Nikon Digital Cameras User's Manual
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1. FT F F F TE F F F J Exploring Nikon Yiew File Edt View Go Favorites Tools Help ot B af Back Eamsand Up Settings Address E Nikon wiew All Folders 24 gi Desktop cel EP a My Computer Digital Camera Removable Hard Disk i E H 3 Floppy 4 Media H IC a e D H E H IF al Removable Disk G ee 1 Removable Meda Hard Disk iafl Scheduled Tasks ay My Documents 4 40jdx4 SMOPUIAA 24 U SUISMO g S2 I4 BSE Suismoig AAA Folders in the camera s memory card can be displayed by click ing the Digital Camera icon File Edt View Go Favorites Tools Help gt ta X Ported Up Delete Settings 7 Desktop elgg 3 Floppy A H IC H D H IE Fey IF E Removable Disk G of oi Printers fal Control Panel E Dial Up Networking i Bison View e Hard Disk if Scheduled Tasks My Documents Image files in the camera s memory card can be browsed by clicking the icon for the desired folder CF Cy EJ My Computer 100NIKON 101APRIL le Edt Wiew Go Favortes Tools Help a ey 5 Back 7 Emad T Up Aotete Selected All Folders gi Desktop A rA My Computer el 34 Floppy A H E IE H D H E H IF H Removable Disk G E Control Panel BF Dial Up Networking i Nikon View si J Digital Camera o TOONIKON Fy 1014PRIL DSCNOO0S MOW c Removable Media You can also use these2. Copy Mg oO X Bi j Up Rotate Delete Selected Rotate Selected Select All DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOO02 JPG DSCNOO0S MOY Next open the host application and display the document win dow into which you wish to insert the image file Paste the image file into the document by positioning the cursor and selecting Paste from the host application s Edit menu Inserting images using the insert object command In applications that support OLE 2 0 image files can be in serted in documents using the host application s insert object command Follow these steps to insert images using the insert object command 1 In the insert object dialog box choose Create from File and then click Browse Insert Object El Ei Create New File Cancel Create from File EM y Documents T Link T Display As Icon Inserts the contents of the fle as an object into your document so that you may activate it using the program which created it SJUDUINIOG 07u s gewuj SUIZADSU S OSLU YIM 3u pjo Mm SARN 2 In the Browse dialog box select NikonView from the drives 3 Double click the icon of the source of the desired image listed under My Computer in the Look in pop up menu file and then click Insert Browse Browse Look ir iy Nikon view Look in E My Computer E Digital Camera x R ble Medi 9 3 Floppy A Fae Infrared Recipient ees i Hard Disk C 1 Nikon View D
3. 4 F File name ngert AMS amiz Files of type Jal Files Cancel Files of type all Files Cancel If you chose Digital Camera or Removable Media more The Digital Camera Removable Media and Hard Disk folders from the memory card are displayed Hard Disk dis icons are displayed plays a Select Folder dialog box SJUDUINIOG 07u s gewuj SUIZADSU S SL YIM 3u pjo Mm Jaen 4 Select a folder Thumbnail previews of the image files in the selected folder will be displayed to change the list display right click in an empty area next to the thumbnails and select List View from the menu Browse Look ir E T00NIKON DSCNOOO1 JPG DSCNOOO2 JPG DSCNOO0S MOW kd Files of type A Files Cancel D Select the image file you wish to insert and click the Insert button to return to the insert object dialog Click OK to insert the selected image file in the document SJUDLINIOG 07u SOBEL SUIZADSU S BSE YIM 3u pom Jen Preference This chapter covers camera type connection port and data transfer rate settings adjustment N D E n9 A Changing Camera Type Port and Rate Settings A 3 i Click to go Ar Changing Camera Type Port and Rate Settings The camera used with Nikon View the connection port and the data transfer rate port speed can be changed after instal lation Follow these steps to cha
4. Nikon Browser Software for COOLPIX Digital Cameras Nikon View Ver 3 for Windows Reference Manual Overview Browsing Image Files Working with Image Files Preference Nikon View Reference ih Click to go Welcome to Nikon View Ver 3 for Windows below Nikon View browser software for the COOLPIX 990 950 800 700 900 series below COOLPIX digital camera s The Nikon View camera drivers and browser allow rapid easy access to camera image files when the camera is connected to a com puter With Nikon View the camera functions as one of your computer s drives making it possible to apply standard Win dows operations to the image files in the camera s memory card Once you have installed Nikon View and mastered its simple operations you ll be able to distribute your digital im age files by disk or electronic mail or include them in your home page and other documents you create for business or personal use Nikon View s principal features are listed below e camera drivers for COOLPIX digital cameras which allow you to connect your camera to either the USB port or the serial port SC EW3 cable sold separately of a computer and access the camera s memory card in much the same way as you would an ordinary disk drive e a browser function that makes it possible to preview at a glance all the image files stored in your camera s memory card and to select items for editing
5. Back Address FF Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose Refresh from the right button menu A y Caution Do not disconnect the camera until the borders of the data transfer dis play stop flashing The data transfer display varies according to your cam era model The image files in the selected source the camera if Digital Camera is selected a compact flash memory card reader if Removable Media is selected or a specified folder on a disk if Hard Disk is selected will be read and thumbnail previews displayed in the window You can select Refresh from the View menu while the fold ers are displayed Digital Camera Go Toolbars Favorites Help x Delete VIEW ile Edit ra Status Bar GEIRAR Explorer Bar Refresh Sethhgs TOVAPRIL T00NIKON Refresh the contents of the current page SABpjO4 pue sjieuquuNyY SUIYSOAjoYy SojI4 SSeU YIM 3u pom Je R Viewing Image File Information Information on selected image files can be viewed After choos ing a thumbnail select Properties from the File menu or click the Properties button in the toolbar Nikon View Digital Camera w T00NIKON work Offline Select a thumbnail with the right mouse button and choose Properties from the right button menu The Properties dialog box is displayed The Properties dialog box contains three panels General Photo and Extra You
