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  • Page 1 Nikon DIGITAL CAMERA I Jl Reference Manual...
  • Page 2 Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon digital camera. To get the most from your camera, please be sure to read all instruc- tions thoroughly and keep them where they will be read by all who use the product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Getting the Most from Your Camera Table of Contents Introduction _'_ Still Image Mode Smart Photo Selector Mode _] Movie Mode Motion Snapshot Mode Available Settings i_ More on Photography More on Playback Connections The Playback Menu The Shooting Menu M The Setup Menu _'_ Technical Notes...
  • Page 4 Take pictures or movies in any of four modes. Choose _l) Motion Snapshot mode (_ 45) to record both photographs brief movie vignettes, _2_ Smart Photo Selector mode (_ 31 ) to capture fleeting changes of expression and other hard-to-time shots, _3_still image...
  • Page 5 View short movies in high definition. _1_Transfer short movies to the camera (_ 83) and use an HDMI cable to _2_connect the camera to an HDTV (_ 84). Accessories changeable lenses and other accessories (_ 157). M Lenses controls Remote Nikon digital cameras Software (available...
  • Page 6 Getting the Most from Your Camera ......... Accessories ....................iii Table of Contents ................. For Your Safety ................Notices ..................xiii Introduction ..............Package Contents ................Parts of the Camera ............... The Camera Body ................... 2 The Monitor ....................4 The DISP (Display) Button ..............
  • Page 7 Movie Mode ..............HD Movies ..................Slow Motion ................. Viewing Movies ................Deleting Movies ................... 43 Motion Snapshot Mode ........... Shooting in Motion Snapshot Mode ........45 Viewing Motion Snapshots ............Deleting Motion Snapshots ............. 48 Available Settings ............More on Photography .............
  • Page 8 Connections ..............Installing the Supplied Software ..........System Requirements ................. 77 Viewing and Editing Pictures on a Computer ......79 Transferring Pictures ................79 Viewing Pictures ................... 80 Creating Short Movies ................ 82 Viewing Pictures on TV ............... HighDefinition Devices ..............84 Printing Photographs ..............
  • Page 9 Image Q uality ............... Image Size ................... Frame Rate .................. Movie Settings ................Metering ..................Autoexposure Lock ................118 White Balance ................Fine-Tuning White Balance ............120 Preset Manual ..................121 ISO Sensitivity ................Picture Control ................Modifying Picture Controls ............125 Custom Picture Control ............
  • Page 10 The Setup Menu ............Reset Setup Options ..............Format Memory Card ............... Slot Empty Release Lock ............Welcome Screen ............... Monitor Brightness ..............Grid Display ................Sound Settings ................Auto Power Off ................Remote on Duration ..............Assign AE/AF-L Button ............
  • Page 11 (All Exposure Modes) ............ 172 Shooting (P, S, A, and M Modes) ..........173 Movies ....................Playback ....................174 Miscellaneous ..................175 Error Messages ................Specifications ................Nikon 1 Jl Digital Camera .............. 180 Battery Life ................... 190 Index ....................
  • Page 12 To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equip- ment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them,...
  • Page 13 /_ Donot remainin wntact with the camera • Do not attempt to insert the battery or chargerfor extendedperiodswhile the upside down or backwards. devices are on or in use. Parts of the • Do not expose the battery to flame or to excessive heat.
  • Page 14 • Keep dry. Failure to observe this jacks, use only the cables provided or precaution could result in fire or sold by Nikon for the purpose electric shock. maintain compliance with product • Do not short the charger terminals.
  • Page 15 • No part of the manuals included • Nikon will not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use of with this product may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, this product. stored in a retrieval system, or trans- •...
  • Page 16 InterfaceCables in a particular installation. If this Use the interface cables sold or pro- equipment does cause harmful inter- vided by Nikon for your equipment. ference to radio or television recep- Using other interface cables tion, which can be determined...
  • Page 17 Notice Concerning Prohibition of Copying or Reproduction Note that simply being in possession of material that has been digitally cop- ied or reproduced by means of a scanner, digital camera, or other device may be punishable by law. • Items prohibitedby lawfrom beingcopied •...
  • Page 18 Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including charg- ers, batteries, AC adapters, flash accessories) certified by Nikon specifi- cally for use with this Nikon digital camera are engineered proven operate within the operational safety requirements of this electronic cir- cuitry.
  • Page 19 THE USE OF NON-NIKON ACCESSORIES C OULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERAAND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WAR- RANTY. Servicing the Camera and Accessories The camera is a precision device and requires regular servicing.
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  • Page 21: Introduction

