Connections: Connecting to a Computer
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Both the camera and the computer can be on when the cables are con-
nected or disconnected, but do not disconnect the cable while data trans-
fer is in progress.
To users of IBM-compatible computers:
The SC-EW3 serial cable (available separately) is for connection to a male
9-pin serial connector, standard on many IBM compatibles. Your PC may
however use a different type of serial connector, in which case you will
need to buy an adapter before you will be able to connect the cable.
Reading Photographs from Memory Cards
To read photographs directly from the camera’s memory card,
you will need:
• a PC or Macintosh computer, and
• either a CF card reader or, if your computer is equipped
with a PCMCIA Type II or Type III card slot, an EC-AD1
PC-card adapter (available separately from Nikon).
Using a CF card reader
The steps involved in connecting a CF card reader and insert-
ing memory cards are covered in the documentation provided
with your card reader. Once the card has been inserted, it will
function as a disk, as described in Step 3 of “Using a PCMCIA
card slot,” below.
Using a PCMCIA card slot
1
Insert the memory card in the PC
card adapter.
The COOLPIX 990 can play back only images that conform to the format
used by the COOLPIX 950, 900s, 900, 800, and 700 digital cameras. It may
not be able to display files created on a computer or by another make of
camera. It may also not be able to display files that have been renamed or
moved to a different folder on the memory card using a computer.
2
Insert the adapter into your computer’s PC card slot as
instructed in the documentation provided with your com-
puter or PC card drive.
3
The card will now function as a disk. Photographs may be
found in the folder DCIM in the card’s root directory, stored
in the folder shown in the playback mode information dis-
play. Photos (files with the extensions “.JPG” or “.TIF”) can
be viewed in any application that supports JPEG and TIFF
formats. Movies (“.MOV”) can be played back in any appli-
cation that supports the QuickTime format.
