Nikon COOLPIX 775 quick start guide
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Please take the time to read this Quick Start Guide
and discover how to take and view pictures with
your COOLPIX775.
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Taking the
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Take the camera and all accessories out of the box.
2. Check that you have all of the items listed below:
COOLPIX775 Camera
Quick Start Guide ( This Guide)
"Important Information" Envelope
Instruction Manual
Guarantee
Camera Strap
CompactFlash
(Memory card for recording your pictures)
Battery (EN-EL1 Rechargeable), with terminal cover
Battery Charger (MH-52)
Video Cable
(For connecting your camera to your TV/ VCR)
USB Interface Cable
(For connecting your camera to your computer)
Nikon View 4 CD-ROM
Nikon View 4 Reference Manual CD-ROM
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Memory Card
Nikon View 4
Number of CD-ROMs depends
on country of purchase
Macintosh and Windows
Nikon View 4
Macintosh and Windows
Reference Manual
Please take the time to read this Quick Start Guide
and discover how to take and view pictures with
your COOLPIX775.
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Charging the
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Shape of cable depends
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Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories
Your Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is designed to the highest standards and
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includes complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories
(including battery chargers, batteries, and 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-NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOI D YOUR
NIKON WARRANTY.
For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local
authorized Nikon dealer.
Plug in the battery charger (MH-52).
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Insert the battery (EN-EL1 rechargeable battery) into the
2
battery charger. The battery will begin charging
immediately. It takes approximately 2 hours
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You can review the pictures you have
taken by pressing the
Press the button twice. The button is on the right of the monitor.
press
once
press
twice
button.
If you press the button just
once then a small version of your
picture (thumbnail) will be displayed
in the top left of the monitor. Press
the button a second time
to change from the thumbnail to
the full-size picture.
Step
Checking your Picture
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Step1
Taking the camera
out of the box
Taking Photographs
Step
Charging the rechargeable
battery
2
Step
Setting up the camera
3
The red lamp on the charger glows
3
steadily to indicate that the
batteries are charging.
The red lamp switches off when the
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batteries are fully charged.
Enlarged view
of terminals
(reverse view)
The picture which you have just taken will be
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displayed in the monitor.
Press the multi-selector down to cycle
3
through all the pictures that you have taken.
Press the multi-selector up
in reverse order.
● Press the shutter release button halfway down
to stop reviewing the pictures and focus your
next shot.
If you have finished taking pictures, turn the camera . That
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completes our review of the basic operation of your COOLPIX775.
to cycle through
Congratulations !
Congratulations !
You have just taken your first
You have just taken your first
digital picture. You can now view
digital picture. You can now view
your pictures enlarged on a
your pictures enlarged on a
television or computer screen.
television or computer screen.
Refer to the reverse side of this
Refer to the reverse side of this
Quick Start Guide.
Quick Start Guide.
Step
Taking Pictures
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Attach the camera strap as
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shown in the illustration.
Frame the subject in the middle of the picture using
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the viewfinder or the monitor and press the shutter
release button half-way
down to check whether
the subject is in focus.
If the subject is in focus, the
green light on the right of the
viewfinder will glow steadily.
Without removing your finger from the
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shutter release button, press the button
all the way down to take your picture.
There are two ways of
pressing the shutter release
button. Pressing the button
halfway down allows you
to check whether your
subject is in focus. Press the
shutter release button all
the way down to take your
picture.
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Compose the picture
2
using the viewfinder,
or the monitor on
the back of the
camera.
Multi-selector
Turn the dial on the top of the
camera to the position indicated
by the
camera is
NOTE
When you first use your COOLPIX775, the date
and time will not be set. Setting the date and
time allows you to record exactly when you
took your pictures. For further details refer to
page 42 of the Instruction Manual.
The and buttons operate the
zoom. Pressing the button brings
the subject of your photograph closer.
Pressing the button moves the
subject further away and widens the
field of view.
icon. Check that the
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Takin
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Switch the camera , and
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check the battery level in the
monitor.
The battery level icon is displayed in the top
right corner of the monitor.
■ No icon: The battery is sufficiently charged.
■
be exchanged soon*.
■ WARNING!! BATTERY EXHAUSTED:
exhausted and must be replaced with a fully
charged (or new) battery before the camera
can be used.
