Nikon COOLPIX 4300 quick start guide

Take Pictures/Transfer Pictures to Your Computer
Quick Start Guide
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Review
Transfer
Take Pictures
Transfer Pictures to Your Computer
Installing Software
For Windows
For Macintosh
Connecting to a Computer
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Take Pictures with the COOLPIX 4300
Please take the time to read this Quick Start Guide and discover how to take and view pictures with your COOLPIX4300.
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Unpack the camera
Prepare the
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Charge the battery
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Review your pictures
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Take pictures
See the “Nikon Guide to DIgital Photography” for details on each operation.
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Unpack the camera
CF CARD
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LITHIUM ION BATTERY CHARGER
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CHARGE
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Check that you have all the items listed below.
Charge the battery
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COOLPIX4300
Warranty
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Warranty
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CompactFlash™
Memory Card
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Video Cable
Take Pictures/Transfer Pictures to Your Computer
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Quick Start Guide
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“Important
Information”
Envelope
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Rechargeable
EN-EL1 battery
with terminal cover
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USB Interface Cable12Lens Cap with cord
CD-ROMs included with the product vary with country or region of purchase.
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Connect to AC power.
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Guide to Digital
Photography with
the COOLPIX4300
Insert battery.
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Camera Strap
Insert in direction of arrow
Terminals
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Battery Charger
The CHARGE lamp on the
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charger will blink while the battery charges.
CHARGE lamp
with power cable
(Shape of cable depends
on country or region of
purchase)
Charging is complete when
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the CHARGE lamp remains lit.
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Nikon View 5
CD-ROM
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Nikon View 5
Reference Manual
CD-ROM
Note: An exhausted battery can be
fully recharged in approximately 2 hours.
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Prepare the camera
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Attach the camera strap.
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Camera OFF.
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Open the battery cover.
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Pressing the battery-chamber cover latch , slide the battery-chamber cover out ¤ and flip it open ‹.
Insert the battery.
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Open the memory card-slot
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cover.
Insert the memory card into
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the slot and close the cover.
Important: Memory cards are labeled with an arrow(s) showing the direction of insertion. With this label facing the back of the camera (the side with the monitor), insert the card in the direction of the arrow, sliding it in until it is firmly in place.
Direction of insertion
Terminals
Front of card
Close the cover.
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Hold the cover shut, and slide it to the closed position.
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The steps below explain how to take pictures using the monitor in a (auto) mode, where most of the settings are controlled by the camera.
Remove the lens cap.
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Mode dial to a.
Camera on.
Check the battery level and the number of exposure
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remaining in the monitor.
Number of exposures
remaining
Hold the camera steady.
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No icon: Battery fully charged.
MM: Recharge soon.
WARNING!! BATTERY
EXHAUSTED: Recharge now!
Frame your subject.
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Note: The first time you use the camera, the date and time will not be set, and a flashing clock icon ( ) will appear in the monitor. For more information, see the Guide to Digital Photography, page 21.
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Press W on zoom button to zoom out, T to zoom in.
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Review your pictures
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Flash-ready Blinks
lamp (red) rapidly
Autofocus
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Halfway press to focus.
Check the status of the autofocus (green) and flash-ready (red) lamps next to the viewfinder.
Lamp
On
Flash will fire when picture is taken.
Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from shutter release button, then try again.
Off
Flash not required or flash set to “off”.
On
Subject in focus.
lamp
(green)
Flickers
Press the shutter release button all the way to shoot.
Camera unable to focus on subject. Use focus lock to focus on another subject at the same distance, then recompose your picture.
Meaning
Press the QUICK p button.
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Press once
Check all pictures:
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> previous < next
To end review and focus the camera for your next shot, press the shutter release button halfway.
When you have finished taking pictures, turn the camera off.
Press twice
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Focus and exposure are locked when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down. They remain locked as long as the button is pressed. Press the shutter release button all the way down to take your picture.
Congratulations on your first pictures! See the next page for the Scene mode and page 16 for installing software.