    Introduction Confirm that the package contains the following items. BF-N 1000 body cap Nikon 1 Jl digital camera [] MH-27 battery charger (ACwall rechargeable adapter supplied in Li-ion battery EN-EL20 countries or regions (with terminalcover) where required," s hape depends on country of...

  • Page 22: Parts Of The Camera

    Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with camera controls and displays. You may find it helpful to bookmark this section and refer to it as you read through the rest of the manual. TheCamera Body 23456 Movie-record button ......38 Eyelet for camera strap .....
  • Page 23 The(amera BodyKontinued) ..!f H 7--11 H " / _// 111111_18 Flash pop-up control ......58 _Tripod socket _Memorycard access lamp ..75, 24 _MENU (menu) button ......9 _r-J (feature) button ....... 8 Multi selector ......... 7 q_(playback zoom/ Q (OK) button ........7 thumbnail) control ....

  • Page 24: The Monitor

    The Monitor 1 23 10 11 26 25 1918 Shooting mode ........6 Number of exposures Exposure mode ........ 106 remaining ..........Flexible program indicator ....108 Number of shots remaining Flash mode ........... 58 before memory buffer fills ..23, 27 White balance Flash-ready indicator ......

  • Page 25: The Disp (Display) Button

    DISP (Display) Button 4) and playback 63)indicators shown below. Press DlSl = to cycle through shooting Jr__/!_.._ button DIBP II Shooting II Playback Simplified display Simple photo info Detailed display Detailed photo info Image only l_'_The Framing Grid A framing grid can be displayed by selecting Grid...

  • Page 26: The Mode Dial

    The Mode Dial The camera offers a choice of the follow- shooting modes: Mode dial shot mode (_ 45): Each time the shutter is released, the cam- 1 s a still image and about a second of movie footage. When the I Motion Snapshot"...

  • Page 27: The Multi Selector

    The Multi Selector The multi selector and (_) button are used to adjust settings navigate the camera menus (_ 9). .kP_c.Le_p_s_u.ze.!,_2,u!u,Su,!u,u_uu_ua uZ_uru, fu°u,Cu_uu_u,u,!u_J,u_,3uu ..Menu navigation: • Move cursor i/_Select highlighted item. _,_i_ __,:_ _-_ --o-o iu_o_ :,.:_o _ o _o _ , View self-timer /_:_X_, View exposure...

  • Page 28: The [] (Feature) Button

    The [] (Feature) Button ing features in still-image, movie, Motion The [] button gives access to the follow- Snapshot, and playback modes. Press [] and (_) button to adjust options. andusethemultiselect°r(°r_c°ntr°l) ._.__ button • Continuous (still-image mode;_ 26): Choose from Single frame, Continuous, or Electronic (Hi).

  • Page 29: The Menu Button

    MENU Button Most shooting, playback, setup options be accessed from the camera menus. To view menus, press MENU button. button MENU Tabs Choose from the following menus: Playback menu (_ 93) y Setup menu (_ 147) I_ _ _/_ _ Shootingmenu(_ 103) F Menuoptions...
  • Page 30 II Using the Menus Use the multi selector to navigate I ¸¸ menus (_ 7). Multi selector Press • or • to select the tab then press • to display menu items. Highlight menu item and press • to display options. 3 Highlight desired option...

