Nikon 990 User Manual

iPIX Photography with
Nikon Digital Cameras

Coolpix 880, 885, 990, 995, 5000 models

DOC- NIK- R4

INTERNET PICTURES CORPORATION

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Oak Ridge, TN
World Headquarters

Internet Pictures Corporation
1009 Commerce Park Drive
Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

1-888-909-iPIX
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer Service: 888-425-0098
Technical Support: 888-425-0048
Sales: 800-336-7113
865-276-2315
Web site: http://www.ipix.com

San Ramon, CA
Co-Headquarters

Internet Pictures Corporation
3160 Crow Canyon Rd., 4th Floor
San Ramon, CA 94583
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Web site: http://www.ipix.com

SALES OFFICES

Oak Ridge, TN

Internet Pictures Corporation
Commerce Park Drive
Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
Phone: [phone]-iPIX
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web site: http://www.ipix.com

United Kingdom/Europe

Internet Pictures UK LTD.
31 Welbeck Street
London W1M 7PG
United Kingdom
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web site: http://www.ipix-eu.com

San Ramon, CA

Internet Pictures Corporation
3160 Crow Canyon Rd., 4th Floor
San Ramon, CA 94583
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Web site: http://www.ipix.com

SUPPORT OFFICES

Oak Ridge, TN

Commerce Park Drive
Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
Technical Support: 888-425-0048
Customer Service: 888-425-0098
Fax: [phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
Web site: http://www.ipix.com

United Kingdom/Europe

Internet Pictures UK LTD.
31 Welbeck Street
London W1M 7PG
United Kingdom
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer and Technical Support:
[phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web site: http://www.ipix-eu.com

LEGAL NOTICE

Copyright ©2000-2001 Internet Pictures Corporation. All rights
reserved. iPIX image, PhotoBubble, iPIX Wizard software, iPIX®
Builder software, iPIX TV-Studio software, iPIX WebCam software,
and iPIX I-Linker software are trademarks of Internet Pictures
Corporation.

iPIX images are a means of viewing a totally immersive, unbounded
image created from two fisheye photographs. Based on the following
U.S. Patents RE 36,207; 5,384,588; 5,764,276; 5,877,801; and
5,903,319 (others pending).

Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.
Acrobat and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems

Incorporated.
Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Microsoft, Windows, and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks

of Microsoft Corporation.
Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications

Corporation.
This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG

Group. Portions of the imaging technology of this product are
copyrighted by Accusoft Corporation. Other product and brand names
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners

This manual was last modified on April 26, 2002. DOC-NIK-R4.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 • Welcome to iPIX® Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Supported Camera Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The iPIX Picture-taking Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Minimum Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 • Installing Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 1: Install the Nikon Camera Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 2: Install iPIX Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 3: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 • Preparing for Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Photography Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Assembling Your iPIX Camera Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4 • Setting up Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Nikon Coolpix 880. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Nikon Coolpix 885. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Nikon Coolpix 990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Nikon Coolpix 995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Nikon Coolpix 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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5 • Taking Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Photography Tips for iPIX Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Step 1: Set the Auto Exposure Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Step 2: Set the White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Step 3: Take the First Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Step 4: Take the Second Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Step 5: Finish Your Photo Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

6 • Downloading Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Download Option 1: Serial or USB Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Option 2: PCMCIA Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Option 3: USB Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Option 4: Parallel Port Card Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Welcome to iPIX® Imaging

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thank you for your purchase of an iPIX® Camera Kit featuring the Nikon
Coolpix digital camera. With your kit, you can shoot and build immersive
iPIX images in a matter of minutes. iPIX images enable you to “step
inside” an environment—exploring up, down, and all around. It is a solu­tion that has proven valuable for many markets, including real estate,
travel, publishing, education, training, and journalism.

This book describes the steps to set up your equipment, establish settings
on your camera to optimize it for iPIX photography, and download your
images to your computer.

Two of the most important camera kit components are the fisheye lens and
rotator. The fisheye lens attaches to your camera and broadens the field of
view (FOV) of your camera’s fixed lens. The rotator lets you turn your
camera exactly 180°—capturing one 180° picture, or “hemisphere.” Two
hemispheres are used to create an iPIX image.

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The Fisheye Lens

attaches to the

camera’s fixed lens.

The Rotator attaches

to the camera base

and the tripod.

The fisheye lens and rotator attach to the camera. The rotators are customized for each

camera model.

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1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGING

Supported Camera Models

Supported Camera Models

iPIX photography supports eight Nikon Coolpix digital camera models,
including the 700, 800, 880, 885, 900, 950, 990, 995, and 5000. This pho­tography guide covers the Coolpix 5000, 995, 990, 880, and 885 models.
Contact Internet Pictures on the World Wide Web at http://www.ipix.com
for guides for camera models not listed here.

Camera Configuration Files

Camera configuration files fine-tune your iPIX software for your specific
digital camera model. Occasionally, when new cameras are released, the
configuration files are not included with the installation yet. These config­uration files are available from the Support section of the iPIX Web site at
http://www.ipix.com/support/support.shtml.

Newer versions of some iPIX software packages no longer required camera
configuration files. Refer to the user manual for your iPIX software pack­age for more information.

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The iPIX Picture-taking Process

This iPIX Photography guide explains how to set up your camera and take
pictures for iPIX image creation. The picture taking process is illustrated
below.

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The iPIX Picture-taking Process

Sel ect a l o c at i on

Download

images

Take t he

f i r st pict ure

Rotate the

camera

Take t he

second pi ct ure

1. Select a location and place the camera close to an area of interest.

2. Take the first picture using the settings outlined in this Guide.

3. Rotate the camera 180°.

4. Take the second picture.

5. Download the images to your computer.

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Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements

The minimum system requirements will depend upon the software you
purchased. Your iPIX software manual contains complete details.

