Nikon 25243 Reference Manual
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Browser Software for Nikon D1 Digital Cameras Nikon View DX for Windows Reference Manual Contents Overview Getting Started-Browsing Images Browsing Images in Your Camera Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards Browsing Images on Disk Displaying Image Files as a List - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 2
with your Nikon product requires prior permission from Nikon. • The information contained in these manuals is subject to change without notice. • While Nikon has made every effort to produce perfect manuals, we appreciate any opportunity for improvement. Should you find any mistakes, we would be - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 3
an ordinary disk drive • images can be opened in any application that supports JPEG or TIFF for retouching or to be saved in another format, 's memory, and to select items for editing, deletion, or transfer to disk • support for OLE 2.0 Drag-and-Drop, making it easy to copy images to disk, open - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 4
process of using Nikon View with your digital camera. For details on Nikon View installation and system requirements, refer to the "Quick Start Guide." Contents of This Manual The contents of each chapter are outlined below. Overview Describes Nikon View's features and outlines the contents of this - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 5
View software as described in the "Quick Start Guide," Nikon View allows you to use the camera recorded. Tips NikonView supports one camera, attached to an IEEE 1394 port. It does not support multiple connected cameras Manual for more information). Browsing Images: Browsing Images in Your Camera - 5 - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 6
Double-click the Digital Camera icon. Folders in the camera's memory are represented by an icon showing a roll of film. The Digital Camera window will close automatically if you do any of the following: • Turn the camera off • Let the camera enter sleep mode • Remove the compact flash-memory card - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 7
2 Double-click the folder icon. The images in the selected folder will appear as thumbnail images. Connection error If the computer is unable to establish a connection with the camera, the following dialog box will appear. You can then view each thumbnail at full resolution, or print, delete, or - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 8
Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards 2 Double-click the Removable Media icon. If your camera has a Type II PCMCIA card drive, you can read compact flash memory cards using a flash memory adapter (available separately from Nikon), or by using a compact flash card-reader. If a card containing images - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 9
3 Double-click the folder icon. The images in the selected folder will appear as thumbnail images. Browsing Images on Disk Nikon View can be used to browse images on disk even when the camera is not connected. Follow these steps to view images on disk: 1 Double-click the Nikon View DX icon in the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 10
2 Double-click the Hard Disk icon. If you have yet to view any images using Nikon View, the Browse for Folder dialog box will appear when you doubleclick the Hard Disk icon. Select the folder that you want to browse, and click OK. The images in the selected folder will appear in the browser window. - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 11
Browsing images in another folder... To browse images in another folder, choose Select Folder from the View menu, or click the Select Folder button in the tool bar. If the button is hidden, enlarge the window to bring it into view. When the Browse for Folder dialog box appears, select the folder - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 12
Displaying Image Files as a List To view information on the image's date of recording, select List View from the View menu or click the List View button in the toolbar for a list-style display. If the button is hidden, enlarge the window to bring it into view. The list-style display is shown below. - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 13
Browsing Images in Windows Explorer With Nikon View installed, you can use Windows Explorer to browse images saved in the camera. Click the Start button in the taskbar and select Windows Explorer from the Programs sub-menu. Select Nikon View DX from the list of folders shown under My Computer in - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 14
Folders in the camera's memory can be displayed by clicking the Images in the camera's memory can be browsed by clicking the Digital Camera icon. icon for the desired folder. You can also use these commands to browse the images in compact flash-memory cards, and your computer disk. Operating - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 15
Working with Images When browsing images with Nikon View, you can use the same standard operations that you would with other files on Windows. This chapter describes how to preview images, copy them to disk, and open them for editing in other applications. To select multiple thumbnails, hold down - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 16
Viewing Images Images can be viewed at full resolution in image windows. Images in image windows can be rotated and zoomed in or out using the controls on the image window tool bar. Any number of image windows may be open at one time. While image data are being copied to the image window, the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 17
Rotating images and zooming images in and out Images in the image window can be rotated or zoomed in or out using the buttons in the image window tool bar. 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 - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 18
Rotating Thumbnails Selected thumbnails in the browsing window can be rotated ninety degrees to the left by selecting Rotate Selected from the Edit menu or clicking the Rotate Selected button in the tool bar. The selected thumbnail is rotated ninety degrees to the left. Short-cut: Select the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 19
Deleting Images and Folders Images or folders can be deleted from the camera's memory when no longer needed. Note that images or folders can not be recovered from the Recycle Bin after deletion; be sure to back up any images you would like to keep. Caution: Images that have been protected using the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 20
Printing Images Nikon View allows you to print selected images or all the images in the browsing window. Follow these steps to print selected images. 1 Select the images you wish to print and then select Print... from the File menu, or click the Print button in the tool bar. The Print dialog box - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 21