  • Page 31: First Steps

    I Attach t hecamera strap. Attach t hestrap s ecurely tothe twocamera eyelets. Charge battery. Insert battery _i_ and plug the charger in _2_.An exhausted battery fully charges in about 2 hours. Unplug charger remove battery when charging is complete. _////_ Charging %o END...
  • Page 32 If the CHARGElamp flickers during charging, cease use immediately and take battery and charger to your retailer or a Nikon-authorized service representative. Do not move the charger or touch the battery during charging. Fail- ure to observe this precaution could...
  • Page 33 Insert the battery and a memory card. Check to be sure the battery and card are in the correct orien- tation. Using the battery to keep the orange battery latch pressed to one side, slide the battery in until it latches, and then slide in the memory card until it clicks into place.
  • Page 34 [_ Inserting and Removing Batteriesand Memory Cards Always turn the camera off before inserting or removing batteries or memory cards. Note that battery be hot after observe due caution when removing the battery, Formatting Memory Cards If this is the first time the memory card will be used in the camera...
  • Page 35 [] Removing Batteriesand Memory Cards After turning the camera off, confirm that the access lamp (_ 3) is off and open the battery-chamber/memory card slot cover. To remove the battery, first release it by pressing the orange battery latch in the direction shown by the arrow and then...
  • Page 36 Attach a lens. Be careful to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens or body cap is removed. The lens generally used in this manual for illustrative purposes is a I NIKKOR VR 10-30 mm f/3.5-5.6. See page 136 for information on vibration reduc- tion (VR).
  • Page 37 5 Turn the camera on. Press the power switch to turn camera power lamp will briefly light green and the monitor will turn on. [] Turning the Camera Off To turn the camera off, press the power switch again. The monitor will turn off.
  • Page 38 6Choose alanguage and set t heclock. Alanguage-selection dialog willbedisplayed thefirst t ime the camera isturned o n. U se t hemulti selector and C)button (_ 10) t ochoose alanguage and set t he camera clock. Pho- tos can not b etaken until youhave s et t he time and date. Press •...
  • Page 39 [] The Camera Clock The camera clock is less accurate than most watches and household clocks. Check the clock regularly against more accurate time pieces and reset as necessary. The camera clock is powered by an independent, rechargeable power source, which is charged as necessary when the main battery...
  • Page 40 7Check thebattery l evel and memory card capacity. Check thebattery l evel andnumber Batterylevel of exposures remaining in the moni- "/ II Battery Level 4 "_ _7÷ Display ___='7°_!7°_°_°i)escripti°°n°_°°_Z_T_ partially discharged; Exposuresremaining NO ICON level shown by _ icon in detailed display (_ 5).

  • Page 41: Still Image Mode

    Still Image Mode Still image mode is the mode generally used for taking photos. 1_ Available Settings For information on the options available in still image mode, see page Select still image mode. Mode dial Rotate the mode dial to I_1. [] Automatic SceneSelection (sc-_"...
  • Page 42 Ready the camera. Remove the lens cap and hold camera securely with both hands, being careful not to obstruct the lens, AF-assist illuminator, or microphone. Rotate the camera as shown at lower right when taking pictures in "tall" (portrait) orientation. Shutter speeds slow when lighting is poor;...
  • Page 43 ] Frame thephotograph. Position your s ubject inthecenter of theframe. Focus. Press the shutter-release button half- way to focus. If the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator (_ 2) may light to assist the focus operation. If the camera isable to focus,the selected Focus GFeG focus area will be highlighted...
  • Page 44 5 Shoot. Smoothly press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down release the shutter and record photograph. The access lamp will light and the photograph will be dis- played in the monitor for a few sec- onds (the photo will automatically clear from the display and the camera will be ready to shoot when the shut-...
  • Page 45 [] The Shutter-Release Button camera has a two-stage shutter-release button. camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. To take the photograph, press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down. Focus:Press halfway Shoot: Press the rest of the way down Movie Recording In still image...
  • Page 46 II Choosing a ReleaseMode Press [] button and use the multi selector and C) button to choose from the follow- ing release modes: Single frame (the camera takes one photograph each time the shutter-release button is pressed), Continuous (the camera records photos [] button at up to 5 frames...
  • Page 47 Buffer Size camera is equipped with a memory buffer temporary storage, allowing shooting to continue while photographs being saved to the memory card. Up to 100 photographs be taken succession; note, however, that the frame rate will drop or shooting will pause when the buffer is full.

