Nikon COOLPIX 2000 quick start guide

Quick Start

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Quick Start

Guide

Follow the instructions in this guide to set up your camera, take pictures, and review your pictures in the camera monitor.

Step1: Unpack the camera Step2: Ready the camera Step3: Before taking pictures Step4: Take a picture

Step5: Check your pictures

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Unpack the camera

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Quick Start Guide

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Guide to Digital Photography

쐏 Warranty 쐄 Important Information

쐂 Camera strap 쐆 CompactFlash

쐊 4 LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries 쐎 Video cable

쐅 USB cable 쐈 Nikon View 5 CD-ROM

쐉 Nikon View 5 Reference Manual

CD-ROM

Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories

Yo u r N i ko n COOLPIX digital camera is designed to the highest standards and includes complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including AC adapters) certified by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon digital

camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry. THE USE OF NON-NIK ON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DA M A GE YOUR CA M ERA AND MAY VOI D YOUR NIKON WARRANTY. For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local authorized Nikon dealer.

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Be sure all items listed here were included with your camera.

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Ready the camera

Attach the included camera strap as shown.

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Open the battery-chamber cover on the bottom of the camera by pushing in the

button on the chamber cover and sliding the cover towards the mark. Insert the four LR6 (AA) alkaline batteries as shown in the illustration below, then close the cover. While holding the cover closed, return it to the locked position.

Warranty

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Before taking pictures

Check that the mode dial is set to , then slide the power switch in the direction

of the arrow to turn the camera on.

Check indicators in the camera monitor.

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Set the time and date

Setting the current date and time allows date and time information to be recorded with your pictures. When you first use your camera the icon in the monitor will flash indicating that the date and time are not set.

Follow the steps below to set the date and time.

Tu rn the camera on.

Press the MENU but-

ton.

A choice of menus will be displayed in the monitor.

Press the multi selec-

tor down ( ) and select Setup menu.

Press .

The setup menu will be displayed.

Press twice to select

Date.

Press .

The date and time setting will be displayed.

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Shooting menu

Setup menu

SETUP MENU

Brightness

CF card format Date Auto off Video mode Language

SETUP MENU

Brightness CF card format

Date

Auto off Video mode Language

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The level of the batteries is shown in the monitor as follows: No icon Batteries fresh. ( ) Low batteries. If possible, ready fresh spare

batteries.

When the batteries runs out, the message “Battery exhausted” will be displayed in the monitor. Insert fresh batteries. You can not take pictures when the batteries are exhausted.

Icon flashes

Multi selectorMonitor

MENU button

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Press or to set

the current year.

Press .

Repeat step 7 to set the current month, day and time.

Press .

The current order of display for Year:

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Month: Day will be displayed.

Press or to select

Y:M:D, M:D:Y or D:M:Y.

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Press .

You have now set the current date and

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time. The monitor will return to the screen

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displayed in step 5.

Press the MENU button to end menu operation and display the view

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through the lens in the monitor.

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Brightness CF card format

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Step

Take a picture

Frame your picture in the monitor. Always hold the camera steady with both hand

to prevent camera shake.

Press the shutter-release button halfway down and confirm that the subject is in foucs.

Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take a picture.

Getting Creative - Choosing a mode

In addition to (auto) mode, your camera offers a choice of five scene modes for common compositions (still images only), and a movie mode.

When a scene mode is selected, the camera automatically chooses a combination of settings that match the current scene, so that you do not have to adjust the camera settings one by one.

Use the mode dial to select scene modes and movie mode.

Party/Indoor

Back Light

Portrait

Step

Check your pictures

Use for shots that include details of the

background behind the main subject, or to

capture the effects of candlelight and other

indoor background lighting.

Use when light is coming from behind your

subject; the flash will fir e automatically to

“fill in” (illuminate) the subject’s features,

which would otherwise be in shadow.

Use for portraits. Main subject stands out

clearly while background details are

softened, lending the composition a sense

of depth.

Zoom button

Press to zoom out, press to zoom in.