6. jl4 SVL SUISMOAG S jJlJ SSP Susmoig AAN 4 port It does not support multiple connected cameras or port ex tension boards R 2 After turning on your computer double click the Nikon 3 Double click the Digital Camera icon View icon in the My Computer window Nikon View File Edit View Go Favorites Help Sou B E View Go Favorites Help 2 m a Back Eonar Up Settings ip Cut Copy Paste Ngital Came Removable Hard Disk Media igs Printers Control Panel ikon ew Networking Tasks 10 objects EY My Computer Nikon enw oj Z The Nikon View window will open The borders of the shutter speed aperture display in the camera s control panel flash on and off in a marching ants marquee while the computer communicates with the camera The display continues for up to sixty seconds after the transfer of data is complete Do not disconnect the camera until the borders of the display stop flashing The data transfer display varies according to your camera model PAQUILT INOA WOJ S jl 4 BSL SUISMOAG So I 4 OSeLU Susmoig AAN gt ro bes i ste ah 7 The camera will not function as a network drive Consequently the Nikon Data transfer display View icon will not be visible to other computers COOLPIX 990 R 4 Folders saved in the camera s memory card are represented by a roll film icon Digital Camera File Edt View Go Favorites Help osx el Setting
7. Layout The contents of each chapter are outlined below mi fe Overview Describes Nikon View s features and outlines the contents of this manual nal ye Getting Started Browsing Image Files Introduces basic techniques for browsing image files with Nikon View Working with Image Files ak Details the process of viewing image files opening them in other applications and saving them to disk Ae Preference R Discusses camera type port and data transfer rate settings adjustment Nikon View Reference k A handy reference guide to Nikon View s menu bar and toolbar With Different Operating Systems The illustrations and explanations in this manual are for Win dows 98 Display and operation may differ under Windows 2000 Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows NT 4 0 Windows 95 or when Active Desktop is used with Windows 95 Refer to the manuals provided with your operating system Working Knowledge This manual assumes a basic understanding of common Win dows operations If you are in doubt about the meaning of terms used here refer to your Windows manual e Printing this manual NN For ease of reference this Reference Manual can be printed using the Print command in the Adobe Acrobat Reader File menu monoro AAN To make it easier to find the information you need the follow ing symbols and conventions are used he E A table of contents appears on the first page of the Reference Manual In additi
8. Viewing Photographs While image data are being copied to the image window the following indicator is displayed Click Cancel to abort the Photographs can be viewed at full resolution in image win operation dows Photographs in image windows can be rotated and f Transtering Image DSCHOO001 JPG zoomed in or out using the controls on the image window toolbar Any number of image windows may be open at one 20 time Hill Opening photographs in image windows Double click the thumbnail you wish to view E 100NIKON a File Edit View Go Favorites Help r ao gt 5 x image window Back Eoma U Botate i Selected E DSCNO001 JPG Full Resolution Image 252 Oy x Addess EP100NIKON i asti i C CS Y 2 gt Once transfer is complete the photograph is opened in an Sydeis0 JOUd SUIMOIA S2 I 4 OSLU UZIM 3u pjo Mm Jen Select the thumbnail with the right mouse button and choose Preview from the right button menu Rotating photographs and zooming photographs in Scrolling and resizing the image window and out When the entire photograph does not fit in the image window The photograph in the image window can be rotated or zoomed you can view the hidden portion by dragging the scroll sliders in or out using the buttons in the image window toolbar at the right and bottom of the window or by clicking the scroll l o l bars or arrow buttons Alternatively you can enlarge the
9. added to the standard Windows menu commands The commands available in each menu are outlined below Menu bar File Edt View Go Favorites Help a ey c Back Forward Up Rotate Selected Address E 100NIKON The File Menu Nikon View window File Browsing window File Print Properties wv Mikon View Nikon View Work Offline Digital Camera hee w 1O0NIKON This command can only be used in Work Offline the Nikon View window Close These commands can only be used in the browsing window Print Allows you to print the selected photograph s to a printer that you specify You can also choose this com mand by clicking the Print button in the toolbar Properties Displays the properties for the selected image file in the Properties dialog box You can also choose this com mand by clicking the Properties button in the toolbar Format Initializes the camera s memory card Work Offline Allows you to perform work while you are offline Close Closes the Nikon View window terminating your Nikon View session You can also exit the program by clicking the close button x at the right end of the title bar DIUBIBJOY MIA uo N Jann Jeg nu W ou The Edit Menu Browsing window Digital Camera window Edit Edit Copy Delete Copy Baste Rotate Selected Delete Selected Select All Copy Copies the selected image file or
10. can switch between three panels by clicking the tabs at the top of the dialog box Properties dessscceceeceececeen UE nn CC Camera Model esesesesssesesesee Image Quality Lens Metering Mode Flash Sync Mode Exposure Mode Speed Light Exposure Difference File Name DSCNO001 JPG Focal Length Flexible Program Shutter Speed File Size 734 9KB Capture Date 02 14 00 02 52 10 PM Sensitivity F Number f Image Size 2048 x 1536 i Exposure Compensatie Sharpening Image Resolution 300 300 dpi White Balance Tone Compensation Bit Depth 8 bit Goer Mois Attributes Protected M Hidden i Comments Image Adjustment The General panel gives the file name file size capture date and dimensions of the selected image file Protected and Hidden attributes set in the camera s playback mode can be changed using the Attribute check boxes The Photo panel contains information on camera settings such as image quality and metering mode at the time the photograph was taken The Extra panel contains camera control settings information such as exposure deviation sensitivity and tone curves Click OK to accept any changes to image file attributes and close the Properties dialog box Click Cancel to close the dialog box without changing the attributes UOIFVLULAOJU jl4 BSW SUIMDIA SO I4 ISU YIM 3up om Jeet Copying Image Files and Folders to Disk Image files and folders can be copied to disk by