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12 Scene Modes
12 Scene modes are available with the COOLPIX4300. Scene mode offers a choice of settings for specific scenes.
Portrait
Set mode dial to i and press the MENU button to display SCENE mode menu. Select desired mode by pressing the multi selector.
Night Portrait
Sunset
Museum
Night
Landscape
Fireworks Show
Copy
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Party/Indoor
Beach/
Snow
Close Up
Back Light
See page 34-38 on the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography for details on each mode.
Landscape
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Transfer Pictures to Your Computer
Transferring your pictures to a computer allows you to view, store and organize your pictures. You will need Nikon View 5 to transfer your pictures. Follow the instructions to carry out the installation and then transfer your pictures to a computer.
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Connecting to a Computer
Installing Software
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Step 1 Read the Nikon View 5 Reference
Manual on CD.
Step 2 Before you begin: installing Nikon
View 5
Step 3 Install Nikon View 5
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• Macintosh Users
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Step 1 Connect your camera by USB cable Step 2 Copy pictures to your computer Step 3 Remove the camera from the system
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:
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• 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 into folders on your hard disk. See the Nikon View 5 Reference Manual (on CD) for details.
• 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.
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Step 1
The first step to installing Nikon View 5 is to read the instructions. These are included on the reference CD provided with your camera. To view the instructions, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later. If you have already installed this version of Acrobat, skip Step 2.
Read the Nikon View 5 Reference Manual on CD
Install Adobe Acrobat Reader
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To install Adobe Acrobat Reader, open the folder for the language of your choice.
Double-click the installer icon.
The installer start-up screen will be displayed; follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
Insert the reference CD
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After turning on your computer, place the reference CD in a CD­ROM drive.
Windows users:
Windows users will need first to double-click the My
Computer icon and then the Nikon icon to open the
reference CD window.
Macintosh users:
Under Mac OS 9, the reference CD will open automatically on the desktop. If you are using Mac OS X, double-click the Nikon CD­ROM icon to open the reference CD.
Windows
Macintosh
Read installation instructions for Nikon View 5
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Once you have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader, double-click the INDEX.pdf icon in the root directory of the reference CD to view a clickable index of the documentation available for Nikon View 5. Follow the links to view the installation instructions for your computer system.
If desired, you can print the installation instructions using the Print… command in the Acrobat File menu, and follow along during installation of Nikon View 5.
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Installing Software
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Before You Begin:
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To install Nikon View 5, you must have a computer running one of the following operating systems
Installing Nikon View 5
Windows
Pre-installed versions of:
•Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
•Windows 2000 Professional
•Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
•Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Before Connecting the Camera
Before connecting your camera to a computer, make sure that Nikon View 5 is installed.
Already Have Nikon View?
In order to transfer pictures to your computer using the UC-E1 USB cable, the COOLPIX4300 requires the version of Nikon View 5 provided with the camera. If you have a version of Nikon View that was included with another Nikon digital camera, you will need to upgrade to the version provided with the COOLPIX4300.
Windows Users:
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Macintosh
Pre-installed versions of:
•Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)
•Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, or 9.2
Macintosh Users:
Let’s install Nikon View 5!
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Installing Software
Coolpix Camera Driver (Windows 98SE Only)
Click OK to begin installation of the Coolpix Camera Driver, and click OK again once installation is complete.
Step 3
When installing, uninstalling or using Nikon View 5, log on as the Computer administrator (Windows XP Home Edition/Professional) or Administrator (Windows 2000 Professional).
Turn the computer on and insert the Nikon View 5
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installer CD into a CD-ROM drive.
Select a language and click Next.
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The Install Center program will be launched automatically.
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Click Easy Install to begin installation.
Software installation includes the Panorama Maker, QuickTime 5.0.2, Nikon View 5, and FotoStation Easy (FotoStation is only available for users in Europe).
Install Nikon View 5
To Users of Windows XP Home Edition/Professional and Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP Update (Windows XP Only)
Depending on the computer's operating environment, the PTP driver installation and Setup wizard may start when you click Easy Install. In such cases, follow the instructions on screen until the wizard's final dialog box is displayed. Then continue on to install the next application
without restarting your computer.
