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Ver. 4.4 (En)
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Notices • No part of the manuals included with this prod- • Nikon will not be held liable for any dam ag es u ct may be reproduced, transm itt ed, tran scribed, res ulti ng from the use of this prod uct. stored in a ret rieva l system, or transl at ed into any • While every effort has been made to ens ure that lang uage in any form, by any means, with out the information in these man ua ls is acc ur ate and Nikon’s prior writ ten perm iss ion. comp lete, we would app rec i ate it were you to
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Table of Contents Before You Begin: Introduction........................................................................................................ 1 Overview: About This Manual ......................................................................................................... 2 Principal Features: Features Available in Nikon Capture 4............................................................ 3 Nikon Capture 4 Editor ..................................................................
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Capturing Photographs: Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ....................................................... 107 The Camera Control Window: Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ............... 108 Starting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ......................................................................................110 Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control ........................................................................................111 Capturing Photographs to Disk..
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Introduction Before You Begin Read this chapter before in stalli ng and using Nikon Capture 4. Overview Read this section for a description of how this manu al is org aniz ed and for an exp lan at ion of the symbols and con- ven tions used. Principal Features Read this section for an overview of the options available in Nikon Capture 4. System Requirements Before installing Nikon Capture 4, check that your computer system meets the requirements listed in this section. 1
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Overview Overview About This Manual This manu al has been written to help you take advantage of the many features included in Nikon Capture 4 (Ver. 4.4). Be sure to read this manual thoroughly, and to keep it handy when using Nikon Capture 4. Symbols and Conventions The following symbols and conventions are used in this manual: This icon marks cautions, inf or ma tion that you This icon marks notes, inf orm at ion that you should read bef ore use to prevent possible should read bef ore usi
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Features Available in Nikon Capture 4 Principal Features Features Available in Nikon Capture 4 Nikon Capture 4 is for use exclusively with Nikon digital cameras. It consists of two major components: Nikon Capture 4 Editor and Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control. Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Nikon Capture 4 Editor is used to enhance When a D2- or D1-series, D200, D100, D70s, photographs taken with Nikon digital cam- D70, or D50 camera is connected to a com- eras after they h
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Principal Features Automatic Update Nikon Capture 4 is equipped with an automatic update function known as Nikon Message Center. Nikon Message Center checks for updates to a variety of Nikon digital products, in- cluding Nikon software. At default settings, Nikon Message Center will automatically check for updates if the computer is connected to the Internet when Nikon Capture 4 starts. If an update is available, the Nikon Message Center window will be displayed. Click Available Messages to
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What You Need to Run Nikon Capture 4 System Requirements What You Need to Run Nikon Capture 4 Before installing Nikon Capture 4, make sure that your system satisfi es the following re quire - ments: Windows Macintosh * Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Mac OS 9.0.4–9.2.2 , Mac OS X (ver- Home Edition, Windows XP Pro fess iona l, sion 10.1.5 or later). Note that Dutch, OS Wind ows 2000 Professional, Windows Italian, Korean, and Swedish versions of Millennium Edition (Me), Win dows 98 Nikon C
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Nikon Capture 4 Editor Image Adjustment Nikon Capture 4 editor component contains a variety of tools for enhancing images, including the Curves, LCH Editor, Color Booster, Photo Effects, Unsharp Mask, Noise Reduction, D-Lighting, Red Eye Correction, and Fisheye Lens tools. With RAW (NEF) images, it can be used to adjust white balance and tone compensation, to reduce the effects of dust on the camera image sensor, including color moiré (Image Dust Off), and to correct for chromatic (color
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The Editor Window The Editor Window Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor The main parts of the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window are identifi ed below. Image window Menu bar Displays images curr entl y opened for Contains the menus for edi t ing. Any numb er of im age win- Nikon Capture 4 Edi tor. d ows can be open sim ult a neous ly. Quick Tools palette Title bar Shooting data area Contains tool but tons Shows the fi le name of Gives photo in for - for Nikon Capture 4 the im age disp layed an
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Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Quick Tools The Quick Tools palette contains buttons that replicate commonly-used menu commands. * But ton Name Funct ion Shortcut Ctrl + 0/ Open Click to open an image fi le for editing. 13 cmd + 0 Save changes to the image in the active image Ctrl + S/ Save 83 wind ow. cmd + S Copy Image Copy current image-adjustment settings to the — 82 Adjustments clipb oard. Paste the contents of the clipboard to image en- Ctrl + V/ Paste — hancem ent settings in the
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The Editor Window Starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor Nikon Capture 4 Editor can be started from the Start menu (Wind ows) or double-clicki ng the app li ca tion icon (Macintosh). Windows Turn the computer on 1 Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up. Start Nikon Capture 4 Editor 2 From the Start menu, select All Programs > Nikon Capture 4 > Nikon Capture 4 Editor (Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional) or Prog rams > Nikon Capture 4 > Nikon Capture 4 Ed it
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Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Macintosh Turn the computer on 1 Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up. S tart Nikon Capture 4 Editor 2 Double-click the Nikon Capture 4 Editor icon ( ) in the folder to which you installed Nikon Capture 4. No image displayed in image win dow Produ ct Key If prompt ed to supply a product key when starting Nikon Capture 4 Editor or Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control, en ter the product key supplied on the Nikon Capture 4 CD case
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The Editor Window Exiting Nikon Capture 4 Editor To close the Nikon Capture 4 Editor window and exit Nikon Capture 4, open the File menu and choose Exit (Windows) or Quit (Mac OS 9). In Mac OS X, select Quit Nikon Capture Editor from the application menu. Windows Mac OS X 12
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Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Opening Image Files Nikon Capture 4 Editor can be used to open images created with Nikon digital cameras and images previously saved using Nikon Capture. Original image/saved image Format Ext ens ion RAW NEF .NEF 83 Image saved in NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) RGB-TIFF YCbCr TIFF TIFF (RGB) .TIF 83 16-bit TIFF (RGB) 8-bit TIFF (RGB) EXTRA FINE NORMAL JPEG .JPG 83 BASIC JPEG Files in the above formats can be opened using the Open… command or by drag and dro
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The Editor Window Locate the image fi le 2 Navigate to the drive (volume) and folder containing the fi le you wish to open. Click Open 3 Double-click the fi le or select it from the fi les listed and click Open. The selected fi le will be opened in an image window in Nikon Capture 4 Editor. Using Drag and Drop Images can also be opened by dragging them into the application window (Windows) or im- age window (Macintosh). Win dows Macintosh 14
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Getting to Know Nikon Capture 4 Editor Opening the Multi-Image Window The Multi-Image window shows the images in the selected folder as small thumbnail pre- views. Use the Multi-Image window to view other images while making adjustments to the current image, or to select multiple images for editing, saving, or printing. Click the button or select Open Multi-Image Window from the File menu 1 The Browse For Folder dialog will be displayed. Open Multi-Image Window button Select a folder 2 Sel
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The Editor Window Select a thumbnail 4 The corresponding image will be displayed in the image area. Multi-Image Window Buttons The names and functions of the buttons in the Multi-Image window are shown in the fol- lowing table: When the thumbnail area is closed: But ton Name Funct ion Back to previous folder Return to the previous folder. Forward to next folder Open the next folder. Previous Image Display the previous image in the image area. Next Image Display the next image in the image area.
