It also explains how to insert a camera memory card in a card reader or PC card slot, how to start Nikon Capture 3, and how to register the camera with the system. Before reading this guide, be sure to read the Nikon Capture 3 User’s Manual.
It also explains how to insert the memory card in a card reader or PC card slot, and how to start Nikon Capture 3 under Windows. Note that when you connect your camera to a Windows computer after installing Nikon Capture 3, the computer will automatically identify the camera as a new device and initiate device regis- tration.
This section explains how to install and uninstall Nikon Cap- ture 3, how to connect your camera and insert the camera memory card in a card reader or PC card slot, how to start Nikon Transfer, and how to register the camera with the sys- tem.
Windows Installing Nikon Capture 3 Under Windows Before installing Nikon Capture 3, make sure that your computer meets the following system requirements. Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Sec- ond Edition (SE) •...
Driver for COOLPIX 880 and 990 cameras Driver for D1-series cameras Earlier Versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View Before you can install Nikon Capture 3, you must uninstall any earlier versions of Nikon Capture or Nikon View. Installing Nikon Capture 3 Under Windows...
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Welcome window. If the Welcome Window Is Not Displayed If the Welcome window is not displayed when you insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD, follow the steps below: 1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
Coolpix camera drivers (Windows 98 SE only), QuickTime 5.0.2, Nikon Capture 3, and Nikon View 5. Before installation Before installing Nikon Capture 3 and the device driver, make sure the camera is not connected to the computer. If the Device Wizard is displayed, click Cancel to exit the Wizard.
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Windows Step 2: Complete installation 2.1 — Install the driver for D1-series cameras If you are using one of the D1 series of cameras, first install the driver for your camera. If you are using a different model of camera, click Cancel and go to the next step. To install the driver for D1 series cameras, click OK.
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Yes to proceed to the next step. Earlier Versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View Before you can install Nikon Capture 3, you must uninstall any earlier versions of Nikon Capture or Nikon View.
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Windows 2.3.3 — Choose a location The folder to which Nikon Capture 3 will be installed is shown in the Destination Folder area (the default location is …\Program Files\Nikon\NCapture30). To install to this folder, click Next. To select a new folder, click the Browse… button and navigate to the desired location.
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When the progress indicator reaches 100%, the dialog shown below will appear. Click Yes to create a shortcut, allowing you to start Nikon Capture 3 directly from an icon on the desktop. If you do not want to create a shortcut, click No.
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2.3.7 — Choose default color management settings To use the color-space profile embedded in images opened in Nikon Capture 3, choose (A) Use the color space of the file to be opened as working color space. To choose a default RGB color-space profile for the working color space in Nikon Capture 3, choose (B) Always use the RGB default color space as the working color space.
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Installing Nikon Capture 3 Under Windows 2.3.8 — Complete installation of Nikon Capture 3 The following dialog is displayed when installation of Nikon Capture 3 is complete. Click Finish to proceed to the next step.
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Yes to continue installation. 2.4.2 — Choose a location The folder to which Nikon View 5 will be installed is shown in the Destination Folder area (the default location is …\Program Files\Nikon\NKView5). To install to this folder, click Next. To select a new folder, click the Browse… button and navigate to the desired location.
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It can however be used to view photographs taken with these cameras if the camera memory card is inserted in a card reader or PC card slot, or in a model of digital camera supported under Nikon View 5.
Check this box to install Nikon View 5. Cumulus filter for Nikon cameras Check this box to install the Cumulus filter for Nikon digital cameras. The filter will only be installed if Canto Cumulus is already present on your computer.
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If more than one option is selected, the software will be installed in the order listed. Before installation Before installing Nikon Capture 3 and the device drivers, make sure the camera is not connected to the computer. If the Device Wizard is displayed, click Cancel to exit the Wizard.
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Windows 2.1 — Install drivers If you selected PTP driver, Driver for COOLPIX 990/880, or Driver for D1-series cameras, installation will begin with the selected drivers. The explanation that follows takes the driver for D1-series camera as an example. 2.1.1 — Begin driver installation If you selected Driver for D1-series cameras, the following dialog will be displayed.
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Installing Nikon Capture 3 Under Windows A Note on the PTP Driver Under Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional, installation will begin with the PTP driver, if selected. Installing this driver allows the camera transfer button to be used with PTP (the camera must be equipped with a transfer button;...
