Nikon VIEW 900 user Manual macintosh
COOLPIX 900 Companion Software
Contents
Overview
Before You Begin
System Requirements
Installation
Getting Started
First Steps
Notes on Using the Camera as a Drive
Working with Images
Nikon View 900
for Macintosh
Reference Manual
Viewing the Items in the Camera’s Memory
Copying Images to Disk
Opening Images in Another Application
Nikon View Browser
Browsing Images
Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards
Browsing Images on Disk
Viewing Images with the Built-in Viewer
Deleting Images
Printing Images
Changing the Appearance of Thumbnails
Copying Images to Disk
Opening Images in Another Application
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Nikon View 900 Reference
The CoolPix 900 Control Panel
The CoolPix 900 Folder
The Browser Window
Image Windows
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Notice concerning prohibition of copying or
reproduction
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restricted and non-commercial use.
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Overview
Welcome to Nikon View 900 for Macintosh, a companion
program for the COOLPIX 900. Nikon View 900 allows you to
connect your camera to a Macintosh for quick retrieval and
browsing of the images stored in your camera. Once Nikon
View is installed on your Macintosh, the camera can be used like
any other drive, allowing free access to images in the camera via
standard Mac OS file operations. A Nikon View Browser is also
provided, making it possible to display the contents of the
camera’s memory as thumbnail images. Once you have installed Nikon View 900 and mastered its simple operation, 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 900’s features include those listed below.
• a driver function that supports connection to your camera
and allows you to operate your camera’s memory like any
other drive
• images can be opened in any application that supports JPEG
for retouching or to be saved in another format, allowing
you to use images as desktop pictures or distribute them by
electronic mail
• if you have a compact flash-memory reader or a PCMCIA
card slot and card adapter, the COOLPIX 900’s compact
flash-memory cards can be browsed even when not inserted
in the camera
• thumbnails viewed in the Nikon View Browser can be copied
to disk or opened in other applications using drag and drop
• images in the camera’s memory can be handled using standard Mac OS file operations
Overview
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This manual will guide you, step-by-step, through the process of
setting up and using Nikon View 900 with your COOLPIX 900.
The contents of each chapter are outlined below.
Overview
Describes Nikon View 900’s features and outlines the contents of this manual
Before You Begin
Explains how to install Nikon View 900 on your Macintosh
Getting Started
A tutorial introduction to Nikon View 900
Working with Images
Explains how to access images stored in the camera’s memory,
open them in other applications for editing, and copy them
to disk
Nikon View Browser
Describes how to display images as thumbnails, view images,
and copy them to disk using Nikon View Browser
Note: The illustrations and explanations in this manual are for
Mac OS 8.0. Display and operation may differ slightly in other
versions of Mac OS. Refer to the System Software manual for the
version you are using.
Nikon View 900 Reference
A handy reference guide to Nikon View 900’s main windows
Overview
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Before You Begin
System Requirements
This chapter gives the system requirements for Nikon View 900
for Macintosh and guides you through the process of installing
Nikon View 900 to your computer’s hard disk.
Note: This manual assumes a basic understanding of common
Mac OS operations. If you are in doubt about the meaning of
terms used here, refer to your Mac OS manual.
To run Nikon View 900 for Macintosh, you will need system
hardware and software which meet the following minimum
requirements:
• a Macintosh or Power Macintosh with a Power PC601 or
later, or a 68040 or later CPU
• System Software 7.5.1 or later
• at least 8 MB of free RAM
(12 MB or more is recommended)
• 5 MBs of free space on your hard-disk for installation, with an
additional 20 MBs of free space when Nikon View 900 is
running
• a monitor with a resolution of 640 × 480 pixels or higher,
capable of displaying 256 colors, 32000 colors or 16.7 million
colors
• a CD-ROM drive for installation
• a modem or printer port for connection to the COOLPIX
900
Before You Begin: System Requirements
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Installation
The installation disk provided with this product contains the Nikon
View 900 browser software and drivers which handle the exchange
of information between your Macintosh and the COOLPIX
900. Before starting the installation program, check to be sure
that you have enough space on your hard disk to complete
installation (a minimum of 25 MBs of free disk space is required), and that no other applications are running.
Step 1 — Launch the Nikon View 900 installer
When the Nikon View 900 CD-ROM is inserted in the CDROM drive, a window containing folders for each of the languages in which Nikon View 900 is available will appear on the
desktop.
Note: The “InMedia Presentations Inc” folder
for Slides & Sound Plus, QuickTime,
Information on these products may be found in the README file.
Open the folder containing the installer for the language of your
choice and double-click the Nikon View 900 Installer icon.
Note that the illustrations in this manual are for the English version
of Nikon View 900.
