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Nikon View Reference

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COOLPIX Digital Cameras

Nikon View Ver.3

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Page 1: ...Contents 1 Overview Browsing Image Files Preference NikonView Reference Browser Software for COOLPIX Digital Cameras Nikon View Ver 3 for Windows Reference Manual Working with Image Files Click to go ...

Page 2: ... glance all the image files stored in your camera s memory card 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 files to disk open them in other applications or in sert them in documents simple operation featuring one touch toolbars and menus photographs can be opened in any application that supports JPEG or TIFF for retou...

Page 3: ...f terms used here refer to your Windows manual This manual will guide you step by step through the process of using NikonView with your COOLPIX 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 Overview Describes NikonView s features and outlines the contents of this manual ...

Page 4: ...n of the symbols and con ventions used in this manual Blue text indicates a link to another part of this Reference Manual To follow the link click the blue text This icon signifies the need for caution when using the product These indications are placed in sec tions that should be read before operation to pre vent damage to the product This icon marks notes information that you should read before ...

Page 5: ... would use any other drive This chapter describes how to browse the image files in the camera s memory card directly from the camera from a compact flash memory card reader or from disk Browsing Image Files FromYour Camera Browsing Image Files From a Card Reader Browsing Image Files on Disk Displaying Image Files as a List Browsing in theWindows Explorer 5 Browsing Image Files Click to go ...

Page 6: ...If you insert a memory card in the camera and turn the camera on the Digital Camera window will open automati cally to display a list of folders containing image files that have already been recorded Proceed to step 4 Closing the window The Digital Camera window will close automatically if you do any of the following Turn the camera off Remove the memory card from the camera Disconnect the USB cab...

Page 7: ...e the computer communicates with the camera The display continues for up to sixty seconds after the transfer of data is complete Do not disconnect the camera until the borders of the display stop flashing The data transfer display varies according to your camera model Data transfer display COOLPIX 990 Caution 7 Browsing Image Files Browsing Image Files From Your Camera The camera will not function...

Page 8: ...be viewed at full resolution printed copied or deleted In addition movie files can be played copied or deleted See the following chapter for details When displayed in Nikon View folders created with the camera are pre fixed by a three digit folder number Thus the default folder which when viewed from the camera menus has the name NIKON is displayed in NikonView as 100NIKON Each folder can hold up ...

Page 9: ...ar After clicking OK to close the dialog box check to be sure that the camera is correctly connected to the computer the camera s selector dial is not set to OFF the USB or serial cable is connected correctly as de scribed in the documentation provided with the com puter and the camera no other hardware is connected to the selected port the camera s batteries are inserted correctly the batteries a...

Page 10: ...ntaining image files captured with a COOLPIX digital camera is inserted in either device you can browse its contents with NikonView Follow these steps to view image files stored on a flash memory card 1 Double click the Nikon View icon in the My Computer window The NikonView window will open 2 Double click the Removable Media icon Folders in the card are represented by roll film icons Browsing Ima...

Page 11: ... containing the memory card If you want to browse another drive select Hard Disk in the NikonView window and use the Select Folder command to select the desired drive 3 Double click the folder icon The image files in the selected folder will appear as thumb nail images From this thumbnail view still images can be viewed at full resolution printed copied or deleted In addition movie files can be pl...

Page 12: ... steps to view image files on disk 1 Double click the Nikon View icon in the My Computer window The NikonView window will open 2 Double click the Hard Disk icon You can browse the folder you selected in your last session of NikonView The image files will appear as thumbnail images Browsing Image Files Browsing Image Files on Disk 12 ...

Page 13: ...ight mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose Select Folder from the right button menu From this thumbnail view still images can be viewed at full resolution printed copied or deleted In addition movie files can be played copied or deleted See the following chapter for details As there are no previously browsed image files when you initially install NikonView the Browse for Folder di...

Page 14: ...hidden enlarge the window to bring it into view Browsing Image Files Displaying Image Files as a List 14 Click the right mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose ListView from the right button menu 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 theToolbars submenu on theV...

Page 15: ... s memory card using Windows Explorer Click the Start button in the taskbar and select Windows Explorer from the Programs sub menu Select NikonView from Explorer s My Computer folder list to display the Digital Camera Removable Media and Hard Disk icons Browsing Image Files Browsing in the Windows Explorer 15 ...

Page 16: ...layed by click ing the Digital Camera icon Image files in the camera s memory card can be browsed by clicking the icon for the desired folder You can also use these commands to browse image files when working from a card reader or disk Operating procedures are the same as those for browsing in My Computer ...

Page 17: ...k and open them for editing in other applications SelectingThumbnails Viewing Photographs Playing Movies Rotating PhotographThumbnails Deleting Image Files and Folders RefreshingThumbnails and Folders Viewing Image File Information Opening Image Files in Another Application Inserting Images into Documents Copying Image Files and Folders to Disk Working with Image Files Printing Photographs 17 Clic...