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After making sure that you have read and understood the contents of the agreement, click Yes to continue installation. Earlier Versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View Before you can install Nikon Capture 3, you must uninstall any earlier versions of Nikon Capture or Nikon View.
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2.3.3 — Choose a location The folder to which Nikon Capture 3 will be installed is shown in the Destination Folder area (the default location is …\Program Files\Nikon\NCapture30). To install to this folder, click Next. To select a new folder, click the Browse… button and navigate to the desired location.
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If Adobe Photoshop is installed on your system, a dialog will be displayed asking if you want to use Photoshop to open image files saved in Nikon Capture 3. Click Yes to select Photoshop as the application that will be used to open image files.
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2.3.7 — Choose default color management settings To use the color-space profile embedded in images opened in Nikon Capture 3, choose (A) Use the color space of the file to be opened as working color space. To choose a default RGB color-space profile for the working color space in Nikon Capture 3, choose (B) Always use the RGB default color space as the working color space.
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Windows 2.3.8 — Complete installation of Nikon Capture 3 The following dialog is displayed when installation of Nikon Capture 3 is complete. Click Finish to proceed to the next step.
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Yes to continue installation. 2.4.2 — Choose a location The folder to which Nikon View 5 will be installed is shown in the Destination Folder area (the default location is …\Program Files\Nikon\NKView5). To install to this folder, click Next. To select a new folder, click the Browse… button and navigate to the desired location.
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It can however be used to view photographs taken with these cameras if the camera memory card is inserted in a card reader or PC card slot, or in a model of digital camera supported under Nikon View 5.
Connecting to a Computer Connecting to a Computer If you are using a computer running Windows, make sure that you install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer for the first time. After installing Nikon Cap- ture 3, turn the camera on and connect it to the computer, or insert the memory card into a card reader or a PC card slot.
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Windows Using a PC Card Slot When inserted in a PC-card adapter (available separately), the camera memory card functions as a Type II PCMCIA ATA card, allowing images to be read from the card. Inserting a Memory Card Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it in the adapter. Insert the adapter into a PCMCIA TYPE II ATA card slot on your computer.
For information on using other components of Nikon Capture 3, see the Nikon Capture 3 User’s Manual. If Nikon Transfer Does Not Start If Nikon Transfer does not start, refer to Device Registration to confirm that the camera is registered as a device with your computer. Auto Start Nikon Transfer will start automatically when: •...
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PC card slot. Select Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon View 5 in this dialog to start Nikon Transfer.
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Disk dialog will not be displayed the next time you connect a camera to the computer or insert a memory card in a card reader or PC card slot. Instead, Nikon Transfer will start automatically. If Always do the selected action is not checked, the Removable Disk dialog will be dis- played.
Click OK to uninstall Nikon Capture 3. If any of the components used by Nikon Capture 3 are read-only or are used by other programs, a confirmation dialog will be displayed. Follow the instructions in the dialog to remove components or leave them untouched.
Click OK to uninstall Nikon View 5. If any of the components used by Nikon View 5 are read-only or are used by other pro- grams, a confirmation dialog will be displayed. Follow the instructions in the dialog to remove components or leave them untouched.
Windows Device Registration If you connect a supported digital camera to a Windows computer after installing Nikon Cap- ture 3 and restarting the computer, Windows will automatically identify the camera as a new device and register the camera with the system. This section explains how to confirm that the camera is correctly registered.
Logging On You will need to log on as Computer Administrator to register the camera. Before Connecting the Camera Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer. Device Registration: D100/COOLPIX-Series Cameras...
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Bus controllers. Double-click each of these listings to open the associated Properties window. If the Nikon Digital Camera D100 is listed under Other devices, delete this entry and then turn the camera and off and then on again. Step 4 The Properties dialogs for the selected devices will be displayed.
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(+) next to each of these device types. Logging On Log on as Administrator to register the camera. Before Connecting the Camera Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer. Device Registration: D100/COOLPIX-Series Cameras...
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Storage volumes, and Universal Serial Bus controllers. Double-click each of these listings to open the associated Properties window. If the Nikon Digital Camera D100 is listed under Other devices, delete this entry and then turn the camera and off and then on again.
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Universal Serial Bus control- lers are listed in the Device Manager tab, click the plus sign (+) next to each of these device types. Before Connecting the Camera Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer.
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Disk drives, Storage device, and Universal Serial Bus controllers. Double-click each of these listings to display the associated Properties window. If the NIKON D100 is listed under Other devices, delete this entry and then turn the camera and off and then on again.
