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Using the COOLPIX 300 : First Steps

FIRST STEPS

TAKE A PICTURE and WRITE A MEMO

Shutter

Half-press

1

Standby

2

Ready

3

Take

Full-press…

…or just use the stylus!

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Summary of Contents for Coolpix 300

Page 1: ... 9 PLAYBACK 13 SLIDESHOW 16 CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL DEVICES 19 SETUP MENUS REFERENCE GUIDE 21 Nikon View 25 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION 25 ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CAMERA 28 THE BROWSER 30 PREFERENCES 32 FAST TRACK R E A D M E F I R S T FAST TRACK E300 A Quick Start Guide to Installing and Using Your COOLPIX 300 6ME 41115 ...

Page 2: ...ure that they are inserted correctly Do not mix battery types or put old and new batteries together Always observe the manufacturer s warnings 2 The stylus The COOLPIX 300 makes use of a touch sensitive LCD display panel for controlling the camera settings and playback A stylus is supplied with the camera for use with the touch panel The panel will respond to gentle pressure from the stylus and ma...

Page 3: ...t the Nikon View software will allow you to chose the correct port for input If you wish to use SCSI and do not own a Macintosh your will require a SCSI adaptor card for your PC A SCSI cable kit for the COOLPIX 300 is available as an accessory and can be purchased separately The COOLPIX 300 SCSI cable kit includes a SCSI 1 type connector cable and an adaptors for use with Macintosh and SCSI 2 type...

Page 4: ...ctronic device and care should be taken to avoid subjecting the camera to mechanical shock extremes of temperature and both aqueous and solvent based fluids The unit can become quite warm in use and should not be used in areas where there is danger of fire or explosion though the presence of flammable gas The main parts of the camera are shown below Viewfinder Flash Objective lens ...

Page 5: ...n off switch Slide off battery cover Removable stylus for touch panel Computer connectors under cover Serial or SCSI AC power adaptor input Shutter button A V output Viewfinder Built in speaker Microphone recessed Audio recording indicator Power on off slide switch Audio record button Macro on off slide switch ...

Page 6: ...a goes to sleep after 30s to save power Hold on off switch down and release again to power off FRI JAN 3 1997 22 10 32 BATTERY POWER 100 REMAINING MEMORY 100 PICTURES 66 COUNT SOUNDS 1017 SEC PICTURES 49 SET SOUNDS OK FRI JAN 3 1997 22 10 32 BATTERY POWER 100 REMAINING MEMORY 100 PICTURES 66 COUNT SOUNDS 1017 SEC PICTURES 49 SET SOUNDS OK hold release ...

Page 7: ...7 Using the COOLPIX 300 Switching the Camera on and Off Shutter WAKING FROM SLEEP MODE 1 2 3 Half press Release Camera powers off automatically after 2 minutes if on battery power ...

Page 8: ...hing the Camera on and Off BATTERY AND MEMORY CHECK FRI JAN 3 1997 22 10 32 BATTERY POWER 100 REMAINING MEMORY 100 PICTURES 66 COUNT SOUNDS 1017 SEC PICTURES 49 SET SOUNDS OK RECORDING PLAY BACK SLIDE SHOW SET UP STATUS MENU 1 2 3 ...

Page 9: ...9 Using the COOLPIX 300 First Steps FIRST STEPS TAKE A PICTURE and WRITE A MEMO Shutter Half press 1 Standby 2 Ready 3 Take Full press or just use the stylus ...

Page 10: ...10 Using the COOLPIX 300 First Steps 4 Write Memo 5 Cancel or keep Memo 1 2 2 ...

Page 11: ...age and sound mode setup menu on page 22 Mode 1 sound is recorded automatically as a picture is taken Mode 2 sound is recorded while record button is pressed and held Mode 3 sound recording begins when record button is pressed ceases when record button is pressed a second time Record button Press 1 Standby 2 Recording ...

Page 12: ...rst Steps QUICK MENU ACCESS CHANGING CAMERA SETUP 66 66 66 66 Select flash mode Select image quality Select shooting mode Set self timer 1 2 3 4 Select sound recording mode For more information on the setup menus see pages 22 23 ...

Page 13: ...9 0 7 20 14 0 LCD SPEAKER DISP ALL Picture and memo Sound recording only Picture memo and sound Note Pictures sounds and memos may be selected and de selected individually 3 5 12 47 10 Item number Record time stamp Memo indication Picture thumbnail Audio indication Audio duration RECORDING PLAY BACK SLIDE SHOW SET UP MENU STATUS 1 2 4 ...

Page 14: ...14 Using the COOLPIX 300 Playback ADDING SOUNDS AND MEMOS TO PICTURES Memo Sound Done Return to playback window 5 6 6 7 ...

Page 15: ... 12 7 1 1997 5 12 47 10 6 17 59 0 7 20 14 0 LCD SPEAKER DISP ALL Previous Page Previous Item Next Item Next Page OR 6 25 1997 3 9 18 0 4 14 06 12 7 1 1997 5 12 47 10 6 17 59 0 7 20 14 0 LCD SPEAKER DISP ALL Note Pictures sound and memos may be selected and de selected individually for deletion ...

Page 16: ...ctor Memo Indication Selector Audio Indication Selector Display time First item in show picture 2 and memo on screen for 10 seconds Second item in show sound 5 plays for 8 sec onds 1 2 10 2 5 8 3 3 6 4 0 REPEAT 3 CYCLE DEF Third item in show picture 3 and sound on screen for 6 seconds Fourth item in show end Show plays through 3 times when ENTER is pressed Over ...

