Nikon VIEW 2 user Manual windows
Contents
Overview
Getting Started—Browsing Images
Browsing the Images in Your Camera
Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards
Browsing Images on Disk
Displaying Image Files as a List
Browsing Images in the Windows Explorer
Working with Images
Companion Software for
COOLPIX Digital Cameras
Nikon View Ver.2
for Windows
Reference Manual
Selecting Thumbnails
Viewing Images
Rotating Thumbnails
Deleting Images
Printing Images
Refreshing Thumbnails and Folders
Viewing Image Information
Copying Images to Disk
Opening Images in Another Application
Inserting Images into Documents
Preference
Changing Port and Rate Settings
Nikon View Reference
The Menu Bar
The Tool Bar
The Right-Button Menus
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Overview
Welcome to Nikon View Ver.2 for Windows (below, Nikon View),
a companion program for the COOLPIX 700, COOLPIX 900
Series, and the COOLPIX 950 (below, “COOLPIX digital
cameras”). The Nikon View camera driver and browser allows
rapid, easy access to camera image files when the camera is
connected to a computer. With Nikon View, the camera functions as one of your computer’s drives, making it possible to
apply standard Windows operations to the image files in the
camera’s memory. Once you have installed Nikon View and
mastered its simple operations, you’ll be able to distribute your
digital photographs by disk or electronic mail, or include them in
your home page and other documents you create for business
or personal use.
Nikon View’s principal features are listed below.
• a camera driver for the COOLPIX digital cameras, which
allows you to connect your camera to a computer and
access its memory in much the same way as you would an
ordinary disk drive
• support of OLE 2.0 Drag-and-Drop, making it easy to copy
images to disk, open them in other applications, or insert
them in documents
• simple operation featuring one-touch tool-bars and menus
• images can be opened in any application that supports JPEG
or TIFF for retouching or to be saved in another format,
allowing you to use images as wallpaper for your desktop or
distribute them by electronic mail
• if you have a compact flash-memory reader or a PCMCIA
card slot and card adapter, the digital camera’s compact
flash-memory cards can be browsed even when not inserted
in the camera
• a browser function that makes it possible to preview at a
glance all the images stored in your camera’s memory, and to
select items for editing, deletion, or transfer to disk
Overview
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This manual will guide you, step-by-step, through the process of
using Nikon View with your digital camera. For details on Nikon
View installation and system requirements, refer to the ”Quick
Start Guide.”
The Manual Layout
The contents of each chapter are outlined below.
With Different Operating Systems
The illustrations and explanations in this manual are for Windows 98. Display and operation may differ under Windows NT
4.0, Windows 95, or when Active Desktop is used with Windows 95. Refer to the manuals provided with your operating
system.
Overview
Describes Nikon View’s features and outlines the contents of
this manual.
Getting Started—Browsing Images
Introduces basic techniques for browsing images with Nikon
View.
Working with Images
Details the process of viewing images, opening them in other
applications, and saving them to disk.
Preference
Discusses port and data transfer rate settings adjustment.
Nikon View Reference
A handy reference guide to Nikon View’s menu bar and tool
bar.
On Symbols in This Manual
The ✔ symbols in this manual signify the need for caution when
using the product. These indications are placed in sections that
should be read before operation to prevent damage to the
product.
Working Knowledge
This manual assumes a basic understanding of common Windows operations. If you are in doubt about the meaning of
terms used here, refer to your Windows manual.
Overview
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Getting Started—Browsing Images
Once you have installed the Nikon View software as described
in “Quick Start Guide,” Nikon View allows you to use the
camera’s memory in much the same way that you would use
any other drive. This chapter describes how to browse the
images in the camera’s memory, compact flash-memory cards,
and your computer disk.
Browsing the Images in Your Camera
You can use Nikon View to browse the images stored in your
camera and display them as thumbnails.
Follow these steps to view images stored in your digital
camera’s memory.
1 Connect the camera to your computer as described in the
documentation provided with your camera.
2 After turning on your computer, double-click the Nikon
View icon in the My Computer window.
The Nikon View window will open.
Tips
Nikon View supports one camera, attached to a serial (COM 1–4) port. It
does not support multiple connected cameras or port-extension boards.
Browsing Images: Browsing Images in Your Camera
Tips
The camera will not function as a network drive. Consequently, the Nikon
View icon will not be visible to other computers.
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3 Double-click the Digital Camera icon.
✔Caution: The data-transfer icon in the camera’s control
panel is displayed while the computer communicates with the
camera. The data-transfer icon is displayed for up to sixty seconds
after transfer of data is complete. Do not disconnect the camera
while the icon is displayed. (The data transfer icon varies according to your camera model.)
The data-transfer icon
(COOLPIX 950)
Folders saved in the camera’s memory are represented by a
roll film icon.
Folder Names
When displayed in Nikon View, folders created with the camera are prefixed
by a three digit folder number. Thus the default folder, which when viewed
from the camera menus has the name “NIKON,” is displayed in Nikon View
as “100NIKON.” Each folder can hold up to 999 images. If this number is
exceeded, the camera will create a new folder with the same name but a
different prefix (e.g., “101NIKON”). When viewed on a computer, folders
with the same name but a different prefix appear as separate folders. When
viewed from the camera menus, however, folders with the same name appear to be the same folder, although the full folder name with prefix appears in the photo information display in playback mode.