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Universal Serial Bus con- trollers are listed in the Device Manager tab, click the plus sign (+) next to each of these device types. Before Connecting the Camera Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer.
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Driver” ( 55). If the three drivers above are not listed in the Device Manager and Nikon Digital Camera D100 is not listed under Other devices, disconnect the camera and restart the computer. When the computer has restarted, reconnect the camera to the computer.
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Device Registration: D100/COOLPIX-Series Cameras Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) If NIKON D100 is listed under Other devices, you will need to reinstall the device driver. Step 1 Double-click the NIKON D100 listing under Other devices.
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Windows Step 4 Insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into a CD-ROM drive. To prevent the Welcome dialog from opening automatically, hold down the shift key while inserting the CD. Check the CD-ROM drive option and click Next. The Welcome Dialog If the Welcome dialog appears when the CD is inserted, click Exit to close the dialog.
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Device Registration: D100/COOLPIX-Series Cameras Step 7 Click the General tab in the Nikon Digital Cam- era Mass Storage Driver dialog and confirm that This device is working properly ap- pears under Device status. Click Close. Step 8 The wizard will now start installation of the Nikon Digital Camera Controller with the dia- log shown at right.
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If a message is displayed stating that Windows was unable to find a suitable driver, this may indicate that the Nikon Capture 3 CD was not correctly inserted in the CD-ROM drive or that the appropriate check box was not selected.
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Device Registration: D100/COOLPIX-Series Cameras Step 13 Click the General tab in the Nikon Digital Cam- era Controller Properties dialog and confirm that This device is working properly ap- pears under Device status. Click Close. Step 14 Click OK to close the System Properties dia-...
Windows XP Home Edition/Professional The following explanation uses COOLPIX990 as an example. After installing Nikon Capture 3 and restarting the computer, connect your camera to the computer using a USB cable and turn the camera on. The camera will be registered automati- cally.
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After confirming that Imaging devices is listed in the Device Manager dialog, click the plus sign (+) to its left. If no Imag- ing devices listing appears or if Nikon Digital Camera E990 is listed under Other Devices, reinstall the device driver as instructed in “Reinstalling the Device Driver”...
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Windows Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows XP Home Edition/Professional If Nikon Digital Camera E990 (E880) is listed under Other devices, you will need to reinstall the device driver. Step 1 Double-click the listing for the Nikon Digital Camera E990 that appears under Other de- vices.
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Device Registration: COOLPIX990/COOLPIX880 Step 4 The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Select Search removable media and click Next. Step 5 The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Step 6 A dialog will be displayed indicating that driver update was successful.
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Windows Step 7 C l i c k t h e G e n e r a l t a b i n t h e N i k o n COOLPIX990 Properties dialog and confirm that This device is working properly ap- pears under Device status.
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Device Manager dialog, click the plus sign (+) to its left. Logging On Log on as Administrator to register the camera. Before Connecting the Camera Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer. Device Registration: COOLPIX990/COOLPIX880...
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Windows If no Imaging devices listing appears or if Nikon Digital Camera E990 is listed under Other Devices, reinstall the device driver as instructed in “Reinstalling the Device Driver” 55). If Imaging devices is not listed in the Device Manager and Nikon Digital Camera E990 is not listed under Other devices, disconnect the camera and restart the computer.
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Device Registration: COOLPIX990/COOLPIX880 Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows 2000 Professional If Nikon Digital Camera E990 (E880) is listed under Other devices, you will need to reinstall the device driver. Step 1 Double-click the listing for the Nikon Digital Camera E990 that appears under Other de- vices.
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Next. Step 5 The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into the CD- ROM drive. To prevent the Welcome dialog from opening automatically, hold down the shift key while inserting the CD. Select the CD-ROM drives option and click Next.
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Device Registration: COOLPIX990/COOLPIX880 Step 7 A dialog will be displayed indicating that driver update was successful. Click Finish to close the dialog. Step 8 C l i c k t h e G e n e r a l t a b o f t h e N i k o n COOLPIX990 Properties dialog and confirm that This device is working properly ap- pears under Device status.
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Step 2 After confirming that Imaging devices is listed in the Device Manager tab, click the plus sign (+) to its left. Before Connecting the Camera Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer.
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Device Registration: COOLPIX990/COOLPIX880 If no Imaging devices listing appears or if Nikon Digital Camera E990 is listed under Other Devices, reinstall the device driver as instructed in “Reinstalling the Device Driver” 60). If Imaging devices is not listed in the Device...
