Nikon VIEW 900 user Manual windows
COOLPIX 900 Companion Software
Contents
Overview
Before You Begin
System Requirements
Installation
Getting Started
First Steps
Port and Removable Drive Settings
Cleaning Up the Temporary Folder
Notes on Using the Camera as a Drive
Working with Images
Nikon View 900
for Windows
Reference Manual
Browsing Images
Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards
Browsing Images on Disk
Viewing Images
Rotating Thumbnails
Deleting Images
Printing Images
Refreshing Thumbnails
Viewing Image Information
Copying Images to Disk
Opening Images in Another Application
Inserting Images into Documents
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Nikon View 900 Reference
The Nikon CoolPix900 Window
Image Windows
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Notice concerning prohibition of copying or
reproduction
Note that simply being in possession of material which has been
copied or reproduced by means of a digital camera may be
punishable by law.
Items prohibited by law from being copied or
reproduced
Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, securities,
government bonds, or local government bonds, even if such
copies or reproductions are stamped “Sample.”
Cautions on certain copies and reproductions
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of securities issued by private companies (shares, bills, checks,
gift certificates, etc.), commuter passes, or coupon tickets,
except when a minimum of necessary copies are to be provided for business use by a company. Also, do not copy or
reproduce passports issued by the government, licenses issued
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as passes and meal coupons.
Comply with copyright notices
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The copying or reproduction of works such as books, music,
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except when it is done for personal use at home or for similar
restricted and non-commercial use.
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Overview
Welcome to Nikon View 900 for Windows, a companion program for the COOLPIX 900. The Nikon View 900 camera
driver and browser allows rapid, easy access to camera image
files when the camera is connected to a computer. With Nikon
View 900, 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 900 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 900’s principle features are listed below.
• a camera driver for the COOLPIX 900, 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
• 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 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 COOLPIX 900’s compact
flash-memory cards can be browsed even when not inserted
in the camera
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 computer
• 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
• 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
Overview
Getting Started
A tutorial introduction to Nikon View 900
Working with Images
Details the process of browsing images, opening them in
other applications, and saving them to disk
Nikon View 900 Reference
A handy reference guide to Nikon View 900’s main windows
and menus
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Before You Begin
System Requirements
This chapter gives the system requirements for Nikon View 900
for Windows 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
Windows operations. If you are in doubt about the meaning of
terms used here, refer to your Windows’ manual.
Nikon View 900 for Windows is a 32-bit application. To run
Nikon View 900 for Windows, you will need system hardware
and software which meet the following minimum requirements:
• an IBM PC/AT or compatible computer with a i486, Pentium
or later CPU
• Windows 95 or later
• at least 8 MBs of free RAM (12 MBs or more is recommended)
• 2.5 MBs of free space on your hard-disk for installation (of
which at least 1.5 MBs of which must be available in the
Windows folder), with another 20 MBs of free hard disk
space available for temporary storage while Nikon View 900
is running
• a monitor with a resolution of 640 × 480 dots or higher and
a video system which supports 8-bit color, or 256 colors
(16-bit color or 24-bit color is recommended)
• a CD-ROM drive for installation
Before You Begin: System Requirements
• a serial port for connection to the COOLPIX 900
Note: The “Windows folder” is the folder to which Windows has
been installed.
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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 computer and the COOLPIX 900.
Before starting the installation program, exit any programs that
may be running and check that you have enough space on
hard disk to install and run the program (a minimum of 22.5 MBs
of free disk space is required, of which 1.5 MBs must be
in the Windows folder; more space will be needed should
choose to install the applications bundled with Nikon View 900).
Do not connect the camera to the computer at this time.
Step 1 — Insert the Nikon View 900 CD in the CD-
ROM drive
When the Nikon View 900 CD-ROM is inserted in the CD-ROM
drive, the Welcome dialog box will appear on the desktop.
your
available
you
If you have a connection to the Internet, clicking the URL at the
bottom of the Welcome dialog 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.
If the Welcome dialog does not appear…
If the CD-ROM Autorun option is off, the Welcome dialog will
not appear automatically when the disk is inserted in the drive.