11. deletion or transfer to disk e support of OLE 2 0 Drag and Drop making it easy to copy images files to disk open them in other applications or in sert them in documents e simple operation featuring one touch toolbars and menus e photographs can be opened in any application that supports JPEG or TIFF for retouching or to be saved in another for mat allowing you to use photographs as wallpaper for your desktop or distribute them with electronic mail e movie files can be played in any application that supports Apple QuickTime movie format e if you have a compact flash memory card reader or a PCMCIA card slot and card adapter the camera s compact flash memory card can be browsed even when not inserted in the camera Q Terminology used in this manual NN A new feature of Nikon View Ver 3 is its ability to support movie files created with the COOLPIX 990 digital camera As you read this Reference Manual keep in mind that most functions introduced apply to both still image files and movie files Where this is the case image file s will be used to refer to both types of files Specific references to still image s or photograph s or movie s apply only to the file type mentioned This manual will guide you step by step through the process of using Nikon View with your COOLPIX digital camera For details on Nikon View installation and system requirements refer to the Quick Start Guide The Manual
12. experience yy For more information on NN communications problems choose a lower data transfer rate until you ha find one that works as described in Changing Camera Type Port and Rate Changing Camera Type Port and Rate Settings aN Settings Browsing Image Files From a Card Reader If your computer has a Type Il PCMCIA card drive you can read compact flash memory cards using a flash memory adapter available separately from Nikon or by using a compact flash memory card reader If a card containing image files captured with a COOLPIX digital camera is inserted in either device you can browse its contents with Nikon View Follow these steps to view image files stored on a flash memory card 1 Double click the Nikon View icon in the My Computer window My Computer Esee File Edt View Go Favortes Help gt m Fal ip Cut Copy Paste E igs Printers Control Panel Dial Up Ikon View Scheduled Networking Tasks 10 objectis EY My Computer The Nikon View window will open 2 Double click the Removable Media icon Nikon View File Edit View Go Favorites Help So B E Back Eonar Up Settings Address E Nikon View Hard Disk Nikon enw oj Z Folders in the card are represented by roll film icons i Removable Media IOF X File Edt View Go Favorites Help ty S XK e Back Forward Up Delete Settings Address Removable Media Mg CF 7 T00NIKON TOWJUL 4
13. folder To browse image files in another folder choose Select Folder from the View menu or click the Select Folder button in the toolbar If the button is hidden enlarge the window to bring it into view Ele Edit View Go Favorites Help ao Toolbars r w Status Bar Back Explorer Bar i Address El Refresh Select Folder Jox m fo Refresh Select Folder getinge eS e F k y ae ms When the Browse for Folder dialog box appears select the folder that you want to browse A Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose Select Folder from the right button menu SIG UO SojI4 ose ZuIsMog SojI SL Suismoig AAA Displaying Image Files as a List The list style display is shown below 8 File Edt Yiew Go Favorites Help T tl 0 a Back Boner Up Hotate Delete Fi Selected Address 100NIKON A oscam JPG 741 2KB To view information on an image file s date of recording a list style display is available by selecting List View from the View menu or by clicking the List View button in the toolbar If the button is hidden enlarge the window to bring it into view Eile Edit view Go Favorites Help ese nese 742 4KB 2048 x a Toolbars t DSCNODO3 MOV 1 5ME back Y Status Bar aaa a 2 DSCNODO4 MOV 1 8MB Explorer Bar gt oe DSCNOO05 PG 725 8KB 2048 x Address E Refresh EE To view the im
14. from the right button menu 2 Open the destination folder and select Paste from the folder s Edit menu File Edit Miew Go Favorites Help Undo Move Vv a Eres Cut Copy Faste Select All Invert Selection triti Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location The selected items will be copied to the destination folder When copying a thumbnail to disk if an image file with the same filename has previously been copied you will be asked whether you wish to replace the existing file If you select No a temporary file containing the image file data is created in the Windows temporary folder path Windows folder Temp Camexp Transfer Then when you copy files with redundant names to disk they are saved under names created by adding a number in brackets 1 2 3 to the filename This prevents users from accidentally overwriting image files on the computer If you use this op eration repeatedly however you will fill the temporary file To clear disk space you may wish to delete the contents of this temporary folder periodically the Windows folder is the folder to which Windows has been installed SIG 0 SABpjO4 pue saji4 ase Surdo soji4 ase YIM 3u pjo Mm Jen R Copying all contents to disk 2 Open the destination folder and select Paste from the Follow these steps to copy the entire contents of the camera s folder s Edit menu memory card t
15. in another application by dragging the thumb nails over an open application window and releasing the mouse button i Adobe Photoshop E 100NIKON File Edt View Go Favorites Help Back Raritan Up Address G 100NIKON i Adobe Photoshop SPRY SBE PERE SREB mi 3 E Use the host application s Save As command to save the image files in the appropriate folder After opening image files captured with the camera in another application a temporary file containing the image file data is created in the Windows temporary folder path Windows folder Temp Camexp Transfer As re peated use of this operation will fill the temporary file you may wish to delete the contents periodically to clear disk space If you save the open image file using the Save command it is saved in the temporary folder Use the Save As command to save the image file in the appropriate folder the Windows folder is the folder to which Windows has been installed Opening image files from other applications Follow these steps to open image files using the host applica tions open dialog 1 You can open image files in another application by selecting the open command from the host application s File menu 2 In the host application s Open dialog box select Nikon View from the drives listed under My Computer and click Open Open Look in E My Computer 3 Floppy 1 Nikon
16. using a drag and drop or copy and paste operation Before copying image files or folders to disk locate or create a destination folder Copying image files and folders using a drag and drop operation Select the image files or folders you wish to copy by clicking their thumbnails or icons to select multiple image files or fold ers hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking each then drag the thumbnail or icons to the destination folder and release the mouse button All image files captured with the camera are assigned file names of the form DSCN_nnnn xyz where nnnn is a four digit file number and xyz is a three letter extension JPG TIF MOV Similarly all image files saved in folders in the camera s memory card are assigned file names of the same type To prevent image files already copied to disk from being overwritten change the filename after copying an image file or create a new folder for each folder on the camera Copying an image file w My Documents File Edit View Go Favorites Help aw fa Back Eonsand Up Cut Copy Faste File Edt View Go Favortes Help Photos ta fe Emad Up Address 100NIKON 1 objecti DSCNOO01 JPG DSCNOO02 JPG DS Copying a folder Digital Camera My Documents File Edt Miew Go Favorites Help e gt fa KX 4 Back Forward Up Delete Set TOTAPRIL TOUNTE ON SIG 0 SABpjO4 pue