Au to f ocus Icon

If the subject is in focus, the green auto-

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focus icon will appear in the top right of

the monitor. If the subject is not in focus, the autofocus icon will turn red and flash.

(See Guide to Digital Photography, page 25)

Mode dial

Night Portrait

Use when shooting portraits against a

backdrop of night scenery.

Beach/Snow

Vividly captures the brightness of such

subjects as snowfields, beaches, or sunlit ex-

panses of water.

Movie

Movie mode can be used to record silent movies of up to 20 seconds in length.

Recording begins when the shutter-release button is pressed all the way down and ends when the

shutter-release button is fully pressed a second time. The recording will end automatically when 20 sec-

onds have passed, or earlier if the memory card becomse full.

Menu Guide

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The COOLPIX2000 contains three menus which are outlined briefly below. For details on all the menu options, see the

Shooting Menu

Turn the mode dial to

and press the

MENU button.

SHOOTING MENU

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Image size White balance Metering Continuous Best shot selector

Best shot selector Exp. +/– Image Sharpening

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Image Quality

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Image Size

IMAGE SIZE

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1024

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White Balance

WHITE BALANCE

Auto

White bal preset Fine Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy

Playback Menu

Turn the mode dial to

and press the

MENU button.

PLAYBACK MENU

Delete

Slide show Protect Print set Auto transfer

Set

OFF

Delete

DELETE

Selected images

Erase all images

Slide show

SLIDE SHOW

Selected images

All images

Setup Menu

Press the MENU button.

You can select the setup menu from either shooting mode or playback mode.

Guide to Digital Photography

There are 8 options in the shooting menu.

Press or down to highlight menu options. Press to scroll the menu and display all options.

Press to select the desired option.

Choose one of three image quality levels when saving pictures to the memory card.

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Pictures can be recorded

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480

Set

There are 5 options in the playback menu.

Press or down to highlight menu options. Press to scroll the menu

and display all options.

Press to select the desired option.

in any one of three sizes. Choose a larger size for more detail, choose a smaller size to fit more pic-

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tures on the memor y card.

White Balance keeps colors true regardless of the color of the light source. Choose from one of 7 settings.

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Use this option to delete selected images, or to delete all images.

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Use this option to play pictures back one after the other in an automated “slide show.”

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A choice of menus will be displayed in

the monitor. Press to display the shooting menu.

Metering

METERING

Matrix

Spot Center-weighted

Continuous

CONTINUOUS

Single

Continuous Multi-Shot 16

BSS (best shot selector)

BEST SHOT SELECTOR

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Exposure Compensation

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Image Sharpening

IMAGE SHARPENING

Auto

High Normal Low Off

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A choice of menus

will be displayed in the monitor. Press to display the playback menu.

Protect

PROTECT

Set

Auto Transfer

AUTO TRANSFER

All on

All off

Done

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Print Set

PRINT SET

Delete print set

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A choice of menus

will be displayed in the monitor.

Press to highlight SETUP, then press to display the menu.

Shooting menu

Setup menu

Select the areas of the frame in which the camera measures light to determine exposure.

Select whether one picture or a sequence of pictures is taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed.

BSS takes a series of pictures and automatically records the one with the most detail, helping to prevent the recording of blurred pictures.

Adjusts the exposure value automatically selected by the camera. Useful for ver y bright, very dark or high contrast subjects. There are 6 settings.

Select how sharp you want the outlines in your pictures to appear. There are 4 levels to choose from.

Playback menu

Setup menu

Use this option to prevent pictures you want from being deleted accidently. Protected images are mar ked with a icon.

Create a “print set” that allows you to print pictures directly from the memory card by inserting the card in a compatible printer.

Select which pictures you would like to transfer to your computer.

Shooting menu

Setup menu

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Open the card-slot cover on the side of the camera, and insert the included memory card. Slide the memory card all the way into the slot until it stops. Make sure the card is secure and the eject lever has been lowered, then close the card-slot cover.