*
Note that only the Nikon EN-EL1 rechargeable
battery included with the camera can be inserted
into the battery charger. 2CR5 (DL245) lithium
batteries can be used with the COOLPIX775, but
they are not rechargeable.
: The battery is running low and should
The battery is
Open the memory card slot cover on the
6
side of the camera as shown right.
Insert the card into the slot with the
Nikon CompactFlash
the rear side of the camera.
Insert the memory card into the
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slot.
After inserting the memory card and making sure
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that it is properly seated, close the slot cover.
NOTE
The memory card included with your COOLPIX775 is ready
for use. Please note that you will usually have to format a
memory card before using it for the first time. Refer to
page 37 of the Instruction Manual for further details.
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Check that the camera is turned .
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Open the battery cover by sliding the
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latch
camera towards the icon, as shown
right.
Insert the battery into the camera as shown below.
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Be careful to insert the battery the correct way
around.
After inserting the battery, close the
5
cover to push the battery down, hold
the cover shut, and slide the latch
back towards the icon, as
shown right.
on the bottom of the
Reverse view of terminals
Viewing your pictures on a
Nikon View 4
Transferring images to the computer
Viewing your pictures
Viewing your pictures
on a television
on a television
or computer
or computer
Viewing your pictures on a
Turn the camera .
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Use the video cable included with the camera to
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connect the camera to the television as shown in the
illustration.
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VIDEO AUDIO
Make sure you connect the black plug to the
camera, and the yellow plug to the Video-In
socket on the television.
NOTE
To Users of Windows XP Home Edition/Professional and Windows 2000
Professional
When installing, uninstalling or using Nikon View 4, log on as the Computer administrator (Windows XP Home Edition/Professional) or Administrator
(Windows 2000 Professional).
Installing Nikon View 4
To transfer pictures from the camera to the computer using the
USB cable provided, it is first necessary to install Nikon View 4.
Turn on and start up the computer.
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● To help keep track of your pictures, install the image
database software included with Nikon View 4.
Depending on where you purchased your camera,
the COOLPIX775 comes with Canto Cumulus (for
Windows and Macintosh), iView Media Pro (for
Macintosh), or FotoStation Easy (for Windows and
Macintosh) image database software. If using
Cumulus or iView Media Pro, they should be installed
before installing Nikon View 4. If using FotoStation Easy,
it should be installed after installing Nikon View 4. Note
that Cumulus and iView Media Pro are not supplied
to users in Europe. For further details see the Nikon
View 4 instruction manual, or the image database
software instruction manual.
Insert the Nikon View 4 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
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The Install Center welcome window will be displayed on
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screen.
Click on the Nikon View 4 button and install Nikon View 4
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following the on-screen instructions.
Insert a memory card containing image data into the camera. ( To
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insert the memory card, refer to Steps 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 on the front
side of this Quick Start Guide.)
Turn the camera mode dial to and turn the camera .
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Use the camera monitor to select and confirm the images to be
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transferred to the computer.
● Pressing the button allows you to view 4
or 9 pictures in the monitor at the same
time ( Thumbnail display).
● Images in the thumbnail
display can be selected
using the
buttons on the multiselector.
● Images selected for transfer will be marked by the icon. By
default, all images will be marked for transfer.
● If the memory card contains pictures that you do not want to
transfer to the computer, select the picture and press the TRANSFER
button to remove the transfer icon. (Press the TRANSFER button
once again to reselect the image. )
After you have confirmed the images that
you wish to transfer to the computer, turn
the camera
Turn on and start up the computer.
Multi-selector
.
4
Connect the camera to the computer using the USB interface cable.
5
Insert the A plug into the computer's USB socket, which can be
recognized by the same icon as is found on the plug. Insert the B
plug into the camera's Digital I/O socket (see below). Note the shape
of the plug and socket and make sure to insert the plug the correct
way around. Do not force the plug.
BA
Turn the camera .
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●
When your turn the camera on, the lens cover will open and the
lens will extend. The monitor will remain off. Nikon View will start
automatically, and the Image Transfer window will be displayed
on the computer screen.
If FotoStation Easy has been installed, the FotoStation window will aslo appear behind
Nikon View.
If you are using Windows, you must "register" the camera when you first connect the
camera to the computer.