The following dialog box will appear on the desktop.
and other applications.
contains installers
Note: The CD packaged with cameras sold in the U.S.A. does
not include the French and German versions of Nikon View 900.
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Step 2 — Accept the license agreement
Step 3 — View the README file
Clicking Continue… displays the following license agreement
dialog.
If, after reading the agreement carefully, you accept its contents,
click Accept to continue installation. Clicking Decline will
terminate installation. Installation can be begun again at any
time by repeating the installation process from Step 1.
The license agreement can be saved as a text file in the location
of your choice by clicking the Save As… button. A copy will
also be saved automatically in the same folder as Nikon View
900 when installation is complete. Click Print… to print the
license agreement.
Clicking Accept in the license agreement dialog displays the
Nikon View 900 README file.
It is recommended that you take a few moments to print or
view the contents of this file, as it may contain important information that could not be included in this manual. When you
have finished, click the Continue button to bring up the Nikon
View 900 Installer dialog box shown in Step 4.
When installation is complete, a copy of the README file will
be saved in the folder to which you have installed Nikon View
900.
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Step 4 — Choose an installation type
The pop-up menu at the top left corner of the installer dialog
offers a choice of “Easy Install” and “Remove” options.
Choose “Easy Install” to install Nikon View 900, Nikon View
Browser, and ActiveWire™ E900. Choosing “Remove” allows
you to delete existing copies of Nikon View 900 or any of its
components.
The Go to Nikon Home Page and Read Me… buttons are
explained below.
Go to Nikon Home Page
If you have a connection to the Internet, clicking this button
will start your Web browser and take you to the user support page for your region. One of Netscape Navigator 3.0 or
later or Internet Explorer 3.0 or later is required.
Read Me…
Returns you to the README dialog shown in the previous
step.
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Step 5 — Select a install location of Nikon View Browser
Use the Switch Disk button in the Nikon View 900 Installer
dialog box to choose the disk to which you will install Nikon
View Browser. A different disk will be displayed each time the
button is clicked.
The destination disk can also be selected from the pop-up menu
above the Switch Disk button. Choosing Select Folder…
from this menu displays a dialog that allows you to navigate to
the folder to which you wish to install Nikon View Browser.
Click the destination folder once to select it and then click
Select to choose it as the destination folder. Clicking Cancel
returns you to the installer dialog without changing the destination disk and folder. Nikon View Browser will be installed in a
“Nikon Software|Nikon View 900” folder within the selected disk
and folder.
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Step 6 — Install Nikon View 900
Step 7 — Complete installation
Click Install in the Nikon View 900 Installer dialog to begin
installation. While the program’s components are being installed to your hard disk, the following progress indicator will be
displayed.
Clicking Stop will display the message shown below.
Click Resume to continue the installation from the point it was
interrupted. Clicking Stop will halt the installation without
installing Nikon View 900. Should you choose to abandon the
installation, you can still install Nikon View 900 at a later date by
repeating the installation process from Step 1.
When installation is complete, the following dialog box will be
displayed.
The buttons in this dialog box are explained below.
Continue
Returns you to the Nikon View 900 Installer dialog box
shown in Step 4.
Quit
Ends installation and returns you to the Finder. You will
need to restart your computer before you will be able to
use Nikon View 900.
Restart
Ends installation and restarts your computer.
Note: ActiveWire™ E900 will be installed in the Extensions
folder. When installing the software for the first time or re-installing ActiveWire™ E900, it will be necessary to restart your
computer.
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Getting Started
Once you have installed the Nikon View 900 software as described in “Before You Begin,” you are ready to use your computer to view the contents of your COOLPIX 900’s memory or
to copy images to your computer for editing and storage. This
chapter provides a brief introduction to Nikon View 900’s
functions, and outlines the steps you will take when using the
program with your COOLPIX 900.
First Steps
This section guides you step-by-step through the basics of using
Nikon View 900 to access the images stored in your camera’s
memory, copy them to disk, and open them in other applications. It also introduces you to using Nikon View Browser to
view images in your camera as thumbnail previews and fullresolution images, and copy them to disk. More detailed information can be found in the following chapters, “Working with
Images”and “Nikon View Browser .” An overview of the
program’s windows and menus may be found in “Nikon View
900 Reference.”
Step 1 — Connect the COOLPIX 900 to Your Computer
Connect the camera to your Macintosh as described in the
COOLPIX 900 User’s Guide.
✔Caution: When running the camera on battery power,
check the battery level before connecting the camera. If the
battery level is low or critical, replace the batteries or use the AC
adapter (sold separately). If battery level falls to low or critical
while the camera is connected, disconnect the camera and replace
the batteries or connect the AC adapter. Operating the camera at
low battery levels could result in communication problems.