Eject lever in lowered pos tion

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Insert the memory card with the CompactFlash™ label facing the rear of the camera (the side with the monitor). Make sure

to insert the edge with the terminals (two rows of small holes) into the camera.

The memory card provided with your camera is formatted at shipment. Other memory cards must however be formatted before first use. See the

page 75.

Direction of insertion

Terminals

Guide to Digital Photography

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Auto power off

The camera will turn off automatically if the camera controls are not operated for one minute (default setting) to prolong the life of the battery. To turn the camera back on, slide the power switch to the OFF position, then slide it to the ON position again.

Information display

Press the multi selector to the left ( ) to turn the display of image information in the monitor on and off.

Image information displayed in monitor

(See Guide to Digital Photography, pg. 76)

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Image information hidden

Press the button to display your

most recent picture in the monitor. Your camera is also equipped with a

full-frame playback mode. See the

Guide to Digital Photography

(page

45) for more details.

Press ( ) to cycle through your pictures in the order you took them (or in reverse order)

Press the shutter release button halfway down to exit quick review and display the view through the lens in the monitor.

After you have finished with your cam-

era, slide the power switch in the direction of the arrow to turn the camera off. Our review of the basic operation of the COOLPIX2000 is now complete.

If you want to use a computer to view the pictures that you have taken, see the reverse side of

Quick Start Guide

this Refer to the

the most of all your camera's features.

Guide to Digital Photography

for full operating instructions, allowing you to make

SETUP MENU

Brightness

CF card format Date Auto off Video mode Language

Video mode Language USB

Set

OFF

Brightness

BRIGHTNESS

CF Card Format

CF CARD FORMAT

WARNING ! All images will

be deleted !

Format

Date

DATE

YMD

2 0 0 2 0 1

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Set

There are 8 options in the setup menu Press or down to highlight menu options. Press to scroll the menu and display all options. Press to select the desired option.

Auto Off

Press or to adjust

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monitor brightness.

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New memory cards must be formatted before they can be used. Formatting deletes all data including protected images.

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Set the camera’s internal clock to the current date and time.

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AUTO OFF

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SET

Video Mode

VIDEO MODE

NTSC

PAL

Set

Language

LANGUAGE

Fr Es

Set

USB

PTP

Mass Storage

Set

The camera turns off automatically when not being used to save battery power. Set the time interval for auto turn off.

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Select a standard for video output that matches the device connected to the camera.

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Select the language in which the camera menus and messages are displayed.

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Select the protocol that matches your computer’s operating system.

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Viewing Pictures on Your Computer Using Windows

Viewing Pictures on Your Computer Using a Macintosh

OS: Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition/Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

So that you can enjoy your Nikon digital camera to the full, Nikon offers the following software to help you sort, manipulate, print, and share your pictures on a computer:

•Nikon View 5:

Use this program to copy pictures from the camera or memory card to your computer. Once transferred, you can view pictures at full size, print them, and organize them into folders on your hard disk.

•FotoStation Easy:

The more adventurous can use this program for more comprehensive sorting, filing, and image manipulation. FotoStation is only available to users in Europe.

• Panorama Maker:

This program allows you to join several pictures to make a larger image.

•QuickTime:

Nikon View and FotoStation use this program to play back movies.

Depending on the version of Nikon View 5 installed, the installation process, dialogs and messages displayed may differ from those described here.

To Users of Windows XP Home Edition/Professional and Windows 2000 Professional

When installing, uninstalling, or using Nikon View 5, log on as the “Computer administrator” (Windows XP Home Edition/Professional) or “Administrator” (Windows 2000 Professional).

Before Connecting the Camera

Before connecting your camera to a computer, make sure that Nikon View 5 is installed.

Nikon View 5

Installation of Nikon View 5 starts with the license agreement. Be sure you have read and understood the contents of the license agreement before clicking Yes to proceed to the next step.

The destination folder for Nikon View

5 will be displayed. Click Next.

Click Ye s to create a new folder for

Nikon View 5.

Click Yes to create a shortcut to Nikon

View 5 on the desktop.

