Nikon D70 Quick Start Manual page 2

Viewing Pictures on a Computer
Supported Operating Systems: Windows •Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional
(pre-installed versions only) •Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Macintosh •Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later)
Step1 Install Nikon View
Depending on the version of Nikon View installed, the installation process and the dialogs
and messages displayed may differ from those described here.
Before Installing Nikon View:
• Turn off any virus-checking software
• Exit all other applications that may be running
Uninstall Existing Versions of Nikon View and Nikon Capture Version 1.x
Before installing Nikon View, you will need to uninstall Nikon Capture version 1.x (if
installed) and any earlier versions of Nikon View.
Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000
Professional, Mac OS X
When installing, using, or uninstalling Nikon View, log on as the "Computer
administrator" (Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional), "Administrator"
(Windows 2000 Professional) or "Admin" (Mac OS X).
Connecting the Camera to a Computer
Be sure to install Nikon View before connecting the camera to your computer. If
the Add New Hardware Wizard is displayed when the camera is connected, click
Cancel to exit the wizard.
Windows
1
Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up.
2 Insert the Nikon View installer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive. The Install Center program will launch automatically
and a language selection dialog will be displayed. Select a
language and click Next.
If the Language Selection Dialog Is Not Displayed
Select My Computer from the Start menu (Windows XP Home Edition/
Windows XP Professional; in other versions of Windows, double-click
the My Computer icon on the desktop) and double-click the CD-ROM
(NKVIEW6) icon in the "My Computer" window.
3 Click Easy Install. The standard install
includes:
• A driver for D1 series cameras
• Coolpix Camera Drivers (Mass Storage
driver)
(Windows 98SE only)
• QuickTime 5
• Nikon View
•If you are using Windows 98SE, the dia-
log shown at right will be displayed when
you click Easy Install. Click OK to begin
installation of the Coolpix Camera Driver,
and click OK again once installation is
complete.
If you are using any operating system other
than Windows 98SE, the dialog shown at
right will be displayed when you click Easy
Install. Click OK to begin installation of the
D1, D1 and D1 Camera Driver, and click
X H
OK again once installation is complete.
(Under Windows 98SE installation of the D1, D1 and D1 Camera Driver follows installation of the
X H
Coolpix Camera Driver, above.)
4 Installation will continue with QuickTime 5.
No registration number is required; leave
the registration information blank and click
Next.
5
The Nikon View setup program will now
start. After reading the license agreement,
click Yes to accept the agreement and pro-
ceed with installation.
•Windows 2000 Professional
•Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
•Mac OS 9.0–9.2
6 The destination folder for Nikon View will be dis-
played under "Destination Folder". Click Next to
install Nikon View to this folder, or click Browse
to select another destination.
7 Click Yes to create the destination folder.
8
Click Yes to create a shortcut to Nikon View on
the desktop, No to proceed without creating a
desktop shortcut.
9
Click Finish to exit the Nikon View installer.
10 Click Yes to restart your computer.
11 After the computer restarts, remove the Nikon View installer CD-ROM from the
CD-ROM drive.
If the "Select Language" dialog is displayed after the computer restarts,
click Quit to close the dialog and then remove the Nikon View installer CD-
ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
Macintosh
1 Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up.
2
Insert the Nikon View installer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Mac OS X
After inserting the Nikon View installer CD-
ROM into the CD-ROM drive, double-click the
CD-ROM (Nikon View 6) icon on the desktop
and then double-click the Welcome icon. A lan-
guage-selection dialog will be displayed; select a
language and click Next.
Mac OS 9
The language-selection dialog will be displayed automatically when you insert the
Nikon View installer CD-ROM.
CarbonLib (Mac OS 9 Only)
CarbonLib 1.6 or later is required to install
this Nikon software. If the installer detects
an earlier version of CarbonLib, a message
will be displayed. Click Install to upgrade to CarbonLib 1.6.
Once installation is complete, be sure to restart the computer before going
on to install Nikon software.
3 Click Install to begin installation of the following
software:
• Nikon View
• QuickTime 5 (Mac OS 9 only)
4 Enter your administrator name and password and
click OK (Mac OS X only).
5
Installation of Nikon View opens with a license
agreement. Click Accept to accept the agree-
ment and proceed with installation. The Nikon
View "ReadMe" will then be displayed. This doc-
ument contains important information; be sure
to read it thoroughly before clicking Continue to
proceed with installation.
Pictures taken with your D70 can be transferred to a computer,
where they can be viewed and organized. To transfer your
pictures, you will need to install Nikon View as described below.
For complete instructions on using Nikon View, see the Nikon View
Reference Manual (on CD-ROM).
6 Click Install to install Nikon View.
7 Add Nikon View to the Dock or create an alias on the desktop.
Mac OS X
Click Yes to add Nikon View to the Dock, No
to proceed without adding Nikon View to the
Dock.
Mac OS 9
Click Yes to create a alias for Nikon View on
the desktop, No to proceed without creating
an alias.
8
Click Quit to complete installation of Nikon
View.
Installing QuickTime 5 (Mac OS 9 Only)
Under Mac OS 9, installation of QuickTime 5
will begin when installation of all other soft-
ware is complete. Follow the on-screen
instructions to complete installation. When
the Registration dialog is displayed, click
Continue. Do not supply registration
information.