  • Page 48: Viewing Photographs

    Press [] todisplay your m ost recent pho- tograph f ullframe i nthemonitor (full- frame p layback). button Press • or • or rotate the multi selector to view additional pictures. To zoom in on the center of the current image, press the &...

  • Page 49: Deleting Pictures

    Deleting Pictures To delete the current picture, press _. Note thatonce deleted, pic- tures can not be recovered. Display the photograph. Display the photograph you wish to delete as described the preceding page. Delete the photograph. Press _. A confirmation dialog will be displayed;...

  • Page 51: Smart Photoselectormode

    Smart PhotoSelectorMode Choose Smart Photo Selector mode for photos that capture fleeting expression on the face of a portrait subject or other hard-to-time shots such as group photos in party scenes. Each time the shutter is released, the camera automatically selects the best shot and four best shot candidates based on composition...
  • Page 52 Frame the photograph. Holding the camera as shown page 22, compose the photograph with your subject in the center of the fra me. 3 Begin buffering photographs. Press the shutter-release button half- way to focus (_ 23). An icon will be displayed as the camera...
  • Page 53 4Shoot. Smoothly press t heshutter-release button therest o ftheway down. The camera willcompare shots recorded tothebuffer both before and after t he shutter-release button was pressed, and select five tocopy t othememory card.Note thatsome timemay be required. The best picture isdisplayed inthemonitor when r ecording iscom- plete.

  • Page 54: Viewing Photographs

    Press [] anduse themulti s elector to display photographs taken withthe Smart Photo Selector (_ 28;pictures taken w iththeSmart Photo S elector are indicated bya_ icon). Ofthefive pho- tographs recorded bytheSmart Photo [] button Selector, only thebest s hot w illbedis- played (when y oupress themulti selec- torright t oview thenext p icture, the (_)1...

  • Page 55: Deleting Pictures

    Deleting Pictures II I I111 Smart Photo Selector is selected displays a confirmation dialog; press _ again to 11 ] _,z_xl delete best shot four best _O)J shot candidates, l__m:::_j or press to exit with- deleting pictures. Note that once deleted,pictures can not be recovered.

  • Page 57: Moviemode

    MovieMode Choose movie mode shoot high-definition (HD) or slow- motion 40) movies using movie-record button. ['_ TheI_ Icon A I_ icon indicates that movies can not be recorded. [] Available Settings For information on the options available in movie mode, see page 49.

  • Page 58: Hd Movies

    Start recording. Press the movie-record button begin recording. A recording indica- tor, the time elapsed, and the time available are displayed while record- ing is in progress. [] Audio Recording Movie-record button Be careful to cover the microphone note that built-in microphone Recording...

  • Page 59: Slow Motion

    II TakingPhotographsDuringHDMovie Recording Press the shutter-release button all the way down to take a photograph without interrupting HD movie recording. Photo- graphs taken during movie recording have an aspect ratio of 16 : 9. Movie Up to 15photographs can be taken with each movie shot.
  • Page 60 Record silent m ovies withanaspect ratioof8:3.Movies are recorded at400 fps and play b ack a t30fps. 1Select movie m ode. Rotate themode d ial t o_!_. Mode dial 2 Select slow-motion mode. Press the [] button and use the multi selector and (_) button to select Slow...
  • Page 61 Start recording. Press the movie-record button begin recording. A recording indica- tor, the time elapsed, and the time available are displayed while record- ing is in progress. The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the dis- Movie-record button play;...
  • Page 62 Movies are indicated bya_!_ i con infull-frame playback (_ 28). Press Q tostart p layback. Movie playback indicator/ icon/Length Current position/totM length ....Guide Volume The following operations can be performed: _-_°TTo=:_°7_ _7_"])se °=:7°'_° Description Pause Pause playback. Resume playback when the movie...