Personal Computer Requirements

To use this kit and all included software
with your personal computer, you will need:

• One free serial port, USB port, or a
PCMCIA Type II card slot.

• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, or
Windows NT 4.0 or later.

• Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive.

• Pentium 133 MHZ or faster processor (166 MHz or faster recom­mended).

• 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended).

• 75 MB or more free hard disk space.

• Video display capable of 800 x 600 pixels or higher with 256 colors
(65,535 colors or higher recommended).

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Macintosh Computer Requirements

To use this kit and all included software with
your Macintosh computer, you will need:

• One free serial port on your computer,
USB port, or a PCMCIA Type II card slot

To use the USB connectivity option, System 8.6
or later must be installed on your computer.

• System 8.1 with Appearance Manager
installed, System 8.6 or later recom­mended.

• QuickTime 3.0 or later installed.

• Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive.

• PowerPC 603e 180 Mhz or faster processor.

• 64 MB of physical RAM.

A memory management program like RAM Doubler, which can “double”
32 MB of RAM to 64 MB, will not work with your iPIX software. The
installation program checks your system for at least 64 MB of RAM, and if
it is not found, the iPIX software will not be installed.

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Technical Support

Technical Support

• 60 MB of free hard disk space.

• Video display capable of 640 x 480 pixels or higher with 256 colors
(thousands of colors or better recommended).

Technical support is available for assistance with any iPIX product by vis­iting Internet Pictures Corporation’s Web site located at
http://www.ipix.com/support/support.shtml or by calling toll-free (888)
425-0048.

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Technical Support

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Installing Your Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Your iPIX® Camera Kit includes three or more CD-ROMs: iPIX Software,
Nikon Coolpix Reference Manuals, and Nikon View software, depending
upon your camera model.

• iPIX Software. Your iPIX software creates interactive, spherical
images by aligning and seaming, two opposing hemispheres taken
with a fisheye lens-equipped digital camera.

• iPIX Viewer Software. The iPIX CD includes the iPIX Viewer, a
standalone application for viewing iPIX images. The Viewer software
also comes with Internet browser plug-ins for Netscape Navigator/
Communicator, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

• Nikon Reference Manuals CD. The Nikon Reference CD contains elec-
tronic versions of the available camera documentation. This CD also
contains the installation program for Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe
Acrobat Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files.

• Nikon View. The Nikon View software allows your computer and the
Nikon Coolpix camera to communicate. The Nikon View software also
lets you view the images on your camera and download them to your
hard drive.

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Step 1: Install the Nikon Camera Software

Step 1: Install the Nikon Camera Software

Your digital camera comes with several software packages from Nikon.
You should install these packages before you install your iPIX software.

Windows Installation

This procedure will walk you through installing the Nikon View software
on your PC.

1. Insert the Nikon View CD in your CD-ROM drive. The opening screen

will be displayed automatically.

2. Click Nikon View.

3. Click

4. Click

NEXT on the Welcome screen.
YES to agree with the Nikon License Agreement.

5. On the Choose Destination Location screen, click

View to the default location, or click

BROWSE to select a different

directory.

6. On the Select Components screen, click

7. Click

8. Click

NEXT to continue.
FINISH to complete the installation and restart your computer.

AUTO.

NEXT to install Nikon

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Step 1: Install the Nikon Camera Software

Macintosh Installation

This procedure will walk you through installing the Nikon software on
your Macintosh computer.

1. Insert the Nikon View CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click on the Nikon View Installer EN to install the English lan-

guage edition.

3. Click

CONTINUE to begin the installation process.

4. Click

ACCEPT after reading the License.

5. Read the Readme screen and click

6. Click

INSTALL on the Nikon View Installer screen to install the Nikon

View to the default location, or click
location.

7. Click

RESTART to complete the installation and restart your computer.

CONTINUE.

BROWSE to select a different

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Step 2: Install iPIX Software

Step 2: Install iPIX Software

The iPIX Viewer and iPIX Plug-ins are installed during this process. The
exact steps may vary. Please refer to your iPIX User Manual for detailed
instructions.

If your Nikon Coolpix camera model is not listed, select another camera
model for the installation to continue. Follow the instructions at the end
of this chapter to access the iPIX Support area and download the configu­ration file.

Windows Installation

This procedure will walk you through installing the iPIX software on your
computer.

1. Close an open applications.

2. Insert the iPIX CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Setup program should

start automatically.

If the program does not start, click on the Start button on the Windows
Task Bar. Select
ROM drive) and press the Enter key on your keyboard.

Run

. Type D:\setup.exe (where D: is the letter of your CD-

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install your software.

Macintosh Installation

This procedure will install the iPIX software on your computer.

iPIX software on the Macintosh requires the Appearance Manager and
QuickTime. If you do not have these items on your computer, the
Installation program will automatically install them. After the installation
is completed, you may need to restart your computer.

1. Close any open applications and insert the iPIX CD into your CD-

ROM drive.

2. Double-click the iPIX icon when it appears on the desktop, then open

the Setup icon.

3. Select the application you wish to install.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Step 3: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe Acrobat Reader software is used to read the electronic copy of the
software manual included with your iPIX software. This step is optional.

Windows Installation

1. Turn on your computer and place the iPIX CD in your CD-ROM

drive. The setup screen should start automatically.

2. Select the Install Acrobat Reader option.

3. Follow the on-screen directions.

Macintosh Installation

1. Turn on your computer and place the iPIX CD into your CD-ROM

drive.

2. Double-click on the iPIX CD icon when it appears on your desktop.

3. Double-click on the Setup icon to start the setup screen.

4. Select the Install Acrobat Reader option to begin.

5. Follow the on-screen directions.

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Step 3: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader

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