Nikon D2X Quick Start Guide

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Playing Photographs Back

Take a Picture

Digital Camera

Quick Start Guide

Read this guide for a basic introduction to taking pictures with your D2X at default, “point- and -shoot” settings.

The reverse side provides instructions for installing PictureProject and transferring pictures to your computer.

Complete information on using your Nikon digital camera can be found in the

Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the D2X or the PictureProject reference

manual (on CD).

Unpacking the Camera

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

NOTE: Memory cards are sold separately.

D2X camera ...............................................

BM-3 LCD monitor cover (attached to

camera) ......................................................

BF-1A body cap (attached to camera).....

Battery-chamber cover BL-1

(attached to camera) ................................

Quick Start Guide (this guide) .................

Nikon Guide to Digital Photography.......

Warranty....................................................

Type B BriteView III focusing screen .......

Quick Start Guide

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Warranty

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Parts of the Camera

Shutter-release button

Power switch

Battery- chamber cover

Exposure mode (

Format (

Diopter adjustment knob

) button ) button

Top control panel

To U sers of Digital Cameras with Interchangeable Lenses: Foreign Matter on the Low-Pass Filter

Nikon takes every possible precaution to prevent foreign matter from coming into contact with the low- pass ﬁ lter during production and shipping. The D2X, however, is designe d to be us ed with i nt er ch angeabl e lens es, and foreign matter may enter the camera when lenses are removed or exchanged. Once inside the camera, this foreign matter may adhere to the low-pass ﬁ lter, where it may appear in photographs taken under certain conditions. To prevent foreign matter from entering the camera, do not exchange lenses in dusty environments. To protect the camera when no lens is in place, be sure to replace the body cap provided with the camera, being careful to ﬁ rst remove all dust and other foreign matter that may be adhering to the body cap.

Should foreign matter ﬁ nd its way onto the low-pass ﬁ lter, clean the low-pass ﬁ lter as instructed on pages 252–253 of the Guide to Digital Photography, or have the low-pass ﬁ lter cleaned by authorized Nikon service personnel. Photographs affected by the presence of foreign matter on the low-pass ﬁ lter can be retouched using Nikon Capture 4 (available separately) or the clean image options available in some third- party imaging software.

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EN-EL4 rechargeable Li- ion battery

with terminal cover (instruction manual

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Eyelet for camera strap

Menu ( ) bu tton

Enter (

included)....................................................

MH-21 quick charger with power cable

(instruction manual included) .................

AN-D2X strap ............................................

EG-D2 audio / video cable..........................

UC-E4 USB cable........................................

PictureProject CD-ROM (gray).................

PictureProject Reference Manual

CD-ROM (silver) ........................................

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Delete ( ) button

Format (

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Monitor

Rear control panel

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Viewﬁ nder

eyepiece

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Multi selector

Memvory card slot cover

Card-slot cover

release button

(under cover)

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Take a Picture

A. Charge the battery

Charge lamps

Attaching the Camera Strap

Attach the camera strap securely to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below.

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Charge the EN-EL4 in the MH -21 Quick Charger provided with the camera (see the documentation provided with the battery and charger for details). The charge lamps will blink green while the battery charges. Charging is complete when the charge lamps stop blinking.

When fully exhausted, EN-EL4 batteries will recharge in about 100 minutes.

B. Attach the battery-chamber cover

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Battery pack latch

1 Turn the b atte r y -chambe r co ver

latch to the open position ( remove the battery-chamber cover

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Attach the battery-chamber cover to the battery pack by inserting the twin projections on the battery into the matching holes in the battery chamber cover. Slide the cover on until the latch returns to the closed position and the arrow (

Before replacing the battery chamber cover, check that the latch is open. If the arrow ( ) is visible, the latch is closed. Slide the latch in the direction of the arrow as far a s it will g o be for e replacing the cover.

See the EN- EL4 instruction manual for details. If desired, the battery can be recharged with the battery-chamber cover attached.

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C. Insert the battery

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1 Turn the camera off. 2 Insert the battery pack . 3 Latch the battery-chamber cover .