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Windows Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows Millennium Edition (Me) If Nikon Digital Camera E990 (E880) is listed under Other devices, you will need to reinstall the device driver. Step 1 Double-click the listing for the Nikon Digital Camera E990 that appears under Other de- vices.
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A dialog will be displayed indicating that driver update was successful. Click Finish to close the dialog. Step 5 Click the General tab in the Nikon COOLPIX990 Properties dialog and confirm that This device is working properly appears under Device status. Click Close.
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Step 2 After confirming that Imaging Device is listed in the Device Manager tab, click the plus sign (+) to its left. Before Connecting the Camera Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer.
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Device Registration: COOLPIX990/COOLPIX880 If no Imaging Device listing appears or if Nikon Digital Camera E990 is listed under Other Devices, reinstall the device driver as instructed in “Reinstalling the Device Driver” 64). If Imaging Device is not listed in the Device...
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Windows Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) If Nikon Digital Camera E990 (E880) is listed under Other devices, you will need to reinstall the device driver. Step 1 Double-click the listing for the Nikon Digital Camera E990 that appears under Other de- vices.
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Next. Step 5 The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into the CD-ROM drive. To prevent the Welcome dialog from opening automatically, hold down the shift key while inserting the CD. Select the CD-ROM drive option and click Next.
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Windows If the computer displays a dialog stating that usbscan.sys was not found, click Browse…. Double-click the win98 folder and click OK. Confirm that the win98 folder on the CD- ROM is displayed under Copying files from and click OK. The Windows 98 (Second Edition) CD If the opening dialog for the Windows 98 (Sec- ond Edition) CD is displayed, click the close...
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Device Registration: COOLPIX990/COOLPIX880 Step 9 Click OK to close the System Properties dia- log.
After installing Nikon Capture 3 and restarting the computer, connect your camera to the computer using an IEEE 1394 cable and turn the camera on. The camera will be registered automatically.
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Device Registration: D1-Series Cameras If no “Nikon 1394 Protocol Device” listing appears or if “NIKON D1X” (or “D1” or “D1H”) is listed under Other Devices, rein- stall the device driver as instructed in “Rein- stalling the Device Driver” ( 70).
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Windows Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows XP Home Edition /Professional If “NIKON D1X” (or “D1” or “D1H”) appears under “Other Devices,” reinstall the device driver as instructed below. Step 1 Open the Device Manager dialog. Double- click the listing for the Nikon D1 (or D1 or ) that appears under “Other devices.”...
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Step 5 Confirm that “This device is working properly” appears under “Device status” in the General Tab of the Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series Prop- erties dialog. Click Close. Step 6 Close the Device Manager, then click OK to close...
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Updating the Drivers for the D1 If you are already using the D1 with Nikon View DX or an earlier version of Nikon Capture, you will need to update the camera drivers as described below under “Updating the Drivers for the D1.”...
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Device Manager, click the “+” sign to its left. If no “Nikon 1394 Protocol Device” listing appears or if “NIKON D1X” (or “D1” or “D1H”) is listed under Other Devices, rein- stall the device driver as instructed in “Rein- stalling the Device Driver”...
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Close the Device Manager, then click OK to close the System Properties window. Device registration is now complete. Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows 2000 Professional If “Nikon 1394 Protocol Device” is listed “Other Devices,” reinstall the device driver as de- scribed below. Step 1...
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Device Registration: D1-Series Cameras Step 2 The Device Manager will be displayed. Double-click the listing for the Nikon D1 D1 or D1 ) that appears under “Other De- vices” or “Miscellaneous Devices.” Step 3 Open the General tab and click Reinstall Driver….
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The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Holding down the shift key to prevent the Wel- come dialog from opening automatically, insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select CD-ROM drives and click Next. The Welcome Dialog...
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Finish. Step 9 Confirm that “This device is working properly” appears under “Device status” in the General Tab of the Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series Prop- erties dialog. Click Close. Step 10 Close the Device Manager, then click OK to...
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Windows Updating Driver for the D1 — Windows 2000 Professional If you are already using the D1 with Nikon View DX or Nikon Capture, you will need to update the camera driver. Step 1 Click the My Computer icon on the desktop...
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The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Hold- ing down the shift key to prevent the Welcome dialog from opening automatically, insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select CD-ROM drives and click Next. The Welcome Dialog...