  • Page 63: Deleting Movies

    Deleting Movies To delete the current movie, press _. A confirmation dialog will be displayed; press @ again to delete the movie and return to playback, or press [] to exit without deleting the movie. Note that once deleted, movies can not be recovered. _ button 1_ See Also ..

  • Page 65: Motion Snapshotmode

    Motion SnapshotMode Choose Motion Snapshot mode to record brief movie vignettes with your photographs. Each time the shutter is released, the camera records a still image and about a second of movie foot- age. When the resulting "Motion Snapshot" is viewed on the camera, the movie will play back in slow motion over approxi-...
  • Page 66 Frame the picture. Holding the camera as shown page 22, compose the photograph with your subject in the center of the fra me. 3 Begin buffering. Press the shutter-release button half- way to focus (_ 23). An icon will be displayed as the camera...
  • Page 67 Buffering Buffering begins when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway and ends after about 90 seconds or when the shutter-release button 3ressed all the way down. Shutter-release Shutter-release button button pressed pressed all the way halfway to focus down Shooting ends Buffering II Choosinga lheme...
  • Page 68 Press [] anduse themulti s elector to displaya MotionSnapshot (_28; Motion S napshots are indicated bya!_ icon). P ressing (_) w hen aMotion S nap- shot i sdisplayed plays b ack t hemovie portion i nslow motion o ver a period o f button about 2 .5 s,followed bythephoto;...

  • Page 69: Availablesettings

    AvailableSettings The following table lists the settings that can be adjusted in each mode. Still Image Mode/Smart PhotoSelectorMode Stillimagemode mode Exposure mode! Image quality Image size Continuous Frame rate Movie settings v,2 v,2 Metering White balance v,2 v,2 ISO sensitivity __ Picture Control oo Color space _, Active D-Lighting...
  • Page 70 1 P Programmed auto is selected automatically when Electronic (Hi) is selected for Continuous. 2 Not available when Electronic (Hi) is selected for Continuous. 3 VR lenses only. 4 Not available if a frame rate of 10 fps is chosen when Electronic (Hi) is selected for Continuous.
  • Page 71 II MovieMode/Motion SnapshotMode Exposure mode __ Flash compensation...
  • Page 72 1 HD movie selected in movie mode. 2 Slow motion selected in movie mode. 3 VR lenses only.

  • Page 73: I_ More On Photography

    More on Photography The self-timer and optional ML-L3 remote control 158) can be used to reduce camera shake or for self-portraits. following options are available: Self-timer remote control off. shutter released when the camera shutter-release button _ressed. _lOs los The shutter is released 2, 5, or 10 seconds after the...
  • Page 74 3 Select the desired option. Use the multi selector to highlight desired option and press Q. Frame the photograph and shoot. Self-timer mode: Press the shutter- release button halfway to focus, and then press the button the rest of the way down.

  • Page 75: Self-Timer And Remote Control Modes

    Note that the timer may not start or a photograph may not be taken if the camera is unable to focus or in other situations in which the shutter can not be released. Turning the camera off cancels self-timer and remote control modes. Remote control modes are cancelled automatically if no operations are performed for about five minutes after the mode is selected in Step 3.

  • Page 76: Exposure Compensation

    Exposure compensation isused t oalter e xposure from the value suggested bythecamera, making p ictures brighter ordarker. Choose from values between -3EV (underexposure) and +3EV (overexposure) inincrements of% EV. Ingeneral, positive values make t heimage b righter while negative values make i t darker. Exposure compensation isnot a vailable in_"...