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, where you can select a different printer. The type, location, and current status of the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 22
Refreshing Thumbnails and Folders If you take new photographs with the camera in "PC" mode while a list of the images stored in the camera is displayed, the images displayed in the window will be automatically refreshed. If the camera is set to a different mode or is disconnected, the window will - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 23
Viewing Image Information Information on selected images can be displayed. After selecting the thumbnails, select Properties from the File menu or click the Properties button in the tool bar. Short-cut: Select a thumbnail with the right mouse button and choose Properties from the right-button menu. - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 24
Copying Images to Disk Images in the browsing window can be copied to disk by using drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste. Before copying images to disk, locate or create a destination folder. Copying images by drag-and-drop Select the images you wish to copy by clicking their thumbnails (to select - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 25
Copying images using copy-and-paste Follow these steps to copy images to disk using copy-and-paste: 1 Select the images you wish to copy by clicking their thumb- nails (to select multiple images, hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while clicking each image in turn), then select Copy from the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 26
Opening Images in Another Application When browsing thumbnails, you can open the associated files in any application that support JPEG (".JPG") or TIFF (".TIF") formats. Images can be opened directly from the application or by drag-and-drop. Opening image files by drag-and- - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 27
Opening image files from other applications Follow these steps to open images using the application's Open dialog: 1 You can open images in another application by selecting Open... or Open File... from the application's File menu. 2 In the application's Open dialog box, select Nikon View DX from the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 28
to a list-style display, right-click in an area containing no thumbnails, and select List View from the menu). Inserting Images into Documents Nikon View supports OLE 2.0, which allows you to insert images taken with the Nikon D1 digital camera into documents created by any OLE 2.0 application that - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 29
If the application supports OLE 2.0, the image will be inserted in Inserting images using copy you would like to work with TIFF-YCbCr image files, check that the application software you are using supports this type of file. TIFF-YCbCr images can be opened in Adobe Photoshop 4.0 or later if you have - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 30
Inserting images using the insert object command In applications that support OLE 2.0, images can be inserted in documents using the application's "insert object" option. Follow these steps to insert images using the "insert object" option. 1 In - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 31
3 Double-click the icon of the medium where the desired image is saved. 4 Select a folder. Thumbnail previews of the images in the selected folder will be displayed (to change to a list-style display, right-click in an area containing no thumbnails, and select List View from the menu). If you - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 32
Preference The Digital Camera Settings dialog box will be displayed. This chapter covers connection port and data transfer rate settings adjustment. Selecting the Camera to be Connected Follow these steps to change settings: 1 In the Nikon View DX window, select Settings... from the View menu, - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 33
among "AUTO", "COM1", "COM2", "COM3" and "COM4", and you can set the communication speed to either "115200" or "19200". These settings are only supported when the camera connected is compatible with Nikon View Ver 2. For further details, refer to the Nikon View Ver 2 documentation. OK Accepts any - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 34
Nikon View Reference This chapter provides a brief reference guide to Nikon View's menu bar and toolbar. Refer to this guide when you want to know the meaning of a command or button. The File Menu Browsing window Nikon View DX window The Menu Bar When you - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 35
The Edit Menu Browsing window Digital Camera window The View Menu Commands available in the View menu vary depending on the active window. Browsing window Nikon View DX window Copy Copies the selected image to the clipboard. The image can be pasted into another folder or application using the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 36
be used in the Nikon View window. The Go Menu A standard Windows menu. Refer to your Windows manual for details. The Favorites Menu A standard Windows menu. Refer to your Windows manual for details. The Help Menu About Windows 98 Displays Windows 98 version information. About NikonView Opens the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 37
The Toolbar The buttons in the toolbar can be used to manage images in the browsing window and perform a variety of other operations. Tool bar Tip Enlarge the window in order to view all of the command buttons in the tool bar. When you locate the cursor on the window frame, it changes into a double - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 38
The commands accessible from the tool bar are outlined below. Button Function Return to the previous window. Proceed to the next window. Open the folder one level up in the file hierarchy (in the case of the "Nikon View" folder, the "My Computer" folder). Rotate the selected images 90º to the - Nikon 25243 | Reference Manual - Page 39
The Right-Button Menus You can use right-button menu commands to perform a variety of operations, including as Preview, Copy, and List View. Clicking the right mouse button in an empty part of the window displays the menu shown below. Click a thumbnail with the right mouse button to select the
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Reference Manual
Browser Software for
Nikon D1 Digital Cameras
Nikon View DX
for Windows
Contents
Overview
Getting Started—Browsing Images
Browsing Images in Your Camera
Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards
Browsing Images on Disk
Displaying Image Files as a List
Browsing Images in the Windows Explorer
Working with Images
Selecting Thumbnails
Viewing Images
Rotating Thumbnails
Deleting Images and Folders
Printing Images
Refreshing Thumbnails and Folders
Viewing Image Information
Copying Images to Disk
Opening Images in Another Application
Inserting Images into Documents
Preference
Selecting the Camera to be Connected
Nikon View Reference
The Menu Bar
The Toolbar
The Right-Button Menus