Page 17: ...ECTING AND RESELECTING AN ITEM 1 2 10 2 5 8 3 3 6 4 0 REPEAT 3 CYCLE DEF 1 2 10 2 5 8 3 3 6 4 0 REPEAT 3 CYCLE DEF Select the last item Choose the new item number Touch any individual element to deselect or reselect 1 2 10 2 5 8 3 3 6 4 0 REPEAT 3 CYCLE DEF ...

Page 18: ...3 6 4 0 REPEAT 3 CYCLE DEF 1 2 10 2 5 8 3 0 REPEAT 3 CYCLE DEF Select an item Delete Note Deselecting or deleting an item from the slide show does not remove it from the camera s memory Insertion of an item is not possible new items must be added at the end of the show ...

Page 19: ... TO EXTERNAL DEVICES Mac PC TV Audio In White Video In Yellow Serial or printer port Serial port COM1 PC 9 way D On board SCSI Use cable adaptor A V Output Serial or SCSI Note SCSI cable and adaptors sold separately SCSI Card Use adaptor for SCSI 2 or 25 way connector ...

Page 20: ...TERFACE 2 2 3 MENU SETUP I F SCSI ID 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TERMINATOR ON OFF 1 2 4 5 MENU SETUP I F SERIAL DATA RATE 19200bps 9600bps 2 2 6 7 Choose SCSI ID Choose Serial Port Speed CHOOSING INTERFACE SETTINGS Choose SCSI ID or serial port speed SCSI IDs 0 and 7 are usually reserved for adaptor and hard disk ID 3 may be used by a CD ROM drive Should you experience problems with serial communications c...

Page 21: ...US 3 Return to main menu 3a or MENU key choose menu item 3b or go to second page of menu 3c MENU SETUP SHOOT MODE S MODE C 4 Make changes to settings and return to main menu 4a or MENU key or setup menu 4b or ENTER key MENU SETUP SHOOTING MODE SPEED LIGHT IMAGE QUALITY SOUND MODE SELF TIMER 1 2 2 Return to recording mode 2a or go to setup menu 2b 3a 3c 3b 4a 4b 2b 2a 1 ...

Page 22: ...Y memory size FINE 66 images NORMAL 132 images ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM FIRST PAGE OF SETUP MENU MENU SETUP LIGHT AUTO ON OFF RED EYE ON OFF MENU SETUP IMAGE FINE NORMAL SOUND MODE OFF no sound is recorded ON MODE 1 sound is recorded automatically as a picture is taken ON MODE 2 sound is recorded while record button is pressed and held ON MODE 3 sound recording begins when record button is pressed cea...

Page 23: ... SELF TIMER Self timer delay is 10 seconds ITEMS AVAILABLE FROM SECOND PAGE OF SETUP MENU DATE Date time and display format can be selected LCD Brightness of touch panel can be adjusted and language selected from English German French and Japanese SPEAKER The buzzer can be set to on or off and the volume of the camera s speaker adjusted MENU SETUP SPEAK ALERT ON OFF VOLUME 2 ...

Page 24: ...ACE SCSI Select an unused SCSI ID 0 and 7 are usually assigned to the CPU and hard disk while on a Macintosh ID 3 may be assigned to the CD ROM drive Termina tion should normally be on as the COOLPIX 300 will be the last device in the SCSI chain INTERFACE SERIAL Select a data transfer rate for the serial port Use a slower rate if you experience difficulties downloading data from your camera CPU SC...

Page 25: ...rowse through the images and pictures on the camera viewing renaming and sorting them You may then download them into your computer for use in presentations and publications with other software Nikon View uses standard installer programs for the Mac and PC To install locate the installer icon and launch it following the on screen instructions carefully Clicking the Acquire button in Nikon View s b...

Page 26: ...tory of the Nikon View CD if you are running Windows 95 this program will start automatically when the CD is inserted in the drive Macintosh Insert the Nikon View CD in the CD ROM drive and double click one of the three Nikon View Installer icons to install Nikon View in the language of your choice E for English F for French or G for German ...

Page 27: ...ges sounds from camera 8 Mbyte free RAM Color monitor size 640x480 in 16 7 million colors recommended Free serial port or SCSI interface Mac OS Power PC or 040 Macintosh or compatible System 7 1 or later 8Mbyte free RAM Color monitor size 640x480 minimum 16 7 million colors recommended Note The Nikon View software may be launched from other programs as a sub application On the Mac it appears as a ...

Page 28: ...computer When Nikon View is launched for the first time the following message will appear Select Yes if the camera is connected to your computer s SCSI port Select Yes if the camera is connected to your computer s serial port COM1 Select No to choose other serial ports This message appears if there is a problem with the interface connections or allocation of your SCSI or serial port resources ...

Page 29: ...mally be assigned to a hard disk and CD ROM drive respectively The first and last devices in the chain always require termination Termination which may be set by switches by physically adding components or as above through software ensures that the SCSI bus is in optimal condition and is essential for reliable operation If you have installed a SCSI card in your computer please enure that it or alt...

Page 30: ... windows for Mac and PC offer the same functions and are very similar in layout PC Browser thumbnail view Comms active window Thumbnail view showing name information button sound and memo on off Preferences Exit browser Flip and rotate selected images ...

Page 31: ... Take a picture from the computer Download items from the camera to the computer Browser options By list or thumbnail List sort options By Date Time or Name Ascending or Descending List view showing name date information button sound and memo on off ...

Page 32: ...ity Choose between Force off no flash Force on always use flash Auto automatic operation according to lighting conditions Force on Auto with Red Eye Reduction The image overlay mixer controls the balance between picture image and memo The scratch disk is the hard disk on your system that is used to store temporary data Record sound automatically when taking a picture corresponds to the Mode 1 sett...

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