ArcSoft Panorama Maker 3.0
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Select a language and click OK. The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
QuickTime 5.0.2
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No registration number is required; leave the registration information blank and click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
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Complete installation.
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Step 3
Nikon View 5
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Once you have accepted the terms of license agreement, the destination folder for Nikon View 5 will be displayed. Click Next.
Create a new folder for Nikon View 5.
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Create a shortcut to Nikon View 5 on the desktop.
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Install Nikon View 5 (continued)
Click Ye s
Click Ye s
Click Finish
FotoStation Easy
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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 complete installation. If a message is displayed starting that a newer version of QuickTime is already installed, click OK.
Restart the computer.
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Click Ye s
Once the computer has restarted, remove the Nikon
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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 then remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Now you are done with the installation of the Nikon View 5.
Next step is to transfer pictures to your computer.
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Step 3
Turn the computer on and insert the Nikon View 5
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installer CD into a CD-ROM drive.
Macintosh
Panorama Maker
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Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
Install Nikon View 5
The Nikon View Welcome program will be launched
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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.
Select a language and click Next.
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The Install Center program will be launched automatically.
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Click Install to begin installation of all the software checked in the software tab.
By default, the installation includes PanoramaMaker, QuickTime 5.0.2 and Nikon View 5, and FotoStation Easy (FotoStation is only available for users in Europe). QuickTime 5.0.2 is not installed under Mac OS X.
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
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The Nikon View 5 installer will start.
Once you heve accepted the license agreement and viewed the ReadMe file, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click Install to begin installation.
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Add to Dock (Mac OS X)/Create an Alias (Mac OS 9)
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.
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FotoStation Easy
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Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
Macintosh
Install Nikon View 5 (continued)
Mac OS X
Mac OS 9
QuickTime 5.0.2
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Installation of QuickTime 5.0.2 opens with a welcome dialog. Click Continue and follow the on- screen instructions to accept the license agreement. When the dialog shown at right is displayed, select Recommended 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
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right will be displayed. Click Restart to restart your computer.
Once the computer has restarted, remove the Nikon
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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 then remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Now you are done with the installation of the Nikon View 5.
Next step is to transfer pictures to your computer.
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INTERFACE
Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date
Interface
Language Reset All
Video Mode USB
SELECT SET
SET-UP2 Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Language Reset All
PAGE1 SELECT SET
USB
Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date
Interface
Language Reset All
PTP Mass Storage
SELECT SET
USB
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Readying the Camera for Transfer
Before pictures can be copied to a computer via direct USB connection, you will need to select a USB setting according to your computer's operating system and whether pictures will be transferred using the camera TRANSFER button (p. 35) or the button in Nikon View 5 (p. 34). The following options are available: PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) and Mass Storage. The default setting is Mass Storage.
Operating system
Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional
Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later Choose PTP.
Mac OS X 10.1.2 —*
Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Choose Mass Storage. Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
* Pictures cannot be transferred using camera TRANSFER button in Mac OS X
10.1.2. Use Nikon View 5 button to transfer pictures.
To select PTP:
Pictures transferred using:
Camera Nikon View 5
TRANSFER button button
Choose Mass Storage or PTP.
Choose Mass
Storage or PTP.
Step 1
Remove the lens cap first
Turn the computer on.
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INTERFACE
Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date
Interface
Language Reset All
SELECT SET
Video Mode USB
USB
Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date
Interface
Language Reset All
SELECT SET
PTP Mass Storage
USB
Highlight USB Display USB menu
USB
Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date
Interface
Language Reset All
SELECT SET
PTP Mass Storage
USB
SET-UP2 Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Language Reset All
PAGE1 SELECT SET
Choose PTP Make a selection
Connect Your Camera by USB Cable
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Set the mode dial of the camera to “SETUP”, turn the camera on and press the MENU button once. SET-UP 2 menu is displayed.
Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Language Reset All
PAGE1 SELECT SET
Use the multi selector to display the USB menu.
Highlight Interface menu Display options
SET-UP2
Connect the camera to your computer as shown in the
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illustration below, using the USB cable provided.