17. 1O2JULY2 Folders 3 Removable Media yy AIpRoyY Pues e Woy SOI BSP SUISMOAg So I44 SL Suismoig AAA oY 3 Double click the folder icon The image files in the selected folder will appear as thumb nail images E 100NIKON File Edt View Go Favorites Help J gt td a Back o Eoma Up Frotete Pejete Selected Address G 100NIKON DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOOO2 JPG DSCNOOOS JPG Total Images 13 Selected 0 Rlemovable Media ve From this thumbnail view still images can be viewed at full resolution printed copied or deleted In addition movie files can be played copied or deleted See the following chapter for details Nikon View automatically detects the drive containing the flash memory card When more than two drives are mounted PC card slot or a com ABpRdyY Pues e WIOA SOI SL SUISMOAg So I44 SL Susmoig AAA pact flash memory card reader Nikon View selects the drive containing the memory card If you want to browse another drive select Hard Disk in the Nikon View window and use the Select Folder command to select the desired drive oY Browsing Image Files on Disk Nikon View can be used to browse image files on disk even when the camera is not connected Follow these steps to view image files on disk 1 Double click the Nikon View icon in the My Computer window a My Computer File Edt View Go Favorites Help e gt y Fal Hack Eomsand ip Address El My Comp
18. Favorites Help oy Back Eonar Up Settings Address Digital Camera Me Folders 2 Digital Camera 0 snuep uoyng 4314 BY L 99U949J Y M A uo N Jen
19. Opens the folder one level up in the file hierarchy in the case of the Nikon View folder the My Computer folder Rotates the selected image file s 90 counter clockwise Deletes the selected image file s Click ing this button brings up the Confirm Image Delete dialog box allowing you to permanently remove the selected image files from the open media Brings up the Print dialog box allowing you to print selected image file s to a printer of your choice Button Refresh Ey Select Folder se Settings Properties 0 0 Thumbnail View List View Function Updates the image files in the window Displays the Browse for Folder dialog box allowing you to select the folder containing the image files you want to browse This command may only be used when browsing image files in the Hard Disk window Displays the Digital Camera Settings dia log box where you can change camera type connection port and transfer rate settings This button may only be used in the Nikon View window Displays the Properties dialog for the se lected image file s Displays image files as thumbnails Displays image files as a simple list with out thumbnails ACG OO VY VIUDAVJOY MIA uo N Maen The Right Button Menus Clicking the right mouse button in an empty part of the win _ 0 vwOleS l VW L _ dow displays the menu shown below You can use right button menu commands to perf
20. U W YL 22U241 J Y MIA uo N AAEN The Toolbar The buttons in the toolbar allow you to manage image files in the browsing window and perform various operations E 1 00NIKON Bil Ed File Edt View Go Favorites Help qa p J x E i m Toolbar Back n Eoma Up Rotate Delete Print Refresh Select Folder Settings Properties Thumbnail List View Selected View DSCNOOO1 JPG DSCNOOU2 JPG DSCNOO0S MOY DSCNOO04 MOY DSCNOOOS JPG DSCHOOOE JPG ACG OO VY VIUDAVJOY MIIA uo N Jaen DSCNOOO JPG DSCNOOOG JPG DSCNOO0S JPG DSCNOO1O JPG DSCNO011 PG DSCNOO12 JPG Total mages 6 Selected 1 Nikon CoolPix USE Depending on the resolution of your display the right edge tool buttons may not be visible even when you maximize the image to fill the screen In that case open the Toolbars submenu on the View menu and then clear Enlarge the window in order to view all of the command buttons in the Text Labels to change to small tool buttons without text labels To toolbar When you locate the cursor on the window frame it changes into view a button s label place the mouse pointer on the button and wait for a bi directional arrow Drag this arrow to enlarge the window a few seconds A label will pop up The commands accessible from the toolbar are outlined be low Button Forward G se L 4 Rotate Selected TO a Pririt Function Returns to the previous window Proceeds to the next window
21. View CE D Files of type al Files Cancel The Digital Camera Removable Media and Hard Disk icons are displayed 3 Double click the icon of the source of the desired image file Open Look ir 1 Nikon View Digital Camera da Removable Media 4 Hard Disk Files of type all Files Cancel If you chose Digital Camera or Removable Media more folders from the memory card are displayed Hard Disk displays a Select Folder dialog box Ro uonegddy 193y430Uy u SojI4 ose SuIUdsdO sojI4 BSB YIM 3u pom Jee 4 Select a folder Thumbnail previews of the image files in the selected folder will be displayed to change to a list display right click in an empty area by the thumbnails and select List View from the menu Open Look in E 100NIKON DSCHOOOZ JPG DSCNOO0S MOW Files of type al Files Cancel DSCNOOO1 JPG The dialog box shown above is the standard Windows Open dialog box for 32 bit applications The contents of the dialog box may vary depending on the host application D Select the thumbnail you wish to open and click Open The selected image file will be opened in a window within the host application Use the Save As command to save the image file in the appropriate folder Ro uonegddy 193y430Uy u S jl4 ose SuIUdsdO sojiI4 Ise YIM 3u pjo Mm Jen Inserting Images into Documents Nikon View supports OLE 2 0 which allows you t
22. age files as thumbnail previews again select ae Thumbnail View from the View menu or click the Thumb Sets nail View button E 100NIKON File Edit View Go Favorites Toolbars e Lo a ale Help DSCHOO01 IPG DSCNOOU2 PG IPG w Status Bar Thane View Back E Explorer Bar r Address E Refresh Select Polder Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose ISI Se s jl 4 ose Sulkeldsig soji4 ose Suismoig AAEN List View from the right button menu Sethe A DSCNOO06 JPG Depending on the resolution of your display the right edge tool buttons may not be visible even when you maximize the image to fill the screen In Pe NS that case open the Toolbars submenu on the View menu and then clear Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose Text Labels to change to small tool buttons without text labels Thumbnail View from the right button menu Browsing in the Windows Explorer Select Nikon View from Explorer s My Computer folder list to display the Digital Camera Removable Media and Hard With Nikon View installed you can also browse image files Disk icons saved in the camera s memory card using Windows Explorer Click the Start button in the taskbar and select Windows Explorer from the Programs sub menu US Accessories Adobe Acrobat ea Interet Explorer Nikon View Ver 3 Online Services ey Quick Time E eae