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Step 2 — Choose the camera as a drive
The first time you connect to the camera from your Macintosh,
choose a port and cache memory size from the CoolPix 900
control panel. The next time you connect to the camera, you
can choose Nikon CoolPix 900 Mounter from the Apple
menu ( ) to connect without making changes to port and
cache settings.
Specifying a port and cache memory size
After turning on your Macintosh, choose Nikon View 900
from the Control Panels submenu of the Apple menu ( ).
The CoolPix 900 control panel will be displayed.
The communications port and cache memory size can be
specified using the following options.
Port
Click the arrow button to the right of this option to choose
a port from a pop-up menu. The following choices are
available:
Modem Port Select the camera connected to the mo-
dem port
Printer Port Select the camera connected to the
printer port
Getting Started: First Steps
If you have two cameras, one connected to the modem port
and the other to the printer port, you can switch between
camera’s on different ports.
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Note: PowerBook users who have connected the camera to
the printer/external modem port should turn AppleTalk off and
then select “Modem Port” in the CoolPix 900 control panel.
Cache
Choose a cache memory size using this slider. When the
camera is first connected as a drive, image data from the
camera are stored temporarily in cache memory. When
thumbnails are displayed or images copied from the camera
to disk or opened in other applications, data will be read
from the memory cache, speeding processing. The larger
the size of the cache, the more noticeable the effect will be.
It is recommended that you specify as large a cache as your
computer’s free memory will allow.
The data-transfer icon in the camera’s control panel will flash,
indicating that the computer has initiated communications with
the camera.
✔Caution: The data-transfer icon ( ) will continue to flash
for up to sixty seconds after transfer of data is complete. Do not
disconnect the camera while the icon is flashing.
Create Thumbnails
When this box is checked, thumbnail previews of the images
in the camera will be created when the camera is first connected as a drive. These thumbnails will be displayed in
Nikon View Browser and in the Open dialog box when viewing images in the CoolPix 900 folder.
Once any changes to settings have been made, click Mount
Now to connect the camera. The following message will be
displayed while the computer connects to the camera.
Getting Started: First Steps
Once the camera has been selected as a drive, a CoolPix 900
icon will appear at the right side of the desktop with the computer’s other drives.
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Note: If Nikon View 900 is unable to locate the camera, an
alert dialog will appear. After clicking OK in the dialog, check that
the camera and computer are connected and that the camera’s
selector dial is not set to OFF. If the data transfer icon is not
showing 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.
Connecting to the camera without changing port and
cache settings
Once you have connected to the camera using the CoolPix 900
control panel to specify a port and cache size, the next time
you want to connect to your camera using the same settings
you can connect directly without using the CoolPix 900 control
panel. To connect directly to the camera, choose Nikon
CoolPix 900 Mounter from the Apple menu ( ).
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Step 3 — View the contents of the camera’s memory
To view the contents of the camera’s memory, double-click the
CoolPix 900 icon.
The CoolPix 900 folder will appear on the desktop. The images in the camera’s memory will be displayed as icons (if no
images are in memory, the window will be empty).
If there are a large number of images in the camera, not all can
be displayed at once in the CoolPix 900 folder. You can view
hidden icons by dragging the scroll boxes at the right and bottom of the window, or by clicking the scroll bars or scroll arrows. Alternatively, you can enlarge the window itself dragging
the size box at its lower left corner.
Scroll bar
Scroll box
Scroll arrow
Size box
Note: When images are read directly from the camera, the
creator program is set to Adobe PhotoDeluxe. If Adobe
PhotoDeluxe is installed on your system, icons in the CoolPix 900
folder will appear as shown above. If Adobe PhotoDeluxe is not
installed on your system, a blank document icon will be used.
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Step 4 — Select images
Step 5 — Copy selected images to disk
Images in the CoolPix 900 folder can be printed or copied to
disk. The images on which such operations are to be performed can be selected by clicking the associated icon once.
The icon will be highlighted to indicate that it has been selected.
Selected image
Multiple images can be selected by holding down the Shift key
on the keyboard while clicking each image in turn. All images in
the camera can be selected by choosing Select All from the
Edit menu.
Before copying images to disk, locate or create the destination
folder. Selected images can be copied to a new location by
dragging any of the images into the destination folder and
releasing the mouse button (to “drag” an item means to click it
and move it while holding down the mouse button). This is
known as “drag and drop.” If multiple images are selected, all
will be copied to the new location.
Getting Started: First Steps
Note: The CoolPix 900 folder is locked. Images dragged to
another location will always be copied rather than moved, even if
the option key is not held down.
Note: It is recommended that you change the filename of images after copying them to disk to make file management easier
and to avoid accidentally overwriting an image file with another
image of the same name.
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