Click Finish to complete installation.

AutoPlay (Windows XP)

When you turn the camera on, a Removable Disk dialog will be displayed. Select Copy pictures to a folder on

my computer using Nikon View 5

and click OK to start Nikon View 5. If you plan to always mark images for transfer using the camera we recommend that you choose Al- ways do the selected action.

When all pictures have been copied, the Nikon View 5 Nikon Browser

window will be displayed in the computer monitor.

By default, pictures will be copied to the folder “Imgnnnn” in the My Documents folder or My Pictures folder, where nnnn is a four-digit number (starting from 0001) assigned automatically by Nikon View 5.

Install Software

Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up.

Insert the Nikon View 5 installer CD into a CD-ROM drive.

The dialog shown at right will be dis-

played. Select a language from the pop-up menu and click Next.

The Install Center program will be

launched automatically. Click Easy Install to begin installation. Software

installation includes Panorama Maker, QuickTime 5.0.2, Nikon View 5, and FotoStation Easy (FotoStation is only available to users in Europe).

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

If you are using Windows 98SE, be sure to install the Coolpix Camera Driver.

Coolpix Camera Driver (Windows 98SE Only) Click OK to begin installation of the Coolpix Camera Driver, and click OK again once installation is complete.

Windows XP Update (Windows XP Only)

If you are using Windows XP, depending on the version of Nikon View, and on the computer's operating environment, the PTP driver installation and Setup wizard may start when you click Easy Install. Follow the on-screen instructions until the last dialog in the wizard is displayed, then continue with installation of the next application.

Do not restart your computer.

ArcSoft Panorama Maker 3.0

QuickTime 5.0.2

Installation opens with the dialog shown at right. The three fields “Registered To”, “Organization,” and “Registration Number” should be left blank. Click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

FotoStation Easy

Installation opens with a dialog asking you to select the desired language. Select a language and click OK. The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue installation. If a message is displayed stating that a newer version of QuickTime is already installed, click OK.

Click Yes to restart the computer.

Once the computer has restarted, remove the Nikon View 5 installer

CD from the CD-ROM drive. If the Welcome program starts up again after you have restarted the

computer, click Quit to exit the Welcome program and then remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

Copy Pictures to Your Computer

Connect the camera to your computer as shown in the illustration be-

low, using the USB cable provided. To prevent the camera from moving and disconnecting the cable, re-

turn the lens to its housing in the camera body and lay the camera flat on a level surface with the monitor uppermost.

Turn the camera on (the monitor will be blank). Nikon View 5 will

automatically detect the camera and display the Nikon Transfer window. Click the

For information on how to transfer pictures to the computer using the

(transfer) button on the camera, refer to the Nikon Guide to Digi-

tal Photography.

(Transfer) button.

After confirming that transfer is complete, remove the camera from the

system as described below.

Windows XP Home Edition/Professional

Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon

) in the taskbar and select Safely re-

( move USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows 2000 Professional

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon (

Disk from the menu that appears.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

In My Computer, click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears.

) in the taskbar and select Stop

) in the taskbar and select Stop USB

Enjoying Pictures on Your Computer

Make prints on your personal color printer.

button,

Post pictures on your web site.

Make an on-line photo album

European customers can share their pictures on-line in password-protected “photo albums.” Once you have used the simple online tools to upload your pictures, you can send invitations to selected guests to view your album at their leisure. You can even order prints on-line.

Select Copy pictures to

a folder on my computer using Nikon

at http://www.nikonfotoshare.com/

OS: Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)

So that you can enjoy your Nikon digital camera to the full, Nikon offers the following software to help you sort, manipulate, print, and share your pictures on a computer:

•Nikon View 5:

memory card to your computer. Once transferred, you can view pictures at full size, print them, and organize them into folders on your hard disk.

• FotoStation Easy: The more adventurous can use this program for more comprehensive sorting, filing, and image manipulation. FotoStation is only available to users in Europe.

• Panorama Maker: This program allows you to join several pictures to make a larger image.

