbnail correspondence to Spoit tools	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Navigator	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Full screen preview	✓	✓								✓	✓	✓	✓
Preview display Select background color	✓	✓				✓	✓					✓	✓
Image width in thumbnail window	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Reset to the default parameter by one click mouse button	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Change the color of updated parameters (Color display)	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓
Parameters to exclude from the display of default parameters		✓											✓
Search in thumbnail		✓											✓
Show / hide information box		✓											✓
Customized function of operation
Shortcut Key Customization	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Floating window	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dockable Floating Window	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Select skin	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Floating thumbnail window	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Thumbnail placement setting (top / bottom / left / right)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Thumbnail scrolling setting (vertical / horizontal)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Editing input outside of range	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tab scroll	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
3 column layout for controls	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
Customize toolbar		✓					✓						✓
Control palette		✓					✓						✓
Related files
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