  • Page 77: The Built-In Flash

    I_ Exposure Compensation Exposure compensation is most effective when used with center- weighted or spot metering 117). [] The Built-in Flash When used with the built-in flash, exposure compensation affects both background exposure and flash level.
  • Page 78 flash pop-up c ontrol and then choose a flash mode a s described onthe following _/_,_L page. Charging begins when t heflash is Touse theflash, raise it bysliding the __ raised; once c harging iscomplete, aflash- ready i ndicator ( 0) will bedisplayed whenthe shutter-release buttonis Flashpop-upcontrol pressed halfway.

  • Page 79: Choosing A Flash Mode

    Choosing a Flash Mode 1 Display the flash mode options. Press the multi selector down to dis- play a list of flash modes. The modes available depend on the exposure mode (_ 103). P, A +_ :m +°++o++o++o++om+,+ o++++÷:_o,+:+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o Fillflash Fill flash _(_) Red-eye r eduction...
  • Page 80 Nikon website. The following illustra- tions show the effect of vignetting caused by shadows cast by the lens when the built-in flash is used.
  • Page 81 Shutter Speed Shutter speed is restricted to the following ranges when a flash is used: [] Aperture, Sensitivity,and FlashRange Flash range varies with sensitivity (ISO equivalency) and aperture. With the standard zoom lens at maximum aperture and ISO sensitivity set to ISO 100 to 3200, the range is approximately 0.6 m-S.O m (2 ft-16...
  • Page 83 Frame number/total number of Battery indicator ......... 20 images Rating ............ Image quality ........114 _Movie length ........42 Frame rate .......... 116 _Audio recording indicator ....1 34 Image size .......... 114 _On-screen guide (for movies) ..42 Frame size .......... 116 _File name ...........

  • Page 84: Photo Information

    II Detailed Photo Information Still images Movies Shooting mode ........6 _Aperture ........110, 111 Picture Control ........125 Frame number/total number of _Active D-Lighting indicator ....132 images Protect status ........96 Image quality ........114 _Camera name Frame rate .......... 116 Retouch indicator ....
  • Page 85 Histograms(_ 64) Camera histograms are intended only as a guide and may differ from those in imaging applications. Sample histograms are shown below: If brightness varies evenly across the image, the distribution of tones will be relatively even. If the image is dark, tone distribu- tion will be shifted to the left.
  • Page 86 To view pictures in"contact sheets" of4, 9,or72images, press _down w hen a pic- ture isdisplayed fullframe. control Full-frame Calendar playback playback fhumbnailplayback The following operations can be performed: Description Press down increase number Display more images displayed, up to decrease. Press images down when 72 images are displayed...

  • Page 87: Thumbnail Playback

    To view pictures taken on a selected date, press _ down when 72 pictures are dis- played (_ 66). control Full-frame Calendarplayback playback Thumbnail playback The following operations can be performed: '=c"_°_)°_'_=TT_' Description _° _®_)a_/ Highlight date Use multi selector to highlight date.
  • Page 88 Tozoom inona photograph, display it fullframe a nd press _up.Playback zoom isnotavailable withmovies o rMotion Snapshots. control The following operations can be performed: Description Press zoom down zoom out. Zoom in or Whenever zoom or out, a navigation win- dow will appear with the area currently visible...

  • Page 89: The Playback Menu

    Pictures canbedeleted f rom thememory card asdescribed below. Note thatonce deleted, pictures can notberecovered; protected images, however, willnotbedeleted. Deleting the Current Picture To delete the picture currently displayed in full-frame playback or selected in the thumbnail list, press @. A confirmation dialog will be displayed;...