•QuickTime: Nikon View and FotoStation use this program to play back movies.

Depending on the version of Nikon View 5 installed, the installation process, dialogs and messages displayed may differ from those described here.

Before Connecting the Camera

Before connecting your camera to a computer, make sure that Nikon View 5 is installed.

Use this program to copy pictures from the camera or

Install Software

Tu rn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up.

Insert the Nikon View 5 installer CD into a CD-ROM drive. The Nikon View Welcome program will be launched automatically.

Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)

Nikon View 5 will not start automatically. Double-click the Nikon View 5 CD-ROM icon on the desktop, then double-click the Welcome icon.

The dialog shown at right will be dis-

played. Select a language from the pop-up menu and click Next.

The Install Center program will be

launched automatically. Click Install to begin installation of all the software checked in the software tab. By default, the installation includes Panorama Maker, QuickTime 5.0.2, Nikon View 5, and FotoStation Easy (FotoStation is only available to users in Europe). QuickTime 5.0.2 is not installed under Mac OS X.

Panorama Maker

The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)

If you are using Mac OS X, the Authenticate dialog will be displayed before the Nikon View 5 installer. Enter your administrator name and password, and then click OK.

Nikon View 5

The license agreement shown at right will be displayed. Be sure you have read and understood the agreement before clicking Accept. The ReadMe file will then be displayed. Take a few moments to read this file which may contain important information that could not be included in the manual.

Click Install to proceed with instal-

lation.

Add to Dock/Create an Alias

After you click Install, a dialog will be displayed where you can click OK to add Nikon View 5 to the Dock (Mac OS X) or create an alias to Nikon View 5 on the desktop (Mac OS 9).

Click Quit to complete installation of

Nikon View 5.

FotoStation Easy

The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

Mac OS X Mac OS 9

QuickTime 5.0.2

Installation of QuickTime 5.0.2 opens with a welcome dialog. Click Con- tinue and follow the on-screen instructions to accept the license agreement. When the dialog shown at right is displayed, select Recom- mended and click Continue.

The Registration dialog will be displayed. No registration number is required; leave the registration information blank and click Continue. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.

One of the two dialogs shown right

will be displayed. Click Restart to restart your computer.

Once the computer has restarted, remove the Nikon View 5 in-

staller CD from the CD-ROM drive. If the Welcome program starts up again after you have restarted

the computer, click Quit to exit the Welcome program and then remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

Copy Pictures to Your Computer

Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)

Before turning the camera on, select Applications from the Go menu and double-click the Image Capture icon. The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Select None from the Hot plug action menu and close the Image Capture dialog. If you install Apple iPhoto software after you install Nikon View 5, please repeat this step to prevent both iPhoto and Nikon View 5 from starting when you connect your camera.

Connect the camera to your computer as shown in the illustration

below, using the USB cable provided. To prevent the camera from moving and disconnecting the cable,

return the lens to its housing in the camera body and lay the camera flat on a level surface with the monitor uppermost.

Turn the camera on (the monitor will be blank). Nikon View 5 will

automatically detect the camera and display the Nikon Transfer window. Click the

For information on how to transfer pictures to the computer using the to Digital Photography. The camera transfer images in Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later.

On a Macintosh, Nikon Transfer will start up after Nikon Browser has started.

When all pictures have been copied, they will be displayed in the

Nikon View 5 Nikon Browser window. By default, pictures

will be copied to the folder “Imgnnnn” in the Documents folder (Mac OS 9) or Pictures folder (Mac OS X), where nnnn is a fourdigit number (starting from 0001) assigned automatically by Nikon View 5.

After confirming that transfer is com-

pete, be sure to drag the untitled (in Mac OS X, “NO_NAME”) disk corresponding to the camera into the Trash before turning the camera off and disconnecting the USB cable.

(transfer) button on the camera, refer to the Nikon Guide

(Transfer) button.

button can be used to

Nikon Browser

window

Nikon Transfer

window

Mac OS 9 Mac OS X

Select None

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