23. commands to browse image files when working from a card reader or disk Operating procedures are the same as those for browsing in My Computer Delete DSCNOO04 MOW 4 40jdx4 SMOPUIAA 247 U SUISMO g S J d Sew Suismoig AAA In browsing with Nikon View you can use the same standard operations that you would with other files under Windows This chapter describes how to preview image files copy them to disk and open them for editing in other applications Selecting Thumbnails To select multiple thumbnails hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking each thumbnail in turn To copy print or delete an image file select the desired thumb To select all thumbnails choose Select All from the Edit menu nail by clicking it once Selected thumbnails are indicated by a dark gray border File Edit View Go Favorites Help r File Edt Miew Go Favorites Help Eopy 5 x Paste Rotate Selected p G PS Back Barter Up Rotate Delete Selected Address E 100NIKON Rotate Selected Welete Selected DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOOU2 JPG DSCNOOOS MOV DONIO JEGA DSCNOOOZJPG OSCNOOOS MOY Total image 9 Selected 1 Nikon CoolPis USE ve Press A on the keyboard while holding down the Ctrl key or click the right Selected thumbnail mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose Select All SJIVUQLUNY SUIZIZIVS S jl 4 BSeLU UZIM 3u pjo Mm Jaen from the right button menu
24. d in the same manner Pile x a My Documents File Edt View Go Favorites Help 2 gt B pe mo l Back Eomsamd Up Cut Copy Faste File Edt View Go Favonites Help Sou B af Back Pore Up Settings Address E Nikon iew Removable Hard Disk Media 1 objectis The progress indicator will be displayed while the items are copied to the clipboard Click Cancel to abort the operation Once the contents of the memory card have been copied the progress indicator will disappear The Digital Camera folder is located in the destination folder and contains the complete contents of the memory card Use the same process to copy the entire contents of the memory card when using a card reader The complete Hard SIG 0 S4 pjO4 pue sai4 ase Surdo soji4 ase YIM 3u pjo Mm Jed Disk folder can be copied in the same manner R Opening Image Files in Another Application The image files will be opened in the host application You can open the photographs recorded with your coolpix camera in any application that supports JPEG JPG or TIFF TIF formats Photographs can be opened directly from the application or by using a drag and drop operation You can use the same operations to play movies in applications that support the QuickTime movie MOV format Opening image files by drag and drop Image files that have been selected in the browsing window can be opened
25. eeded Note that image files can not be recovered from the Recycle Bin after deletion be sure to back up any image files you would like to keep Follow these steps to delete selected image files 1 Select the image files you wish to delete and choose De lete Selected from the Edit menu or click the Delete button in the toolbar 100NIKON File Edit View Go Favorites Help Copy Rotate Selected DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOO02 JPG DSCNOOOS MOY Delete selected thumbnails by pressing the del key on the keyboard or click thumbnails with the right mouse button and choose Delete from the right button menu A confirmation dialog box will appear Confirm Image Delete Are you sure You Want to delete selected imagels 2 Click Yes to delete the selected image files Click No to return to the browsing window without delet ing the image files To delete all folders and image files which are being stored in the camera s memory card select the Digital Camera icon and then choose Format from the File menu or click on the Digital Camera icon with the right mouse button and choose Format from the right button menu SABpjO4 puke s 4 ase Suljz9 9q sojl4y ade YIM 3u pom Jey Image files that have been protected using the camera or the Properties window can be deleted Printing Photographs The Print dialog box will appear Print Ei Ed Nikon View allows you to print selected photographs or all the photograph
26. folder to the clipboard The image file can then be pasted into another folder or application using the Windows paste command Paste This command is unavailable from Nikon View Rotate Selected Rotates selected image file s ninety degrees counter clockwise You can also choose this command by click ing the Rotate Selected button in the toolbar Delete Selected Delete The selected image file or folder is deleted from the source currently being browsed You can also access this command to delete the selected image file s by clicking the Delete button in the toolbar Select All Selects all image files in the browsing window for copy ing printing or deletion Jeg NU W YL 22U21 J Y M IA uo N AAMEN The View Menu Refresh Commands available in the View menu vary depending on Updates the image files in the browsing window You can the active window also choose this command by clicking the Refresh but Browsing window Nikon View window ton in the toolbar or selecting it from the View menu View View while the folders are displayed Toolbars Toolbars y Status Bar v Status Bar Select Folder Explorer Bar PEAR Displays the Browse for Folder dialog box allowing you to Refresh Refresh select the folder containing the image files you want to browse Settings You can also choose this command by clicking the Select Settings Folder button in the toolbar This command may only be This command can onl
27. hen browsing in Nikon View Files can not be copied from other folders to the browsing window nor can files be saved to the camera after editing in another application The file names displayed in the browsing window can not be changed Should you wish to change a file name do so after copying the image file to disk PAQUILT INOA WIOA S jl 4 SVL SUISMOAG So I 4 SSP Susmoig AAN Connection error This connection error dialog box will also appear if you speci If the computer is unable to establish connection with the cam fied the wrong port during installation Choose the proper era the following dialog box will appear camera type in the Digital Camera Settings dialog box Hikon View Connection Error Connection Error Please check the connection and the camera settings After clicking OK to close the dialog box check to be sure that e the camera is correctly connected to the computer e the camera s selector dial is not set to OFF e the USB or serial cable is connected correctly as de scribed in the documentation provided with the com puter and the camera e no other hardware is connected to the selected port e the camera s batteries are inserted correctly e the batteries are not exhausted or dead e if you are using the AC adapter sold separately it is properly connected PAQUILT INOA WOJ S jl 4 BSR SUISMOAG So I 4 OSeLU Susmoig AA The default serial port data transfer rate is 15 200 bps If you