Page 18: ... Files Selecting Thumbnails 18 Selected thumbnail To select multiple thumbnails hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking each thumbnail in turn To select all thumbnails choose SelectAll from the Edit menu PressA on the keyboard while holding down the Ctrl key or click the right mouse button in an empty area of the window and choose Select All from the right button menu ...

Page 19: ...n at one time Opening photographs in image windows Double click the thumbnail you wish to view Working with Image Files Viewing Photographs 19 While image data are being copied to the image window the following indicator is displayed Click Cancel to abort the operation Once transfer is complete the photograph is opened in an image window Select the thumbnail with the right mouse button and choose ...

Page 20: ...e right end of the title bar Rotating photographs and zooming photographs in and out The photograph in the image window can be rotated or zoomed in or out using the buttons in the image window toolbar Rotate The image view is rotated ninety degrees to the left each time this button is clicked Zoom In Click to zoom the image view in Zoom Out Click to zoom the image view out Rotation and zoom operat...

Page 21: ... Files Playing Movies 21 If QuickTime Player is not installed a dialog box will open and ask you for the application to be used If you don t already have QuickTime Player installed you can install it from the NikonViewVer 3 CD Select the thumbnail with the right mouse button and choose Preview from the right button menu While movie data are transferred the following indicator is displayed Click Ca...

Page 22: ... not be ro tated Rotating the selected thumbnail Working with Image Files Rotating Photograph Thumbnails 22 Rotations applied to thumbnails in the browsing window have no effect on the image files in the camera or on copies of the image file that have already been saved to disk Rotations are saved if the image file is copied to disk after having been rotated Select the thumbnail with the right mou...

Page 23: ... Caution Image files that have been protected using the camera or the Properties window can be deleted A confirmation dialog box will appear 2 Click Yes to delete the selected image files Click No to return to the browsing window without delet ing the image files To delete all folders and image files which are being stored in the camera s memory card select the Digital Camera icon and then choose ...

Page 24: ... making changes to printer settings click OK to print the selected photographs Print dialog box options Printer Name Gives the name of the active printer Click the arrow key to the right of the listed printer to bring up a list of the printer drivers currently installed on your system allowing you to choose a different printer The type location and current status of the selected printer are listed...

Page 25: ... in the browsing window are printed Number of images per page Single image per page With this command each photograph is printed on a sepa rate sheet Two images per page With this command two photographs are printed on each sheet Four images per page Select this command to print four photographs per sheet Contact Sheet This command prints selected photographs as thumbnails OK Prints the photograph...

Page 26: ...e camera If you add copy or delete image files from a folder or add or delete folders from the memory card using the camera controls you must refresh the thumbnails and folders for Nikon View to recognize those changes To update the thumbnails select Refresh from the View menu or click the Refresh button in the toolbar Caution Do not disconnect the camera until the borders of the data transfer dis...

Page 27: ...ontains information on camera settings such as image quality and metering mode at the time the photograph was taken The Extra panel contains camera control settings information such as exposure deviation sensitivity and tone curves Click OK to accept any changes to image file attributes and close the Properties dialog box Click Cancel to close the dialog box without changing the attributes Select ...

Page 28: ...age files or fold ers hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking each then drag the thumbnail or icons to the destination folder and release the mouse button All image files captured with the camera are assigned file names of the form DSCN_nnnn xyz where nnnn is a four digit file number and xyz is a three letter extension JPG TIF MOV Similarly all image files saved in folders in the cam...

Page 29: ...a copy and paste operation Follow these steps to copy image files and folders to disk using a copy and paste operation 1 Select the image files or folders you wish to copy by clicking their thumbnails or icons to select multiple items hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking each thumbnail or icon then select Copy from the Edit menu Browsing window Working with Image Files Copying Ima...

Page 30: ...e the existing file If you select No a temporary file containing the image file data is created in the Windows temporary folder path Windows folder Temp Camexp Transfer Then when you copy files with redundant names to disk they are saved under names created by adding a number in brackets 1 2 3 to the filename This prevents users from accidentally overwriting image files on the computer If you use ...

Page 31: ...t the Digital Camera icon by clicking its icon then select Copy from the Edit menu Press C while holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard or click a thumb nail with the right mouse button and choose Copy from the right button menu 2 Open the destination folder and select Paste from the folder s Edit menu The progress indicator will be displayed while the items are transferred Click Cancel to abor...

Page 32: ...es and Folders to Disk 32 You can also copy the entire contents of the camera s memory card using a drag and drop operation The progress indicator will be displayed while the items are copied to the clipboard Click Cancel to abort the operation Once the contents of the memory card have been copied the progress indicator will disappear The Digital Camera folder is located in the destination folder ...

Page 33: ...umb nails over an open application window and releasing the mouse button The image files will be opened in the host application Use the host application s Save As command to save the image files in the appropriate folder After opening image files captured with the camera in another application a temporary file containing the image file data is created in the Windows temporary folder path Windows f...

