Viewing Pictures On A Computer - Nikon COOLPIX 5100 Manual

Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Using the UC-E6 USB cable and PictureProject software provided with your camera,
you can view your photographs and movies on a computer. Before you can transfer
(copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to install PictureProject. For more
information on installing PictureProject and transferring pictures to your computer,
see the Quick Start Guide and the PictureProject Reference Manual.
Before Connecting the Camera
Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by:
• Pressing the a (V) button on the camera (Q 76)
• Clicking the
Which method you will use depends on your computer's operating system and
the USB option selected in the SET-UP menu of the camera. After consulting the
following table, select the appropriate USB option in the SET-UP menu. The de-
fault option is Mass Storage.
Operating system
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later
* The camera a (V) button can not be used to transfer pictures in the following cases. Use the
PictureProject
• When transferring pictures from the camera memory and Mass Storage is selected for
the USB option
• When the memory card write-protect switch is in the "lock" position. Unlock by sliding
the switch to the "write" position before transferring pictures.
* (Macintosh only) If using camera a (V) button for transferring pictures, updating Pic-
tureProject to version 1.0.1 is required.
button in PictureProject.
SET-UP SET-UP SET-UP
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Welcome screen
Date
Monitor settings
Camera a (V)
button.
SET-UP SET-UP SET-UP 4/5 4/5 4/5
Language
USB
Video mode
Pictures transferred using:
button*
Choose Mass Storage or PTP.
Choose Mass Storage.
Choose PTP.
USB USB USB
PTP
Mass Storage
PictureProject
button
Choose Mass Storage
or PTP.
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