Choose a Language
Camera menus and messages can be displayed in your choice of German, English, French, Japanese and Spanish. See the Guide to Digital Photography, page 20.
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Step 2
Turn the camera on.
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• The lens will extend and the camera monitor will be blank.
• Nikon View 5 will automatically detect the camera and display the
Windows
AutoPlay (Windows XP)
When you turn the camera on, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Select
Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon View 5 and click OK to start Nikon View 5. To bypass this dialog in the future, click Always do the selected action.
Copy Pictures to Your Computer
Nikon Transfer window.
Nikon Transfer window
Select Copy pictures
to a folder on my computer using Nikon View 5
Macintosh
On a Macintosh, Nikon Transfer will start up after Nikon Browser has started.
Nikon Browser window
Nikon Transfer window
Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)
Before turning the camera on, select Applications from the Go menu and double­click 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.
Select None
Select None
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Step 2
Transfer pictures to your computer
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Click the button to begin transfer.
To copy all pictures on the memory card to your computer, select All images from the Image transfer rule menu in Nikon Transfer window
Copy Pictures to Your Computer
Caution regarding image transfer
While pictures are being copied to the computer, do not:
• Disconnect the USB cable.
• Turn the camera off.
• Remove the memory card.
You can also transfer pictures to your computer by pressing the TRANSFER button on the camera.
• When the TRANSFER button on the camera is pressed, pictures with D markings are transferred to computer.
The display in the camera monitor changes as follows:
PREPARING TO TRANSFER
Mac OS X
Pictures can not be transferred using the camera TRANSFER button in Mac OS X 10.1.2. Use the button in Nikon Transfer window. Before using the camera TRANSFER button to transfer pictures in Mac OS X version 10.1.3 or later, set the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu to PTP (p. 30).
TRANSFERRING IMAGE TO COMPUTER
TRANSFER COMPLETED
Use a Reliable Power Source
When transferring data between the camera and the computer, be sure that the battery is fully charged. If in doubt, recharge the battery before beginning transfer or use the optional AC adapter.
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Step 2
When all pictures have been copied, they will be
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displayed in the Nikon Browser window.
Windows Macintosh
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 be Nikon View 5.
Copy Pictures to Your Computer
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 four-digit number (starting from 0001) assigned automatically by Nikon View 5.
Congratulations! Now you are done with transferring pictures to your computer!
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System Requirements
(Nikon View 5)
Step 3
• If you have set the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu to PTP
(see p. 30), you can now turn the camera off and disconnect the cable.
• If you have not changed the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu from its default setting of Mass Storage, you must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turning the camera off or disconnecting the cable.
Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.
Windows 2000 Professional
Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB
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.
Remove the Camera from the System
Windows
OS Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP
Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Models Only models with built-in USB ports supported
CPU 300 MHz Pentium or better
RAM 64 MB or more recommended
Hard-disk space 25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space of
10 MB plus double the capacity of the camera memory card available on system disk when Nikon View 5 is running.
Video resolution 800 x 600 or better with High Color (True Color recommended)
Miscellaneous CD-ROM drive required for installation
Macintosh
OS Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2,
Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)
Models iMac, iMac DV, Power Mac G3 (Blue&White), Power Mac G4 or
later, iBook, PowerBook G3 or later; only models with built-in USB ports supported
RAM 64 MB or more recommended
Hard-disk space 25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space of
10 MB plus double the capacity of the camera memory card available on start-up disk when Nikon View 5 is running.
Video resolution 800 x 600 or better with thousands of colors (millions of colors
recommended)
Miscellaneous CD-ROM drive required for installation
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Mac OS X
Drag the “NO_NAME” camera volume into the Trash.
Mac OS 9
Drag the “untitled” disk corresponding to the camera into the Trash.
Once you have removed the camera from the system, you can disconnect the interface cable or turn the camera off.
This completes the COOLPIX4300 Quick Start Guide to Take Pictures/Transfer Pictures to Your Computer. To make the most of all the features of your Nikon digital camera, be sure to read the Guide to Digital Photography.
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