28. nge settings 1 Inthe NikonView window select Settings from the View menu or click the Settings button in the toolbar Nikon View File Edt View Go Favorites Help Back F Address rey Digital Camera Toolbars d A w Status Bar Settings Explorer Bar Refresh Settings nemorale Media j H Hard Disk _ E Pile ES The following Digital Camera Settings dialog box will be displayed Digital Camera Settings Camera Nikon CoolPix Remote Connection Type Serial Fort jauto Speed 115200 Cancel 2 Make the desired settings changes and click OK Digital Camera Settings dialog box options Camera The name of the camera currently connected is displayed If you have installed NikonView DX you can also select the Nikon DI digital camera For more information see the NikonView DX Reference Manual Choose Nikon CoolPix for all models of COOLPIX digital camera SSUI JVS 9 JeY pUL J0g odA PuDWIeD SUIsULYD 99U349J dd W Remote Connection Type Options available in the Type option vary depending on the camera connected If you ve selected Nikon CoolPix you can choose from Serial or USB though USB is a select Speed If Serial is selected as the port type clicking the arrow button to the right of this field displays a list of supported speeds data transfer rates This text box is disabled while USB is selected as the port
29. o disk from the Nikon View window File Edit Miew Goi Favorites Help 1 Select the Digital Camera icon by clicking its icon then Undo Move z select Copy from the Edit menu J Ctrl Cut Copy Paste ikem Nikon View Edit View Go Favorites Help ta e Back Eomsand Up Settings Address E Nikon wiew Removable Hard Disk Media Select All Chrl 4 Invert Selection Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location The progress indicator will be displayed while the items are transferred Click Cancel to abort the operation Press C while holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard or click a thumb nail with the right mouse button and choose Copy from the right button menu SIG 0 SABpjo4 pue soji4 ase Surdo soji4 ase YIM 3u pjo Mm fen R Once the contents of the memory card have been copied You can also copy the entire contents of the camera s memory the progress indicator will disappear The Digital Camera card using a drag and drop operation folder is located in the destination folder and contains the complete contents of the memory card Photos Fille Edt View Go Favorites Help gt m Fa ip Cut Copy Paste Digital Camera 1 objectis oj My Computer Z Use the same process to copy the entire contents of the memory card when using a card reader The complete Hard Disk folder can be copie
30. o insert pho tographs taken with the COOLPIX digital cameras into docu ments created by any OLE 2 0 application that supports the JPEG JPG or TIFF TIF image format Photographs can be inserted in documents directly using drag and drop or copy and paste operations or they can be embedded using the insert object command You can use the same operations to insert movies taken with COOLPIX digital cameras in OLE 2 0 appli cations that support the QuickTime movie MOV format Inserting images using a drag and drop operation Drag the image file you wish to insert over an open document window in another application File Edit View Insert Format Help Dee S Cm 0 a Bomar File Edit View Go Favorites Help p G x Back Foner Up Rotate Selected Address E 100NIKON OSCNOOO1 JPG DSCNOOO2 JPG DSCNOO0S MOW If the host application supports OLE 2 0 the image file will be inserted in the document as shown below Document WordPad File Edit View Insert Format Help Ci tl SCG al Times New Roman fia B z u e a a a a Gaa pa ap a a o Gaa pa a aS For Help press F1 SJUDUINIOG 07u s gewuj SUIZADSU S OSLU YIM 3u pjo Mm IAR Inserting images using a copy and paste operation In the browsing window select the image file you wish to in sert and select Copy from the Edit menu E 100NIKON Pile Es File Edit View Go Favorites Help
31. on each chapter begins with an outline of the topics covered Click on the heading to open the Reference Manual to the indi cated chapter or section Click this icon at the bottom right corner of each page for an explanation of the symbols and con ventions used in this manual Blue text indicates a link to another part of this Reference Manual To follow the link click the blue text This icon signifies the need for caution when using the product These indications are placed in sec tions that should be read before operation to pre vent damage to the product This icon marks notes information that you should read before using your camera This icon marks tips additional information you may find helpful when using your camera This icon marks references to other documenta tion or to another part of this manual E This icon marks short cuts lt O a lt Browsing Image Files Once you have installed the Nikon View software as described in the Quick Start Guide Nikon View allows you to use the camera s memory card in much the same way that you would use any other drive This chapter describes how to browse the image files in the camera s memory card directly from the camera from a compact flash memory card reader or from disk Browsing Image Files From Your Camera Browsing Image Files From a Card Reader Browsing Image Files on Disk Displaying Image Files as a List Browsing in the Windo
32. orm various operations such as Preview Copy List View and so on File Edt View Go Favorites Help Click a thumbnail with the right mouse button to select the 4 ch i5 Back n Eoma Up Rotate image file and display a menu of command shortcuts Teis Address E 100NIKON File Edt Wiew Go Favorites Help i O LS Print Back Eoma Up Rotate Fefresh Selected s Thumbnail View List wiew DSCNOOC JPG Select All DSCNOOOS Mov Address E 100NIKON These menus allow quick access to the commands in the menu Copy Rotate Delete bar and toolbar DSCHOO01 SCHOD MOW Print snuePuo 3ng 343 Yyey e2Ue19j0y Mm Au AN JAD Properties Similarly you can use these right button menus with the open dialog and application Only however in the standard Windows dialog box for a 32 You can use the Select Folder command when browsing image files in the browse dialog when browsing the Nikon View window from another bit application the Hard Disk window Right clicking the Digital Camera icon in the Nikon View window displays the menu shown below Nikon Yiew File Edt View Go Favorites Help po a Hack Eomsand Up Settings Address E Nikon view E PIE Explore vable Hard Disk Copy Format Mikory ten Z Right clicking a folder icon in the Digital Camera window dis plays the menu shown below Digital Camera ON le Edt View Go