9 Click Restart to restart your computer.
10 After the computer restarts, remove the Nikon View installer CD-ROM from the
CD-ROM drive.
If the "Select Language" dialog is displayed after the computer restarts,
click Quit to close the dialog and then remove the Nikon View installer
CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
Nikon View
Nikon View is made up of four components: Nikon Transfer, Nikon Browser,
Nikon Viewer, and Nikon Editor. More information on Nikon View can be found
using on-line help or by reading the Nikon View Reference Manual included on
the reference CD-ROM provided with your camera.
Pictures taken with your
Nikon digital camera
Nikon Viewer
When you connect the camera,
Nikon Transfer will start auto-
matically.
Use Nikon Viewer to
inspect your pictures
in detail.
Nikon Transfer
Nikon Transfer is used to transfer
(copy) to your computer the pic-
tures stored on the camera memory
card.
Nikon Browser
Step2 Transfer pictures
Use a Reliable Power Source
When transferring pictures between the camera and the computer, use a
fully-charged EN-EL3 battery. If in doubt, charge the battery before beginning
transfer or use an EH-5 AC adapter (available separately). Do not, under any
circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter.
Mac OS X (Version 10.3)
Before connecting the camera, select
Applications from the Finder Go
menu and double-click the Image
Select No application
Capture icon. The Image Capture
dialog will be displayed. Select Pref-
erences... from the Image Capture
menu to display the Image Capture
Preferences dialog. In the "Camera"
area, select No application from
the When a camera is connected,
open menu.
Mac OS X (Version 10.2 or later)
Before connecting the camera, select
Applications from the Finder Go
Select No application
menu and double-click the Image
Capture icon. The Image Capture
dialog will be displayed. Select Prefer-
ences... from the Image Capture menu to display the Image Capture Preferences
dialog. In the "Camera Preferences" area, select No application from the "When
a camera is connected, open" menu.
Mac OS X (Version 10.1.2–10.1.5)
Select None
Before connecting the camera, select
Applications from the Finder Go
Select None
menu and double-click the Image
Capture icon. The Image Capture
dialog will be displayed. Select None
from the Automatic Task and Hot Plug Action menus and close the Image
Capture dialog. If you install Apple iPhoto software after you install Nikon View,
repeat this step to prevent both iPhoto and Nikon View from starting when you
connect your camera.
1
Turn the camera off. Connect the camera to your computer as shown in the
illustration, using the USB cable provided.
USB Hub
The camera may not function as expected when connected via a USB hub or keyboard.
The Nikon View Reference Manual is distributed in Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later.
Windows users who have not already installed this application can install
the copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader included on the reference CD-ROM (the
Macintosh version of Adobe Acrobat Reader is not included).
Nikon Editor
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Use Nikon Editor to
edit your pictures.
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Find pictures
Nikon Browser lists the pictures
on your computer as thumbnail
images (appearance of Nikon
Browser window may differ
slightly in some areas).
HTML output
* Illustrations are for Windows XP.
2
Turn the camera on.
Windows
The camera will automatically be recognized and registered as a new device.
Once the camera has been registered, the Nikon Transfer component of Nikon
View will be displayed in the computer monitor. The camera monitor will remain
blank.
AutoPlay (Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional)
When you turn the camera on, the dialog
shown at right will be displayed. Select Copy
Select Copy pictures to a
pictures to a folder on my computer using
folder on my computer
Nikon View 6 and click OK to start Nikon
using Nikon View 6
View. To bypass this dialog in the future,
check Always do the selected action.
See "Troubleshooting" in the Nikon View Reference Manual for
information on what to do if Nikon Transfer fails to start automatically.
Macintosh
The Nikon Browser component of Nikon View will start, followed by Nikon
Transfer. The camera monitor will remain blank.
3 Click the button in the Nikon Transfer window. All pictures on the memory
card will be transferred to your computer.
Windows Macintosh
4 Once transfer is complete, your pictures will be displayed in the Nikon Browser
component of Nikon View.
Windows
The default destination folder for transferred
pictures is the My Pictures or My Documents
folder. Pictures will have file names of the
form "Imgnnnn", where "nnnn" is a four-
digit number assigned automatically in
ascending order by Nikon View, starting
from 0001.
Macintosh
The default destination folder for transferred
pictures is the Pictures folder (Mac OS X) or
the Documents folder (Mac OS 9). Pictures
will have file names of the form "Imgnnnn",
where "nnnn" is a four-digit number as-
signed automatically in ascending order by
Nikon View, starting from 0001.
5
Once your pictures are displayed in Nikon Browser, transfer is complete and you
can remove the camera from the system.
Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional
Click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon ( ) in
the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass
Storage Device from the menu that appears.
Windows 2000 Professional
Click the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon ( )
in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage
Device from the menu that appears.
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Click the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon ( )
in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the
menu that appears.
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
In My Computer, click with the right mouse button
on the removable disk corresponding to the camera
and select Eject from the menu that appears.
Mac OS X
Drag the "NIKON_D70" camera volume into the
Trash.
Mac OS 9
Drag the "NIKON D70" camera volume into the
Trash.
Mac OS X Mac OS 9
You can now turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable.
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