If the Welcome dialog does not appear, choose Run… from
the Windows Start menu. Enter the drive letter of the CDROM drive (drive “D:” in the example below) followed by
“welcome.exe”, then click OK.
Click URL to go to user support page
Before You Begin: Installation
The installer will start and the Welcome dialog will appear on
the desktop.
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Step 2 — View the README file
It is recommended that you take a few moments to view the
README file, which contains important information about the
software provided with your camera. Click ReadMe to open
the README file in the Notepad application, where the contents of the file can be viewed or printed. When you have
finished, select Exit from the Notepad File menu to return to
the Welcome dialog box.
Note: A README file will be copied to the folder you chose as
the destination for Nikon View 900. This file may be different
from the README file accessed by clicking ReadMe in the
Welcome window.
Step 3 — Install Nikon View 900
To install Nikon View 900, click the Nikon View 900 button.
The dialog box shown on the previous page will be replaced a
dialog offering a choice of language for Nikon View 900’s menus
and dialogs. Select a language by clicking the appropriate button (please note that the menus and dialogs shown in this
manual are for the English version).
Before You Begin: Installation
Note:
include the French and German versions of
The CD packaged with cameras sold in the U.S.A. does not
Nikon View 900
.
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A progress indicator will be displayed while the setup program
loads.
Once this initialization process is complete, the following dialog
box will be displayed.
The buttons available in the Welcome dialog box are explained
below.
Next
Opens the Software License Agreement dialog box shown in
Step 4.
Cancel
Clicking Cancel brings up the dialog box shown below.
Click Exit Setup to quit without installing Nikon View 900,
or Resume to continue installation. Should you choose to
exit the setup program, you will still be able to complete
installation at any time by repeating the process from Step 1.
Before You Begin: Installation
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Step 4 — Accept the license agreement
Clicking Next in the Welcome dialog box in Step 3 brings up
the Software License Agreement dialog box.
Step 5 — Select a destination folder for Nikon View 900
Clicking Yes in the Software License Agreement dialog box in
Step 4 brings up the Choose Destination Location dialog box.
The options in this dialog box are explained below.
Back
Returns you to the Welcome dialog box shown in Step 3.
Yes
If, after reading the license agreement thoroughly, you accept
its contents, click this button.
No
Brings up the dialog box shown under Cancel in Step 3,
allowing you to exit the setup program without installing
Nikon View 900. You can run the setup program again at
any time to complete installation.
Before You Begin: Installation
The options in this dialog box are explained below.
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Browse
Clicking Browse brings up
the dialog box shown at
right. You can type a destination folder for Nikon View
900 in the Path text box,
or click the folders shown
under Directories to
navigate to an existing folder
on the current drive. Clicking on the arrow next to
Drives allows you to select
a another drive from a drop-down list. Click OK when you
have chosen a destination folder, or Cancel to accept the
default folder displayed in the Choose Destination Location
dialog box.
Next
Installs Nikon View 900 to the selected folder. If the specified
folder does not already exist, it will be created automatically.
Back
Returns you to the Software License Agreement dialog box
shown in Step 4.
Cancel
Clicking this button brings up the dialog box shown under
Cancel in Step 3, allowing you to exit the setup program
without installing Nikon View 900. You can run the setup
program again at any time to complete installation.
Step 6 — Complete installation
Clicking Next in the Choose Destination Location dialog box
in Step 5 causes Nikon View 900 to be installed in the specified
folder. The following progress indicators will be displayed while
Nikon View 900’s program files and drivers are being written to
your hard disk.
Clicking Cancel
interrupts the installation and brings up
the dialog box
shown at right.
Click Resume to
continue the installation process from
the point it was interrupted. Click Exit Setup to cancel the
installation and return to Windows without adding Nikon View
900 to your system. You can begin the installation process
again at any time by inserting the Nikon View 900 CD-ROM
into the CD-ROM drive.
Before You Begin: Installation
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Once the installer has finished copying Nikon View 900 to the
destination folder, the following dialog box will be displayed.
