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Overview 3 This manual will guide you, step-by-step, through the process With Different Operating Systems of using Nikon View with your COOLPIX digital camera. For The illustrations and explanations in this manual are for Win- details on Nikon View installation and system requirements, dows 98. Display and operation may differ under Windows refer to the Quick Start Guide. 2000, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or when Active Desktop is used with Windows 95. Refer The Manu
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Overview 4 To make it easier to find the information you need, the follow- This icon marks short-cuts. ing symbols and conventions are used: A table of contents appears on the first page of the About Reference Manual. In addition, 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 thi
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Browsing Image Files 5 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 Fi
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files From Your Camera 6 Automatic Operation (only with cameras which Browsing Image Files From Your Camera support USB connection) You can use Nikon View to browse the image files stored in If your camera is connected to a USB port as described in the your camera’s 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 fi
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files From Your Camera 7 After turning on your computer, double-click the Nikon Double-click the Digital Camera icon. 2 3 View icon in the My Computer window. The Nikon View window will open. Caution! 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
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files From Your Camera 8 Folders saved in the camera’s memory card are represented The image files in the selected folder will appear as thumb- 4 by a roll film icon. nail images. Double-click the folder icon. 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 Folder Names chapter for details. When displayed in Nikon View, folders c
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files From Your Camera 9 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. After clicking OK to close the dialog box, check to be sure that: • the camera is correctly connected to the computer • the camera’s se
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files From a Card Reader 10 Double-click the Removable Media icon. 2 Browsing Image Files From a Card Reader If your computer has a Type II 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. Foll
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files From a Card Reader 11 Double-click the folder icon. 3 The image files in the selected folder will appear as thumb- nail images. 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 slo
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files on Disk 12 Double-click the Hard Disk icon. 2 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. Double-click the Nikon View icon in the My Computer 1 window. You can browse the folder you selected in your last session of Nikon View. The image files will appear as thumbnail images. The Nikon View window will open.
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing Image Files on Disk 13 Browsing image files in another folder… From this thumbnail view, still images can be viewed at full To browse image files in another folder, choose Select Folder resolution, printed, copied or deleted. In addition, movie from the View menu, or click the Select Folder button in the files can be played, copied or deleted. See the following toolbar. If the button is hidden, enlarge the window to bring it chapter for details. into view. As th
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Browsing Image Files: Displaying Image Files as a List 14 The list-style display is shown below. Displaying Image Files as a List 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. To view the image files as thumbnail previews again, select Thumbnail View from the View menu or click the Thumb- n
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing in the Windows Explorer 15 Select Nikon View, from Explorer’s My Computer folder list Browsing in the Windows Explorer 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.
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Browsing Image Files: Browsing in the Windows Explorer 16 Folders in the camera’s memory card can be displayed by click- ing the Digital Camera icon. You can also use these 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. Image files in the camera’s memory card can be browsed by clicking the icon for the desired folder.
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Working with Image Files 17 Working with Image Files 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 Printing Photographs Viewing Photographs Refreshing Thumbnails and Folders Playing Movies Viewing Image File Information Rotating Photograph Thumbnails Copying Image Files and Folders to Dis
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Working with Image Files: Selecting Thumbnails 18 To select multiple thumbnails, hold down the Ctrl key on the Selecting Thumbnails 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. Press A on the keyboard while holding down the Ctrl key, or click the right Selected thumbnail mouse butt
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Working with Image Files: Viewing Photographs 19 While image data are being copied to the image window, the Viewing Photographs 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 zoomed in or out using the controls on the image window toolbar. Any number of image windows may be open at one time. Opening photographs in image windows Double-click the thumbnail you
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Working with Image Files: Viewing Photographs 20 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 bars or arrow buttons. Alternatively, you can en
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Browser Software for
COOLPIX Digital Cameras
Overview
Nikon View Ver.3
for Windows
Browsing Image Files
Working with Image Files
Preference
Nikon View Reference
Reference Manual
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Overview 2 • support of OLE 2.0 Drag-and-Drop, making it easy to copy Overview images files to disk, open them in other applications, or in- Welcome to Nikon View Ver.3 for Windows (below, “Nikon sert them in documents View”), browser software for the COOLPIX 990/950/800/700/ 900 series (below, “[COOLPIX digital] camera(s)”). The Nikon • simple operation featuring one-touch toolbars and menus View camera drivers and browser allow rapid, easy access to • photographs can be opened in any applicat