•Windows XP Home Edition/Professional, Windows 2000 Professional,
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Registration will take place automatically when the camera is connected to the computer.
•Windows 98/Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Follow the on screen instructions to register the camera.
Refer to the Nikon View 4 Reference Manual CD-ROM for further details.
Press the TRANSFER button on the back of the camera to transfer
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the selected images to the computer.
The messages PREPARING TO TRANSFER
PREPARING
TO TRANSFER
TRANSFERRING
IMAGE TO
COMPUTER
The selected images have now been sent from the camera to
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the computer. After confirming that “TRANSFER COMPLETED” is
displayed in the camera monitor, remove the camera from the
system as described below.
Windows
●
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/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.
and TRANSFERRING IMAGE TO COMPUTER
will be displayed in the camera monitor.
After a short delay, the message
TRANSFER COMPLETED will be
displayed in the monitor, indicating
that image transfer has been
successfully completed.
TRANSFER COMPLETED
Insert a memory card containing image data into the
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camera. ( To insert the memory card, refer to Steps 3.6,
3.7 and 3.8 on the front side of this Quick Start Guide).
Switch your television to the video channel.
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For information on how to switch the
television to the video channel, see the
manual provided with the television.
Turn the camera mode dial to and turn the camera
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6
.
● The television will show the picture displayed in the
camera monitor.
When the camera is turned on,
the last picture taken will be
displayed in the monitor. Press the
multi-selector
through all the pictures that you
have taken.
down to cycle
Click
When the installation is complete, leave the CD-ROM in
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the CD-ROM drive and restart the computer.
Nikon View 4 allows you to use the computer to display pictures
recorded on the camera's memory card. Nikon View can also be
used to transfer pictures from the memory card to the computer.
Nikon View cannot be used to view images after they have been
transferred to the computer. To view images stored on the computer,
use the image database software included with Nikon View. Refer
to the Nikon View 4 Reference Manual CD-ROM for further details.
Make sure you connect the A terminal to the
computer, and the B terminal to the camera.
Installing FotoStation Easy
Click on the Install FotoStation
1
Easy button in the Welcome
window and install FotoStation
Easy according to the onscreen instructions. Installation
of FotoStation Easy includes
installation of QuickTime Player.
Once FotoStation Easy is
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installed, it will start up
automatically whenever Nikon
View starts. You can also start
FotoStation Easy at any time by
clicking on the FotoStation Easy
icon
FotoStation Easy from the
Program menu (Windows).
(Macintosh) or selecting
* FotoStation is only available for users in Europe.
FotoStation Easy
FotoStation Easy is image database software, designed
for use together with Nikon View and your COOLPIX
camera.
While Nikon View allows you to select and transfer
pictures from your camera to your computer, FotoStation
Easy allow you to organize and view your pictures after
they have been transferred to your computer. This is
not possible using Nikon View alone. Once FotoStation
Easy is installed, images transferred to the computer
will automatically be displayed in the FotoStation Easy
window. FotoStation Easy allows you to sort your pictures
by folder, filename or text label. FotoStation Easy also
allows you to enhance and resize your pictures.
FotoShare
If your computer is connected to the internet you can
upload pictures from FotoStation Easy to Nikon
FotoShare, Nikon's on-line photo album service. You can
register for FotoShare when you first start up FotoStation
Easy after installation, or at anytime later using the
FotoStation Easy links menu. Refer to the instruction
manual provided (which is contained on the CD-ROM )
for detailed instructions.
● Macintosh
Drag the “untitled” camera volume into the Trash.
Notice for users of Windows XP Home Edition/Professional
When a camera connected to the computer via a USB cable is switched on, the
Removable Disk (Auto Play) window will appear on the computer screen. Select
“Copy pictures to a folder on my
computer using Nikon View 4”, then click
OK. Nikon View 4 will start and the Image
Transfer (Image Xfer) window will appear.
If the “Always do the selected action” box
is checked, then Nikon View 4 will start
automatically the next time the camera
is connected to the computer and
turned on.*
Select Nikon View 4
Check box
* Note that if the camera is reconnected to the computer via a different USB port, the
Removable Disk (Auto Play) window may appear again. Either recheck the “Always do
the selected action” box, or reconnect the camera using the original USB port.
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