To prevent the battery from being

dislodged during operation, be sure the cover is securely latched.

D. Attach a Lens

Mounting marks

1 Turn t he camera off. 2 Keeping the mounting marks aligned

as shown left, position the lens in the camera’s bayonet mount. Without pressing the lens release button, rotate the lens counterclockwise until it clicks into place.

3 Lock aperture at the minimum setting

(highest f/-number). This step is not necessary for type G lenses.

To t ake full advantage of the features offered by the D2X, use a type G or D CPU Nikkor lens.

E. Insert a memory card

1 After turning the camera off, open

the door protecting the card-slot cover release button  and press the release button  to open t he c ard s lot cover .

2 Insert the memory card with the rear

label toward the monitor, sliding the card in until it is fully seated in the contacts at the back of the slot  and the eject button pops up . Close the card slot cover.

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Rear label

F. Set the camera clock

Turn ca mera on.

Position cursor in SET UP menu.

Display menus. (If option is highlighted, press multi selector to left until icon at left of menu is selected.)

Highlight Language.

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Highlight option.

Display options.

Select local time zone.

Highlight Date.

Highlight Date format.

Return to WORLD TIME menu.

Return to set up menu.

Highlight Time zone.

Return to WORLD TIME menu.

Display DATE menu.

Display options.

Return to set up menu.

G. Format the memory card

Top con trol panel

Viewﬁ nder

Display SET UP menu.

Display options.

Highlight World Time.

Display map of world time zones.

UTC ﬁ eld shows time difference between selected time zone and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), in hours. If daylight saving time is in effect in local time zone, highlight Daylight saving time and press multi selector to right. Press multi selector down to highlight On and press multi selector right. Time will automatically be advanced one hour.

Edit Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and Second. Press

multi selector left or right to select item, up or down to change. Press set date and time and return to WORLD TIME menu.

button to

Choose order in which date is listed.

Note that formatting memory cards permanently deletes any data they may contain.

1 Hold the

down together for approximately two seconds. A blink ing the shut ter-speed display and the frame count will blink. Press any other button to exit with out for mat ting.

2 Press the

to format the card. During formatting, the letters frame-count dis play. When for mat ting is com plete, the display will show the approximate number of shots that can be re cord ed at current set tings.

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H. Adjust camera settings

When you turn the camera on for the ﬁ rst time, image quality and size, sensitivity, white balance, exposure mode, focus area, and focus mode are set as shown in the table below. Refer to the Guide to Digital Photography for more information on camera settings.

Exposure mode

Focus area

Top con trol panel

Option Default Description

Image quality

Image size

Sensitivity

White balance

Exposure mode

Focus area Center focus area Camera focuses on subject in center focus area.

Focus mode

NORM

(JPEG Normal)

(Large)

100

(Auto)

(Programmed auto)

(AF- C)

Pictures are com pressed for balance be tween im age quality and ﬁ le size that is ideal for snap shots.

Images are 4,288 × 2,848 pix els in size.

Sensitivity (dig i tal equivalent of ﬁ lm speed) set to value roughly equiv a lent to ISO 100.

White balance is adjusted automatically for nat u ral col ors under most types of lighting.

Built-in exposure program automatically adjusts shutter speed and aperture for optimal exposure in most situations.

Camera focuses continuously while shutter- release button is pressed halfway. Press shutter-release button all the way down to shoot.

Rear control panel

White balanceImage size

Image qualitySensitivity

Adjusting Viewﬁ nder Focus

The viewﬁ nder is equipped with diopter adjustment to accommodate

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individual differences in vision. To adjust viewﬁ nder focus, pull the diopter adjustment knob out  and rotate it until the viewﬁ nder display and focus brackets are in sharp focus .

When operating the diopter control with your eye to the viewﬁ nder, care should be taken to avoid accidentally putting your ﬁ ngers or ﬁ ngernails in your eye.

I. Frame a photograph and shoot

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Playing Photographs Back

Photographs can be played back in the monitor any time after shooting, allowing you to check the results of earlier photographs and choose a better angle or adjust lighting for your next shot. Unwanted pictures can be deleted instantly to make room for more photographs on the memory card.