  • Page 90: Slide Shows

    Rate pictures o rmark them ascandidates forlaterdeletion (_ 69). T he Slide show option in the playback menu can be used to display only pictures with a selected rating or ratings 71). Ratings can also be viewed in ViewNX 2. Rating is not available with protected images.
  • Page 91 Toview a slide show ofthepictures on thememory card, press the MENU button, select Slide show in the playback menu, and follow the steps below. button MENU...
  • Page 92 Adjust display times choose a background track. Adjust the following options: I:rameinterval Choose how long each still image is displayed. -_"_-_:-=_°_°_-_°Choose much of each movie is played back before the next slide is displayed. Choose Same M0vieplayback frame interval to display next slide after time...
  • Page 93 3Select Start. Highlight Start a ndpress Q tostart theslide s how. The following o perations canbeperformed whileaslide show isinprogress: Skip back/skip ..Press • to return to the previous frame, • ahead :4®(o_)_ to skip to the next frame. Pause/resume Pause the show.

  • Page 96: Short Movies

    Start the installer. Click Install and follow Click Install on-screen instructions. Exit the installer. Click Yes (Windows) or OK (Mac OS) when installation is com- plete. Windows MacOS m i_ii_iSi_ii_!!!iiii!iiiiiiiiii_i_iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_!!!iiiiiiiiii!i_!!_!_ _.,._ _ilt_i_'_ '_ Click Yes Click OK The following software is installed: •...
  • Page 97 System Requiremen The system requirements for the Short Movie Creator are: 2 GHz intel Core 2 Duo or better Pre-installed versions of Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Pre- mium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (ServicePack 1), Win- dows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/ Enterprise/Ultimate (Service P ack 2), or Windows ×P Home Edi- tion/Professional (Service Pack 3).
  • Page 98 The system requirements for the ViewNX 2 are: Photos/JPEG movies: Intel Celeron, Pentium 4, or Core series, 1.6 GHz or better H.264 movies (playback): 3.0 GHz or better Pentium H.264 movies (editing): 2.6 GHz or better Core 2 Duo _-_-'_I°--7°-:_T:Z Pre:ins_aiiea versi Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (Service Pack1),...
  • Page 99 2 Start Nikon Transfer If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a pro- gram, select Nikon Transfer 2. [] Windows 7 If the following dialog is displayed, select Nikon Transfer 2 as described below.
  • Page 100 Click Start Transfer. At default settings, all the pictures on the memory card will be copied to the computer. Click Start Transfer 4 Terminate the connection. If the camera is connected to the computer, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable.
  • Page 101 II RetouchingPhotographs To crop pictures and perform such tasks as adjusting sharp- ness and tone levels, click the Edit button in the toolbar. II CreatingShort Movies Use the Short Movie Creator to create short movies combining music, Motion Snapshots, movie footage, photos taken...
  • Page 102 Creating Short Movies Use the supplied Short Movie Creator software to create movies combining photographs taken in still image or Smart Photo Selector mode with Motion Snapshots, movies, and music. Transfer pictures. Transfer pictures as described on page 79. Select components. Select pictures in ViewNX 2.

  • Page 103: Devices

    Save the movie. Click Create Movie. The dia- log shown at right will displayed; select one of the following options and click Create. • Savefile: Save the movie to a folder on the computer. • Saveto Camera (memory card): Save the movie to a mem- ory card so that it can later be played back on the cam- era.
  • Page 104 Connect the camera toatelevision forplayback. [] Connecting VideoCables Always turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting HDMI thecables, connectors When connecting at an angle, cables, do not use force or attempt to insert High-Definition Devices A type C mini-pin High-Definition Multimedia Interface...

  • Page 105: Menu

    [I_ Closethe Connector Cover Close the connector cover when the connectors are not in use. Foreign matter in the connectors can interfere with data transfer. [] Television P layback Volume can be adjusted using the controls on the television; adjusting volume on the camera has no effect.
  • Page 106 No reproduction in any form of this manual, in whole or in part (except for brief quotation in critical articles or reviews), may be made without written authorization from NIKON CORPORATION. NIKON CORPORATION SBl102(11) 6MVA 1411-02 © 2011 Nikon Corporation...

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