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The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Select “Install one of the other drivers” and click Next. Step 8 Select Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series from the dialog at right and click Next. Step 9 The dialog shown at right will be displayed;...
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Step 10 Confirm that “This device is working properly” appears under “Device status” in the General Tab of the Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series Prop- erties dialog. Click Close. Step 11 Close the Device Manager, then click OK to close...
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IEEE 1394 board or card for information on registering the board or card with the system. • If “1394 Bus host Controller” is listed in the Device Manager but the entry for the Nikon D1 (or D1 or D1 ) does not appear…...
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Be sure to install Nikon Capture 3 before connecting your camera to the computer. Updating the Drivers for the D1 If you are already using the D1 with Nikon View DX or Nikon Capture, you will need to update the camera drivers as described below in “Updating the Drivers for the D1.”...
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Device Driver” ( 85). If “Nikon 1394 Protocol Device” is not listed in the Device Manager and “NIKON D1X” (or “D1” or “D1H”) is not listed under Other Devices, disconnect the camera, and restart the computer. When the computer has restarted, reconnect the camera to the computer.
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Device Registration: D1-Series Cameras Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows Millennium Edition (Me) If “Nikon 1394 Protocol Device” is listed Other Devices, reinstall the device driver as described below. Step 1 Click the My Computer icon on the desktop with the right mouse button and select Prop- erties from the menu that appears.
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Finish. Step 6 Confirm that “This device is working properly” appears under “Device status” in the General Tab of the Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series Prop- erties dialog. Click Close. Step 7 Click OK to close the System Properties win-...
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Device Registration: D1-Series Cameras Updating the Drivers for the D1 — Windows Millennium Edition (Me) If you are already using the D1 with Nikon View DX or Nikon Capture, you will need to update the camera driver. Step 1 Click the My Computer icon on the desktop with the right mouse button and select Prop- erties from the menu that appears.
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Step 6 The dialog shown at right will be displayed; click Finish. Step 7 Confirm that “This device is working properly” appears under “Device status” in the General Tab of the Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series Properties dialog. Click Close.
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IEEE 1394 board or card for information on registering the board or card with the system. • If “1394 Bus Controller” is listed in the Device Manager but the entry for the Nikon D1 D1 or D1 ) does not appear…...
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Updating the Drivers for the D1 If you are already using the D1 with Nikon View DX or an earlier version of Nikon Capture, you will need to update the camera drivers as described below in “Updating the Drivers for the D1.”...
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Device Driver” ( 92). If “Nikon 1394 Protocol Device” is not listed in the Device Manager and “NIKON D1X” (or “D1” or “D1H”) is not listed under Other Devices, disconnect the camera, and restart the computer. When the computer has restarted, reconnect the camera to the computer.
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Windows Reinstalling the Device Driver — Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) If “Nikon 1394 Protocol Device” is listed Other Devices, reinstall the device driver as described below. Step 1 Click the My Computer icon on the desktop with the right mouse button and select Prop- erties from the menu that appears.
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The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Holding down the shift key to prevent the Wel- come dialog from opening automatically, in- sert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select CD-ROM drive and click Next. The Welcome Dialog...
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Finish. Step 9 Confirm that “This device is working properly” appears under “Device status” in the General Tab of the Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series Properties dialog. Click Close. Step 10 Click OK to close the System Properties win-...
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Device Registration: D1-Series Cameras Updating Driver for the D1 — Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) If you are already using the D1 with Nikon View DX or Nikon Capture, you will need to update the camera driver. Step 1 Click the My Computer icon on the desktop with the right mouse button and select Prop- erties from the menu that appears.
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The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Holding down the shift key to prevent the Wel- come dialog from opening automatically, in- sert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into the CD-ROM drive. Select CD-ROM drive and click Next. The Welcome Dialog...
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Windows, click Restart. Step 9 Confirm that “This device is working properly” appears under “Device status” in the General Tab of the Nikon Digital Camera D1 Series Properties dialog. Click Close. Step 10 Click OK to close the System Properties win-...
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IEEE 1394 board or card for information on registering the board or card with the system. • If “1394 Bus Controller” is listed in the Device Manager but the entry for the Nikon D1x (or D1 or D1 ) does not appear…...
Macintosh This section explains how to install and uninstall Nikon Cap- ture 3, how to connect your camera and insert the camera memory card in a card reader or PC card slot, and how to start Nikon Transfer.