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Memory card

access lamp

Compose your photograph with your subject in one of the focus areas and press the shutter-release button halfway to focus

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appears in the viewﬁ nder .

Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down  to take the photograph. While the photograph is being recorded to the memory card, the card access lamp next to the memory card slot will light .

Do not turn the camera off or remove the memory card while the access lamp is lit. Failure to obser ve this precaution could result in loss of data or in damage to the camera or card.

Viewing Photographs

1 To play photog raphs back, press the button.

The most recent photograph on the memory card will be displayed in the monitor.

2 Press the multi selector down to view photos

in the order recorded, up to go back.

If no operations are per formed for 20 s

(default setting), the monitor will turn off automatically to save power. Press the button to return to playback.

Deleting Photographs

1 Press the multi selector up or down to display

the photo you want to delete.

2 Press the 3 A conﬁ rmation dialog box will be displayed.

Press the and re turn to play back.

button.

button again to de lete the image

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Viewing Pictures on a Computer

PictureProject

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Supported Operating Systems

Windows (pre-installed versions only) •Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP Professional

•Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Macintosh •Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later)

•Windows 2000 Professional

•Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

Pictures taken with your D2X can be transferred to a computer, where they can be viewed and organized. To transfer your pictures, you will need to install PictureProject as described below. For complete instructions on using PictureProject, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

Step 1—Install PictureProject

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

Before installing PictureProject, exit all other applications, including virus-checking software.

Before Connecting the Camera

Take at least one picture and install PictureProject before connecting the camera to a computer.

Nikon View

Before installing PictureProject, uninstall Nikon View.

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Mac OS X

When installing or uninstalling PictureProject under the above operating systems, log on to an account with administrator privileges.

Windows

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up.

Insert the PictureProject installer CD into the CD-ROM drive.

The Install Center program will launch automatically and a “Select Region” dialog will be displayed. Select a region and click Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not displayed in the European release of PictureProject. European users can proceed directly to Step 3).

A language selection dialog will be displayed. Select a language

and click Next.

If the Install Center Program Does Not Launch Automatically: Select My Computer from the Start menu (Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP Professional; in other versions of Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop) and double-click the CD (PictureProject) icon in the “My Computer” window.

Click Easy Install. The standard install includes:

• Mass Storage driver (Windows 98SE only)

• Driver for D1-series cameras

• Apple QuickTime 6

• Nikon FotoShare (Europe only)

• PictureProject

• Microsoft® DirectX 9

Windows 98SE

Clicking Easy Install displays the dialog shown at right. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Mass Storage (Coolpix Camera) driver.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver for D1-

series cameras.

Click Yes or Finish to restart the computer (the dialog shown below at right will be displayed

only if DirectX has been installed).

The PictureProject Import Assistant will be displayed when the

computer restarts. The Import Assistant can be used to catalog pictures already on the computer for display in PictureProject. For more information, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

Click Close to transfer new photos from the camera without ﬁ rst cataloging existing pictures.

Remove the PictureProject installer CD from the CD-ROM drive before shutting down the com-

puter.

Macintosh

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up.

Insert the PictureProject installer CD into a CD-ROM drive. Double-click the PictureProject in-

staller CD icon on the desktop, then double-click the Welcome icon.

The “Select Region” dialog will be displayed. Select a region

and click Next. (The “Select Region” dialog is not displayed in the European release of PictureProject. European users can proceed directly to Step 4).

A language-selection dialog will be displayed; select a language

and click Next.

The Install Center program will launch automatically. Click Easy

Install to install PictureProject. Apple QuickTime 6 will also be installed if an earlier version is currently installed on the computer.

Once installation is complete, European users can install Nikon

FotoShare by copying the “FotoShare” icon to the hard disk (Step 12).

The message shown at right will be displayed (Europe only;

users in other areas can proceed directly to Step 7). Click OK.

When the computer restarts, log in to the account you used

to install PictureProject. The PictureProject Import Assistant will be displayed. The Import Assistant can be used to catalog pictures already on the computer for display in PictureProject. For more information, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

Click Close to transfer new photos from the camera without ﬁ rst cataloging existing pictures.