33. s x Delete gt tl Back Formvard Up Address z Digital Camera 100NIKON 1014PRIL Folders 2 Digital Camera yy Double click the folder icon 4 Folder Names NN When displayed in Nikon View folders created with the camera are pre fixed by a three digit folder number Thus the default folder which when viewed from the camera menus has the name NIKON is displayed in Nikon View as IOONIKON Each folder can hold up to 999 image files If this number is exceeded the camera will create a new folder with the same name but a different prefix e g 101 NIKON When viewed on a computer folders with the same name but a different prefix appear as separate folders When viewed from the camera menus however folders with the same name appear to be the same folder although the full folder name with prefix appears in the photo information display in playback mode The image files in the selected folder will appear as thumb nail images 100NIKON File Edt Yiew Go Favorites Help p ta Back Forte Up O Probate Selected DSCNOO01 JPG DSCHOO02 J PE DSCNOOOS MOW Total Images 9 Selected Nikon CoolPix USE From this thumbnail view still images can be viewed at full resolution printed copied or deleted In addition movie files can be played copied or deleted See the following chapter for details The camera s memory card is treated as read only w
34. s at the specified settings and returns the selected printer here you can change paper size and you to the browsing window graphics settings The specific contents of the Properties Cancel dialog box depend on the printer selected l l l a Returns you to the browsing window without printing the Print range photograph s All With this command all photographs displayed in the brows ing window are printed Selection With this command only the photographs currently selected in the browsing window are printed Number of images per page Single image per page With this command each photograph is printed on a sepa rate sheet sydeago zoyd SUIZULAd SO I 98L UJIM ZUDIOM S Two images per page With this command two photographs are printed on each sheet Four images per page Select this command to print four photographs per sheet Contact Sheet This command prints selected photographs as thumbnails Refreshing Thumbnails and Folders Nikon View does not immediately recognize changes made to the memory card from the camera If you add copy or delete image files from a folder or add or delete folders from the memory card using the camera controls you must refresh the thumbnails and folders for Nikon View to recognize those changes To update the thumbnails select Refresh from the View menu or click the Refresh button in the toolbar 100NIKON Eile Edit Go Toolbars w Status Bar Explorer Bar View Favorites
35. s in the browsing window Name MicosotFax ff Ete Follow these steps to print selected photographs Status Default printer Ready Type Microsoft Fas Driver where FAR Comment 1 Select the photograph s JPEG or TIFF format files you wish to print and then choose Print from the File menu Print range c All Pages from fO wf Four images p ir Selection E A A ee or click the Print button in the toolbar E 100NIKON Bl Ea File Edit Single image per page Two images per page Four images per page View Favorites Help J K ad an Up Rotate Delete Selected My Computer Nikon View Digital Camera work OF 2 After making changes to printer settings click OK to print WTDT Ine Close the selected photographs Print dialog box options Sydeis0j OUd SUIZULAd S 98L YIM 3u pom Jane Printer DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOO02 JPG DSCNOO0S MOY Name Gives the name of the active printer Click the arrow key to E N the right of the listed printer to bring up a list of the printer Select the thumbnail with the right mouse button and choose Print drivers currently installed on your system allowing you to from the right button menu choose a different printer The type location and current status of the selected printer are listed beneath this item Properties OK Click this button to bring up the Properties dialog box for Prints the photograph
36. se Preview from the right button menu If QuickTime Player is not installed a dialog box will open and ask you for the application to be used If you don t already have QuickTime Player installed you can install it from the Nikon View Ver 3 CD Rotating Photograph Thumbnails Rotating the selected thumbnail Tn E 100NIKON JOL Selected photograph thumbnails in the browsing window can File Edt View Go Favorites Help be rotated ninety degrees to the left by selecting Rotate Se T m Pa 5 lected from the Edit menu or clicking the Rotate Selected Back 7 Forward 7 Up Rotate Delete Selected button in the toolbar Movie file thumbnail can not be ro tated 100NIKON File Edt iew Go Favorites Help Copy Paste Rotate Selected Total Images 9 Selected 1 Nikon CoolFis USE ve Uelete selected Select All DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOOO2 JPG DSCNOO0S MOY Select the thumbnail with the right mouse button and choose Rotate from the right button menu sjreuquuny yde130 0yd SUIZLVOY S jl J SL YIM 3up om Janey Rotations applied to thumbnails in the browsing window have no effect on the image files in the camera or on copies of the image file that have already been saved to disk Rotations are saved if the image file is copied to disk after having been rotated Deleting Image Files and Folders Image files can be deleted from the camera s memory card when no longer n
37. soi4 ase Surdo saji4 ase YIM 3u pom Jet o The progress indicator will be displayed while the items are Copying image files and folders using a copy and copied to disk Click Cancel to abort the operation Once all items have been copied to disk the progress indica tor will disappear paste operation Follow these steps to copy image files and folders to disk using a copy and paste operation 1 Select the image files or folders you wish to copy by clicking their thumbnails or icons to select multiple items hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking each thumbnail or icon then select Copy from the Edit menu Browsing window 100NIKON File Edit View Go Favorites Help Co WH G Bi i Up Rotate Delete Selected Rotate Selected Addres Delete Selected Select All DSCNOO01 JPG DSCNOO02 JPG DSCNOO0S MOY SIG 0 SABpjo4 pue saji4 ase Surdo soji4 SL YIM 3u pom Jeet R Digital Camera window Digital Camera Go Favorites Help ra Delete Settings TOUNIEON TOTAPRIL Folders 2 Digital Camera ay The progress indicator will be displayed while the items are copied to the clipboard Click Cancel to abort the opera tion Once all image files or folders have been copied the progress A Press C while holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard or click a thumb indicator will disappear nail with the right mouse button and choose Copy