Page 34: ...n Another Application 34 Opening image files from other applications Follow these steps to open image files using the host applica tions open dialog 1 You can open image files in another application by selecting the open command from the host application s File menu 2 In the host application s Open dialog box select NikonView from the drives listed under My Computer and click Open The Digital Came...

Page 35: ...application 4 Select a folder Thumbnail previews of the image files in the selected folder will be displayed to change to a list display right click in an empty area by the thumbnails and select List View from the menu 5 Select the thumbnail you wish to open and click Open The selected image file will be opened in a window within the host application Use the Save As command to save the image file ...

Page 36: ...ste operations or they can be embedded using the insert object command You can use the same operations to insert movies taken with COOLPIX digital cameras in OLE 2 0 appli cations that support the QuickTime movie MOV format Inserting images using a drag and drop operation Drag the image file you wish to insert over an open document window in another application If the host application supports OLE...

Page 37: ...h you wish to insert the image file Paste the image file into the document by positioning the cursor and selecting Paste from the host application s Edit menu Inserting images using the insert object command In applications that support OLE 2 0 image files can be in serted in documents using the host application s insert object command Follow these steps to insert images using the insert object co...

Page 38: ...My Computer in the Look in pop up menu and then click Insert The Digital Camera Removable Media and Hard Disk icons are displayed 3 Double click the icon of the source of the desired image file If you chose Digital Camera or Removable Media more folders from the memory card are displayed Hard Disk dis plays a Select Folder dialog box ...

Page 39: ... the selected folder will be displayed to change the list display right click in an empty area next to the thumbnails and select List View from the menu 5 Select the image file you wish to insert and click the Insert button to return to the insert object dialog Click OK to insert the selected image file in the document ...

Page 40: ...Preference This chapter covers camera type connection port and data transfer rate settings adjustment Changing CameraType Port and Rate Settings Preference 40 Click to go ...

Page 41: ... Settings from the View menu or click the Settings button in the toolbar The following Digital Camera Settings dialog box will be displayed 2 Make the desired settings changes and click OK Digital Camera Settings dialog box options Camera The name of the camera currently connected is displayed If you have installed NikonView DX you can also select the Nikon D1 digital camera For more information s...

Page 42: ...ted ports Select the port to which the camera is connected from among AUTO COM1 COM2 COM3 and COM4 If you choose AUTO the computer automatically detects the port to which the cam era is connected This text box is disabled while USB is selected as the port type If you consistently connect your camera to just one serial port select the appropriate port number rather than AUTO to speed processing Spe...

Page 43: ...er provides a brief reference guide to NikonView s menu bar and toolbar Refer to this guide when you want to know the meaning of a command or button The Menu Bar TheToolbar The Right Button Menus Nikon View Reference 43 Click to go ...

Page 44: ...olbar Properties Displays the properties for the selected image file in the Properties dialog box You can also choose this com mand by clicking the Properties button in the toolbar Format Initializes the camera s memory card Work Offline Allows you to perform work while you are offline Close Closes the NikonView window terminating your Nikon View session You can also exit the program by clicking t...

Page 45: ...s paste command Paste This command is unavailable from NikonView Rotate Selected Rotates selected image file s ninety degrees counter clockwise You can also choose this command by click ing the Rotate Selected button in the toolbar Delete Selected Delete The selected image file or folder is deleted from the source currently being browsed You can also access this command to delete the selected imag...

Page 46: ...ainingtheimagefilesyouwanttobrowse You can also choose this command by clicking the Select Folder button in the toolbar This command may only be used when browsing image files in the Hard Disk window Settings Displays the Digital Camera Settings dialog box where you can make changes to port settings You can also choose this command by clicking the Settings button in the toolbar This command may on...

Page 47: ...urWin dows manual for details The Favorites Menu A standardWindows menu command Refer to yourWin dows manual for details The Help Menu About Windows 98 Displays Windows 98 version information About NikonView Opens the NikonView splash window which gives copy right information for the program ...

Page 48: ... frame it changes into a bi directional arrow Drag this arrow to enlarge the window 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 To view a button s label place the mou...

Page 49: ...image files as thumbnails Displays image files as a simple list with out thumbnails Nikon View Reference The Toolbar 49 The commands accessible from the toolbar are outlined be low Button Function Returns to the previous window Proceeds to the next window Opens the folder one level up in the file hierarchy in the case of the NikonView folder the My Computer folder Rotates the selected image file s...

Page 50: ... menus with the open dialog and the browse dialog when browsing the NikonView window from another application Only however in the standardWindows dialog box for a 32 bit application Nikon View Reference The Right Button Menus 50 Clicking the right mouse button in an empty part of the win dow displays the menu shown below These menus allow quick access to the commands in the menu bar and toolbar Yo...

Page 51: ...erence The Right Button Menus 51 Right clicking the Digital Camera icon in the Nikon View window displays the menu shown below Right clicking a folder icon in the Digital Camera window dis plays the menu shown below ...

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