After exiting the Import Assistant, open the “FotoShare” folder on the PictureProject installer

CD and install Nikon FotoShare by dragging the Nikon FotoShare icon to the “Applications” folder on the hard disk (note that FotoShare is included only with the European release of PictureProject). When copying is complete, remove the PictureProject installer CD from the CDROM drive.

Step 2—Transfer Pictures

Use a Reliable Power Source

When transferring pictures between the camera and the computer, use a fully-charged EN-EL4 battery. If in doubt, charge the battery before beginning transfer or use an EH-6 AC adapter (available separately). Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter.

Turn the camera off and insert a memory card that contains pictures (see the front of this guide

for information on inserting memory cards).

Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. Using the UC-E4 USB cable, connect the

camera to the computer as shown below.

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USB Hub

The camera may not function as expected when connected via a USB hub or keyboard.

Turn the camera on. PictureProject will automatically detect the camera and display the Picture-

Project Transfer window.

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 PictureProject and click OK to start PictureProject. To bypass this dialog in the future, check Always do the selected action.

Click Transfer to transfer all the pictures on the camera memory card to the computer.

Se lect Copy pic tures to a

folder on my com put er using PictureProject

The pictures will be displayed in the PictureProject window when transfer is complete.

Windows

Macintosh

If the computer is connected to the Internet, PictureProject will periodically check for updates. If an update is detected when PictureProject starts, an update dialog will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to update to the latest version of PictureProject.

Once your pictures are displayed in PictureProject, transfer is complete and you can remove the

camera from the system.

Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP Professional

Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drive 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 - Drive from the menu that appears.

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk - Drive 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.

Installation of QuickTime 6 opens with the dialog shown at

right. Click Yes.

The Nikon FotoShare setup program will start. Follow the on-

screen instructions to complete installation. * Nikon FotoShare is available only in the European release of

PictureProject.

Click OK to exit the Nikon FotoShare setup program.

The PictureProject setup program will now start. After reading

the license agreement, click Yes to accept the agreement and proceed with installation.

Click Next to install PictureProject to the default destination

folder (to select a different folder, click Browse...). A conﬁ rmation dialog will be displayed; click Yes to create the destination folder. To create a shortcut to PictureProject on the desktop, click Yes when prompted. Click Finish to exit the PictureProject installer when installation is complete.

Enter the administrator name and password and click OK.

After reading the license agreement, click Accept to accept its

terms and display the ReadMe ﬁ le. Take a few moments to read this ﬁ le, which may contain important information that could not be included in this guide. After reading the ReadMe, click Continue… to proceed with installation.

Click Install. A dialog will be displayed asking if you want to

use PictureProject Transfer with digital cameras; click Ye s to have PictureProject Transfer start automatically when a camera is connected. To add PictureProject to the Dock, click Yes when prompted. Click Quit to exit the PictureProject installer when installation is complete.

Apple QuickTime 6

If an older version of QuickTime is installed on your computer, the QuickTime 6 installer will start automatically. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. When the dialog shown at right is displayed, click Continue without completing the “Registered To,” “Organization,” and “Registration Number” ﬁ elds. On some systems, the QuickTime installer may require considerable time to complete installation.

Click Restart to restart the computer (the dialog shown below at right will be displayed only if

QuickTime 6 has been installed).

Windows

Macintosh

PictureProject

The main controls in PictureProject are as follows:

Picture list

Lists the pictures in the currently selected collection or folder.

Mac OS X

Drag the “NIKON D2X” camera volume into the Trash.

Click to view and organize the pictures in the currently selected collection or folder.

Edit button

Click to edit the selected picture. The tools available include cropping as well as brightness and hue adjustment.

Click to arrange the pictures in the selected album in a variety of layouts.

The muvee option requires DirectX 9 or later. If an earlier version

is installed, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to install DirectX 9.

A list of the collections and folders in which pictures are cataloged.

Other options include printing, e-mail, slide shows, and saving pictures to CD or DVD (Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later required to use Burn Disc option under Mac OS X).

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