Browsing Images: Browsing Images in Your Camera
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4 Double-click the folder icon.
The images in the selected folder will appear as thumbnail
images.
You can then view each thumbnail at full resolution, and
print, delete, or copy it. See the following chapter for details.
Connection error
If the computer is unable to establish connection with the
camera, the following dialog box will appear.
After clicking OK to close the dialog box, check that the cam-
era and computer are connected and that the camera’s selector
dial is not set to OFF. If the data transfer icon does not appear
in the camera’s control panel, check whether the serial cable is
properly connected and that the batteries are properly inserted,
and are not dead. If you are using the AC adapter, be sure that
it is properly connected. This connection error dialog box will
also appear if you specified the wrong port during installation.
Choose a new port as described in “Changing Port and Rate
Settings.”
Tips
The camera’s memory is treated as write-protected when browsing in Nikon
View. Files cannot be copied from other folders to the browsing window,
nor can files be saved to the camera after editing in another application.
The file names displayed in the browsing window cannot be changed. Should
you wish to change a file name, do so after copying the image to disk.
Browsing Images: Browsing Images in Your Camera
Tips
The dafault data-transfer rate is 115,200 bps. This setting may be too high
for some i486 machines. If you experience communications problems,
choose the lower data-transfer rate until you find one that works as described in “Changing Port and Rate Settings.”
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Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards
If your computer has a Type II PCMCIA card drive, you can
read compact flash-memory cards using a flash-memory adapter
(available separately from Nikon), or by using a compact flash
card-reader. If a card containing images taken with a COOLPIX
digital camera is inserted in either device, you can browse its
contents by using Nikon View.
Follow these steps to view images stored on a flash-memory
card.
1 Double-click the Nikon View icon in the My Computer
window.
2 Double-click the Removable Media icon.
Folders in the card are represented by a roll film icon.
The Nikon View window will open.
Browsing Images: Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards
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3 Double-click the folder icon.
The images in the selected folder will appear as thumbnail
images.
You can then view each thumbnail at full-resolution, and
print, delete, or copy it. See the following chapter for details.
Browsing Images on Disk
Nikon View can be used to browse images on disk even when
the camera is not connected.
Follow these steps to view images on disk.
1 Double-click the Nikon View icon in the My Computer
window.
Tips
Nikon View automatically detects the drive containing the flash-memory card.
When more than two drives are mounted (PC Card slot or a compact
flash-memory card reader), NIkon View selects one of them that contains a
flash memory card. To change the drive, select Hard Disk in the Nikon View
window, and use the Select Folder command to select the desired drive.
Browsing Images: Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards
The Nikon View window will open.
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2 Double-click the Hard Disk icon.
You can browse images that you have previously browsed.
The images will appear as thumbnail images.
As there are no previously browsed images when you initially install Nikon View, the Browse for Folder dialog box will
appear when you click the Hard Disk icon.
Select the folder that you want to browse, and click OK.
The images in the selected folder will appear.
You can then view each thumbnail at full-resolution, and
print, delete, or copy it. See the following chapter for details.
Browsing Images: Browsing Images on Disk
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Browsing images in another folder…
To browse images in another folder, select Select Folder
from the View menu, or click the Select Folder button in the
tool bar. If the button is hidden, enlarge the window to bring it
into view.
When the Browse for Folder dialog box appears, select the
folder that you want to browse.
Short-cut: Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the
window and choose Select Folder from the right-button menu.
Browsing Images: Browsing Images on Disk
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Displaying Image Files as a List
To view information on the image’s date of recording, a list-style
display is available by selecting List View from the View menu
or by clicking the List View button in the tool bar. If the button
is hidden, enlarge the window to bring it into view.
Short-cut: Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the
window and choose List View from the right-button menu.
The list-style display is shown below.
To view the images as thumbnail previews again, select
Thumbnail View from the View menu or click the Thumb-
nail View button.
Tips
Depending on the resolution of your display, the right-edge tool buttons
may not be visible, even when you maximize the image to fill the screen. In
that case, open the Toolbars submenu on the View Menu, and then clear
Text Labels to change to small tool buttons without text labels.
Browsing Images: Displaying Image Files as a List
Short-cut: Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the
window and choose Thumbnail View from the right-button
menu.
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Browsing Images in the Windows Explorer
With Nikon View installed, you can also browse images saved in
the camera using Windows Explorer.
Click the Start button in the taskbar and select Windows
Explorer from the Programs sub-menu.
Select “Nikon View,” from Explorer’s “My Computer” folder list
to display the “Digital Camera,” “Removable Media,” and “Hard
Disk” icons.
Browsing Images: Browsing Images in the Windows Explorer
You can use these commands to browse the images in the
camera’s memory, compact flash-memory cards, and your
computer disk. Operating procedures are the same as those
for browsing in My Computer. See the preceding chapter for
details.
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