38. type able option it is only functional when the COOLPIX 990 is OK connected to your computer s USB port If you ve selected A t h t i d cl he Digital Nikon D I the Remote Connection Type indicator will read See pera EAT GES EE PORES cee le ATE OE E A 1394 IEEE 1394 interface Camera Settings dialog box Port Cancel If Serial SC EVV3 cable sold separately is selected as the port type clicking the arrow button to the right of this text Closes the Digital Camera Settings dialog box without chang ing port settings box displays a list of supported ports Select the port to which the camera is connected from among AUTO COMI COM2 COMS3 and COM4 If you choose AUTO the computer automatically detects the port to which the cam era is connected This text box is disabled while USB is selected as the port type SSUI OS JLY pUL JU0g odA PuBWIeD SUIsULYD 99U349J dd W If you consistently connect your camera to just one serial port select the appropriate port number rather than AUTO to speed processing Nikon View Reference This chapter provides a brief reference guide to Nikon View s menu bar and toolbar Refer to this guide when you want to know the meaning of a command or button DDIUBIBJOY MILA uo N AAMEN The Menu Bar The Toolbar The Right Button Menus he Li 4 lt Click to go The Menu Bar When you browse image files in Nikon View Nikon View com mands are
39. uter Cut Copy Paste Printers Control Panel Dial Up ikon Vie Scheduled Networking Tasks The Nikon View window will open 2 Double click the Hard Disk icon f Nikon Yiew File Edit View Go Favorites Help Sou B E Back Eonar Up Settings Address f Nikon View Digital Camera Removable Media Nikon enw You can browse the folder you selected in your last session of Nikon View The image files will appear as thumbnail images File Edt Yiew Go Favorites Help q G a Back Forward Up Hotate Pelete Selected SIG UO S jl 4 ose SUISMOAg SojI SL Suismoig fen DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOOU2 JPG DSCNOOOS JPG T otal images 16 Selected 0 mages on Disk oj CM m From this thumbnail view still images can be viewed at full resolution printed copied or deleted In addition movie files can be played copied or deleted See the following chapter for details As there are no previously browsed image files when you initially install Nikon View the Browse for Folder dialog box will appear when you double click the Hard Disk icon for the first time Select the folder that you want to browse and click OK The image files in the selected folder will appear Browse for Folder Please select a folder with images i Desktop A g bly Computer aj EN s Floppy A H C H D H E H F o H Nikon View 5 My Documents Cancel Browsing image files in another
40. win o Rotate The image view is rotated ninety degrees l a dow itself by dragging the window s borders to the left each time this button is clicked fe DSCNO001 JPG Full Resolution Image 50 Zoom In Click to zoom the image view in 2 2 oi x Zoom Out Click to zoom the image view out Scroll slider Scroll bar Arrow button Sydeis0 JOUd SUIMOIA S2II 4 OSLU UZIM 3u pom Janet To close an image window click the close button xj at the right end of the title bar A Rotation and zoom operations performed in the image window are not reflected in the thumbnail images in the browsing window Playing Movies While movie data are transferred the following indicator is displayed Click Cancel to abort the operation Movies can be played with QuickTime Player In the thumbnail Transferring Image DSCHOOOS MOY view of the browser window only the first frame of a movie pom AANS file will be displayed Movie files have the extension MOV 27 Playing movies with QuickTime Player BEREE Double click the thumbnail of the movie file you wish to play IM Su File Edt Yiew Go Favorites Help E gt 5 Once transfer is complete the movie is opened in a movie Back n Porter Up m window in QuickTime Player pjece DSCNO003 MOV x W suike d soji4 aseuuy y e p V DSCNOO0T JPG DSCNOOU2 JPG Select the thumbnail with the right mouse button and choo
41. ws Explorer _ Click to go sojl4 ese Susmoig AA Browsing Image Files From Your Camera Automatic Operation only with cameras which a support USB connection You can use Nikon View to browse the image files stored in jf your camera is connected to a USB port as described in the your cameras memory card and display them as thumbnails documentation provided with your camera and the computer is on the Digital Camera window will open and close auto Follow these steps to view image files stored in your digital matically as described below camera s memory card Opening the window 1 Connect the camera to your computer as described in the If you insert a memory card in the camera and turn the documentation provided with your camera camera on the Digital Camera window will open automati cally to display a list of folders containing image files that have already been recorded Proceed to step 4 Closing the window The Digital Camera window will close automatically if you do any of the following e Turn the camera off e Remove the memory card from the camera e Disconnect the USB cable Reopening the window The Digital Camera window will re open automatically if you do any of the following e Turn the camera off and then on e Remove and re insert the memory card m e Disconnect and re connect the USB cable Nikon View supports one camera attached to a USB port or serial COM PAQUILT INOA WIOA S
42. y be used when browsing a hard disk used when browsing image files in the Hard Disk window w Thumbnail View List View Settings Toolbar Displays the Digital Camera Settings dialog box where Jeg NU W YL 22U241 J Y MIA uo N AAMEN you can make changes to port settings You can also Choose this command to determine the type of toolbar l a l l choose this command by clicking the Settings button in that will be displayed i the toolbar This command may only be used in the Nikon Status Bar View window Choose this commana to apia the status bar at the Thumbnail View bottom of the Nikon View window Displays the image files as thumbnails You can also choose Explorer Bar this command by clicking the Thumbnail View button in Choose this command to determine the type of Explorer the toolbar bar that will be displayed ar that will be displaye List View Displays the image files as a simple list without thumb nails You can also choose this command by clicking the List View button in the toolbar The Go Menu A standard Windows menu command Refer to your Win dows manual for details The Favorites Menu A standard Windows menu command Refer to your Win dows manual for details The Help Menu Help About Windows 96 About Mikonview About Windows 98 Displays Windows 98 version information About NikonView Opens the Nikon View splash window which gives copy right information for the program Jeg N
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