Select the port to which you have connected or will connect
your COOLPIX 900 from among AUTO, COM1, COM2,
COM3, or COM4. Choose AUTO to have your computer
automatically detect the port to which the camera is connected
each time you connect to your camera. Port settings can be
changed from Nikon View 900’s Preferences once installation is
complete.
After choosing a port, click Next to display the following dialog.
Click Finish to return to exit the setup program. If the “Yes, I
want to restart my computer now” radio button is checked, the
computer will restart when you exit the setup program. If “No,
I will restart my computer later” is checked, you will return to
Welcome dialog box in Step 1.
Note: If you will be consistently connecting your camera to only
one port, it is recommended that to speed processing you choose
the appropriate port number instead of AUTO.
Before You Begin: Installation
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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, and
outlines the steps you will take when using the program with
your COOLPIX 900. This chapter also explains other information you will need when using the program.
First Steps
✔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.
Step 2 — Browse the images in your camera
Double-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop.
This section guides you step-by-step through the basics of using
Nikon View 900 to view images in your camera and copy them
to disk. More detailed information can be found in the following chapter, “Working with Images.” 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 computer as described in the
COOLPIX 900 User’s Guide or Reference Manual.
Getting Started: First Steps
The COOLPIX 900 will appear in the My Computer folder with
the computer’s other drives as Nikon CoolPix900. Doubleclick the Nikon CoolPix900 icon.
Double-click the Nikon
CoolPix900 icon
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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.
The Nikon CoolPix900 window will be displayed as shown below. The images in the camera’s memory will appear as thumbnail
images.
If there are a large number of images stored in
the camera’s memory, it may not be possible to
display them all at once. You can view hidden
thumbnails by dragging the scroll sliders at the
right and bottom of the window, or by clicking
the scroll bars or arrow buttons. Alternatively,
you can enlarge the window itself dragging the
window’s borders.
Scroll slider
Getting Started: First Steps
Scroll bar
Arrow button
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Note: If the computer is unable to establish connection with the
camera, the following dialog will appear.
After clicking OK to close 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.
The above connection error will also appear if you specified the
wrong port during installation. Choose a new port as instructed in
the following section, “Port and Removable Drive Settings.”
Step 3 — View selected images
To view an image, double-click the associated thumbnail.
The following indicator will be displayed while image data are
copied to the image window.
Getting Started: First Steps
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Once transfer is complete, the image will be displayed at full
resolution in the image window.
Step 4 — Select thumbnails
Before you can perform operations such as copy, print, or
delete on images in the Nikon CoolPix900 window, you will
need to select the associated thumbnail by clicking it once.
Selected thumbnails are indicated by a dark gray border.
Selected image
To select multiple thumbnails, hold down the Ctrl key on the
keyboard while clicking each image in turn.
Clicking the close button ( ) at the right end of the title bar
closes the image window.
Note: The default data-transfer rate is 115200bps. This setting
may be too high for some i486 machines. If you experience
communications problems, try setting the data-transfer rate to
19200bps as instructed in “Port and Removable Drive Settings”
below.
Getting Started: First Steps
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Step 5 — Copy images to disk
Before copying images to disk, locate or create the destination
folder. Images can be copied to disk by dragging selected
thumbnails from the Nikon CoolPix900 window to the destination folder and releasing the mouse button (“drag and drop”).
Once the image has been copied, a copy of the file will appear
in the destination folder.
Note: It is recommended that you change the filename of images after copying them to disk to make file management easier.
The progress indicator
The first time an image is opened or copied, the following
progress indicator will appear.
Click Cancel to abort the operation. If the image has already
been copied to disk or opened in an image window or other
application, the copy stored in the temporary folder (see
“Cleaning Up the Temporary Folder,” below) will be used and the
progress indicator will not appear.
Getting Started: First Steps
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Tips for working with thumbnails
Using the right-button menus
Clicking a thumbnail with the right mouse-button selects the
image and displays a menu of command short-cuts.
Clicking the right mouse-button in an empty part of the window
displays the menu shown below.
These menus allow quick access to the commands in the menu
and tool bar. These commands are explained in the following
chapter, “Working with Images.”
Getting Started: First Steps
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