Nikon COOLPIX 885 user Manual

Addenda to the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX885

Please note the following changes to the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX885 with the release of version 1.2 of the camera firmware:

Nikon View

After completing the firmware update, you will need to upgrade to Nikon View 5 version 5.1.2 or later, which is available for download from the following web sites:

• For users in the U.S.A.: http://www.nikontechusa.com/

• For users in Europe: http://www.nikon-euro.com/

• For users in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa: http://www.nikon-asia.com/

Please note that the Windows version of Nikon View 5 is only supported under pre-installed versions of Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) or later, including Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me). It is not supported under Windows 98. The Macintosh version is supported under Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, and

9.2 and under Mac OS X version10.1.2 or later. It is not supported under Mac OS 8.

Support for Exif 2.2

The COOLPIX885 now supports Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) version 2.2, a standard that allows information stored with photographs to be used for optimal color reproduction when images are output on Exif-compliant printers. PRINT Image Matching (PIM) is no longer supported.

Support for Picture Transfer Protocol

The SET-UP menu now offers an Interface option containing Video Mode and USB settings. The former is identical to the existing Video Mode option that allows you to choose the video mode used when connecting the camera to a television. The USB option specifies the USB protocol used when the camera is connected to a computer. Two protocols are available: Mass Storage and PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol). See below.

The Interface Menu

Choose standard for video output or USB protocol used when camera is connected to a computer.

Readying the Camera for Transfer: USB

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 or the

button in Nikon View5. The following options are available: PTP (Picture

Transfer Protocol) and Mass Storage. The default setting is Mass Storage.

Pictures transferred using:

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.

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9

Do not select PTP when connecting the COOLPIX885 to a computer running one of the above operating systems (there is no need to change the USB setting when using the camera for the first time, as Mass Storage is selected at shipment).

If you have already changed the USB setting to PTP, be sure to select Mass Storage before connecting the camera to your computer.

If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems with PTP selected in the USB menu, disconnect the camera as described below. Be sure to select Mass Storage in the USB menu before reconnecting the camera.

Windows 2000 Professional

A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the “Found New Hardware Wizard”. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being updated, the computer will start the “Add New Hardware Wizard”. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

The “Add New Hardware Wizard” will be displayed. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera.

Mac OS 9

A dialog will be displayed stating that the computer is unable to use the driver needed for the “Nikon Digital Camera E885_PTP” USB device. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera.

Camera Nikon View 5

TRANSFER button button

Choose Mass Storage or PTP.

Choose Mass

Storage or PTP.

Making the Connection: Connecting to Your Computer

Direct Connection: Connecting Your Camera by Cable

Before Connecting the Camera

If you will be using the camera TRANSFER button to transfer pictures to a computer running Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later, set the

USB option in the camera setup menu to PTP.

Turn the computer on.

Connect the camera to your computer, using the USB cable provided.

Turn the camera on.

• The lens will extend and the camera monitor will be blank.

• Nikon View 5 will automatically detect the camera and display the Nikon Transfer window.

Transfer pictures to your computer.

• Click the Nikon View 5 button to begin transfer.

Nikon Transfer Window

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.

• Pictures cannot be transferred using the camera TRANSFER button in Mac OS X 10.1.2. Use the button in Nikon View 5 to transfer pictures.

When all pictures have been copied, they will be displayed in the Nikon Browser window.

Windows Macintosh

Disconnect the camera.

• If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, or Mac OS X and have set the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu to PTP, 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/Windows XP Professional

Click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device 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.

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.

You can now turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable.

Mac OS X

Drag the "NO_NAME" camera volume into the Trash.

Mac OS 9

Drag the "untitled" camera volume into the Trash.

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