PowerBook G3 or later • Mac OS X: 128 MB (256 MB or more recommended) • Mac OS 9: memory allocation of 32 MB or more to Nikon Capture 3 Camera (Nikon Capture 3) Control, 128 MB or more to Nikon Capture 3 Editor...
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When the Nikon Capture 3 CD is inserted into a CD-ROM drive on a computer running Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, or 9.2, the Welcome window will open automatically. To open the Welcome window in Mac OS X, open the Nikon Capture 3 CD and double-click the Welcome icon.
Installation of Nikon Capture 3 opens with the dialog shown below. Click Continue… to start the installer. Earlier Versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View Before you can install Nikon Capture 3, you must uninstall any earlier versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View.
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The ReadMe file will be displayed. Take a few moments to view this file, which may contain important information that could not be included in the manual. After viewing the ReadMe file, click Continue…. Installing Nikon Capture 3 under Mac OS X The administrator password is required when installing Nikon Capture 3 under Mac OS X.
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A progress meter will be displayed during in- stallation. Earlier Versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View Before you can install Nikon Capture 3, you must uninstall any earlier versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View. Create Aliases (Mac OS 9 Only)
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Capture 3. To choose a default RGB color-space profile for the working color space in Nikon Capture 3, choose (B) Always use the default RGB color space set below as the work- ing color space for Nikon Capture 3. Click OK to put changes into effect and proceed to the next step.
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The default output color-space profile can be changed at any time after installation in the Color Management tab of the Nikon Capture 3 Editor or Nikon Capture 3 Camera Control Preferences dialog.
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Installing Nikon Capture 3 on a Macintosh 2.2 — Install Nikon View 5 If you opted to install Nikon View 5 in Step 1, the Nikon View 5 installer will start. 2.2.1 — Accept the license agreement Installation of Nikon View 5 begins with the license agreement. After making sure that you have read and understood the contents of the agreement, click Accept to continue installa- tion.
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Earlier Versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View Before you can install Nikon Capture 3, you must uninstall any earlier versions of Nikon Capture and Nikon View. Note that Nikon View 5 does not support connection of COOLPIX950, 910, 900, 800, or 700 digital cameras.
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When Nikon View 5 is installed, the dialog shown at right will appear asking if you want to add Nikon View 5 to the Dock. Click OK to register Nikon View 5. The Nikon View 5 icon will then appear in the Dock, allowing you to start the...
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The Browser Plug-in dialog will be displayed, where you can adjust MIME settings to choose the QuickTime plug-in for movie playback in Nikon Browser. After adjusting settings, click Next to proceed to the Summary dialog. Check Open QuickTime player to start QuickTime player when installation is complete.
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Installing Nikon Capture 3 on a Macintosh 2.4 — Restart the computer When installation of all components is complete, the dialog shown below will be displayed. Click Restart to end installation and restart your computer.
Before connecting your camera to a Macintosh computer for the first time, make sure that you install Nikon Capture 3. After installing Nikon Capture 3, turn the camera on and connect it to the computer, or insert the memory card into a card reader or a PC card slot.
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Connecting to a Computer Using a PC Card Slot When inserted in a PC-card adapter (available separately), the camera memory card functions as a Type II PCMCIA ATA card, allowing images to be read from the card. Inserting a Memory Card Remove the memory card from the camera and insert it in the adapter.
For information on using other components of Nikon Capture 3, see the Nikon Capture 3 User’s Manual. Starting Nikon Transfer under Mac OS X (10.1.3) or Later If the operating system on your computer is Mac OS X, we recommend that you follow the steps below before connecting your camera to the computer for the first time.
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Select None for “Automatic Task” and “Hot Plug Action” and close the Image Capture dialog (if you install Apple iPhoto software after installing Nikon View 5, repeat steps 1 and 2 to prevent both iPhoto and Nikon View 5 from starting when you connect your camera).
View 5. Uninstalling Nikon Capture 3 Insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into a CD-ROM drive and start the Nikon Capture 3 in- staller as described on pages 145–147 of “Installing Nikon Capture 3 on a Macintosh.” Select Uninstall from the menu at the top left corner of the Nikon Capture Installer dialog.
Uninstalling Nikon View 5 Insert the Nikon Capture 3 CD into a CD-ROM drive and start the Nikon View 5 installer as described on pages 145 and 152–154 of “Installing Nikon Capture 3 on a Macintosh.” Select Uninstall from the menu at the top left corner of the Nikon View Installer dialog.
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