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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    D I G I T A L C A M E R A Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Take pictures ..........pg. 11 Step 9 Step 9 View pictures ..........pg. 15 pp. 16–33 Install Nikon View and transfer pictures Step 1 Step 1 Install Nikon View ........pg. 17 Windows...........pg. 18 Macintosh .........pg. 23 Step 2 Step 2 Transfer pictures ........

  • Page 3: Check The Package Contents

    EG-E5000 UC-E1 USB interface cable Lens cap with cord Audio / video cable The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the D I G I T A L C A M E R A DIGITAL CAMERA Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 4: Take Pictures

    Take pictures Charge the batteries Step 1 Connect the power cable to the MH-53 battery charger ( and insert the wall plug into a power outlet ( ). The CHARGE lamp will light ( Remove the terminal cover from EN-EL1 and insert the battery into the MH-53.

  • Page 5: Step 2 Attach The Camera Strap

    Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blinking. An exhausted battery can be fully recharged in about two hours. Attach the camera strap Step 2 Attach the camera strap securely to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below.

  • Page 6: Step 3 Insert The Battery

    Insert the battery Step 3 After confi rming that the camera is off, open the battery-chamber cover Slide the battery-chamber cover latch ( ) to the position ( and fl ip the battery-chamber cover open ( Insert the battery Insert the battery as shown in the label inside the battery-chamber cover, making sure the positive (“+”) and negative (“–”) terminals...
  • Page 7 Take pictures Insert a memory card Step 4 Open the memory card slot cover ( A yellow notice describing mem- ory card insertion is placed in the memory card slot at shipment. Remove the notice and read the instructions ( Insert a memory card Check that the eject button is all the way down (...

  • Page 8: Step 5 Turn The Camera On

    Turn the camera on Step 5 Open the monitor Remove the lens cap and slide the mode selector to (shooting mode) Turn the camera on Auto Power Off If no operations are performed for about 1 minute (the default setting), the camera will enter standby mode and monitor will turn off automati- cally to save power.
  • Page 9 Take pictures Choose a language and set the clock Step 6 The fi rst time the camera is turned on, a language-selection dialog will be displayed in the monitor. Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the time and date. The multi selector and button are used to navigate the cam- era menus.
  • Page 10 TIME ZONE To turn daylight saving time on or off, 01. 01. 2004 00 : 00 London, Casablanca press multi selector down to highlight Time Zone DaylightSaving and press multi se- DaylightSaving lector right. When DaylightSaving is checked, time will automatically be advanced one hour.

  • Page 11: Step 7 Format The Memory Card

    Take pictures Format the memory card Step 7 Memory cards must be formatted before fi rst use. Follow the steps below to format the card. Confi rm that (auto) mode is selected mode is not selected, press the button and rotate the com- mand dial until the icon is displayed in the top left corner of the monitor.

  • Page 12: Display Options

    SET-UP SET-UP Language CF card format Date Controls Folders Shot confirmation Monitor options info.txt Seq. numbers Shutter sound Video mode Auto off Reset all Display SET-UP menu. Highlight CF card format. CF CARD FORMAT CF CARD FORMAT WARNING! WARNING! All images will be All images will be deleted ! deleted !
  • Page 13 “point and shoot” mode in which most settings are controlled by the cam- era. Auto mode is selected by default the fi rst time the camera is used. For more information on shooting modes, see the Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX 8700. Check indicators in the monitor. Battery level...
  • Page 14 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands. Avoid pressing the but- tons on the left side of the camera body. Be careful not to ob- struct the red-eye re- duction lamp. Don’t Block the Shot To prevent incorrectly exposed or partially obscured pictures, keep fi ngers and other objects away from the lens and fl...
  • Page 15 Take pictures Frame the subject Position the subject in the center of the frame. Pictures can be framed in the monitor or the viewfi nder. Monitor button Press the monitor button to toggle between the moni- tor and viewfi nder. Zoom buttons Press T to zoom in on the subject so that it fi...
  • Page 16 Focus Press the shutter-release button halfway to set focus and expo- sure. Focus and exposure will lock while the shutter-release but- ton is pressed halfway. Flash indicator Focus indicator With the shutter-release button pressed halfway, check the focus and fl ash indicators in the monitor or electronic viewfi nder: Flash will fi...

  • Page 17: Step 9 View Pictures

    Take pictures View pictures Step 9 Press the button A picture will be displayed in the monitor. (quick review) button Press once Press twice Press the button once to display images in top left corner of monitor, twice to view images full screen. View additional pictures View previous picture Press the multi selector down or...

  • Page 18: Install Nikon View And Transfer Pictures

    Install Nikon View and transfer pictures Step 1 Step 1 Install Nikon View Windows pg. 18 Supported Operating Systems Windows XP Home Edition / Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) • Preinstalled versions only •...
  • Page 19 • 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.
  • Page 20 Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional Important When installing, using, or uninstalling Nikon View, log on as the “Computer administrator” (Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional) or “Administrator” (Windows 2000 Professional). Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up.
  • Page 21 Install Nikon View and transfer pictures The fi rst components to be installed are the camera drivers. What drivers are installed depends on the computer’s operating system. Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Follow the on-screen instructions to install the PTP driver. On some sys- tems a Microsoft Wizard may install the PTP driver.
  • Page 22 The opening dialog of the Panorama Maker install wizard will be displayed; click Next. After reading the license agreement, click Yes to accept the agreement and proceed with installation. The destination folder for Panorama Maker will be displayed under “Destina- tion Folder.”...
  • Page 23 Next to install Nikon View to this folder, or click Browse to select another destination. Click Yes to create the destination folder. Yes to create a shortcut to Nikon View on No to proceed without creating a...
  • Page 24 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. This completes installation of Nikon View. The next step is to trans- fer pictures to your computer.
  • Page 25 Install Nikon View and transfer pictures Installing Nikon View (Macintosh) Mac OS X When installing, using, or uninstalling Nikon View, log in to the Important “Admin” account. Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. ROM into the CD-ROM drive, double-click...
  • Page 26 Click Install to begin installation of the following software: • Panorama Maker • Nikon View • QuickTime 5 (Mac OS 9 only) Installation of Panorama Maker opens with a license agreement. Click Ac- cept to accept the agreement and proceed with installation.
  • Page 27 Install Nikon View and transfer pictures The Nikon View license agreement will be displayed. After reading the license agreement, click Accept to accept the terms and conditions of the agree- ment and view the ReadMe fi le. Take a few moments to read this fi le, which may contain important information that could not be included in this manual.
  • Page 28 Registration dialog is displayed, click Contin- ue. Do not supply registration information. Click Restart to restart your computer. After the computer restarts, remove the Nikon View installer CD- ROM from the CD-ROM drive. If the “Select Language” dialog is displayed...
  • Page 29 Task and Hot Plug Action menus and close the Select None 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. Mac OS X (Version 10.2)

  • Page 30: Step 2 Transfer Pictures

    Transfer pictures Step 2 Use a Reliable Power Source When transferring pictures between the camera and the computer, use a fully- charged EN-EL1 battery. If in doubt, charge the battery before beginning transfer or use an EH-53 AC adapter (available separately). Do not, under any circum- stances, use another make or model of AC adapter.
  • Page 31 Select Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon View 6 and click OK to start Nikon View. To bypass this dialog in the future, check Always do the selected action. See “Troubleshooting” in the Nikon View Reference Manual for informa-...
  • Page 32 Click the button in the Nikon Transfer window. All pictures on the memory card will be transferred to your computer. Windows Macintosh During Transfer While transfer is in progress, do not: • Disconnect the USB cable • Turn the camera off •...
  • Page 33 Install Nikon View and transfer pictures Once transfer is complete, your pictures will be displayed in the Nikon Browser component of Nikon View (the appearance of the Nikon Browser window may differ in some areas). Windows The default destination folder for transferred pictures is the My Pic- tures or My Documents folder.
  • Page 34 plete and you can disconnect the camera. Before turning the cam- era off or disconnecting the USB cable, remove the camera from the system as described below. Windows XP Home Edition / Windows XP Professional Click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Safe- ly remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears.

  • Page 35: Nikon View

    Nikon View is made up of four components: Nikon Transfer, Nikon Brows- er, 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.
  • Page 36 Hard disk space MB plus double the capacity of the camera memory card available on the system disk when Nikon View is running. Free memory of 64MB or more Video resolution 800 × 600 or more with sixteen-bit color (High Color) or higher •...

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