User manual NIKON VIEW 900 MACINTOSH

[. . . ] Contents Overview Before You Begin System Requirements Installation Getting Started COOLPIX 900 Companion Software First Steps Choosing a Viewer for Camera Image Files Notes on Using the Camera as a Drive Nikon View 900 for Macintosh Working with Images Viewing the Items in the Camera's Memory Copying Images to Disk Opening Images in Another Application Nikon View Browser Browsing Images Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards Browsing Images on Disk Viewing Images with the Built-in Viewer Deleting Images Printing Images Changing the Appearance of Thumbnails Copying Images to Disk Opening Images in Another Application Reference Manual -1- Nikon View 900 Reference Nikon View 900 Control Strip Item The CoolPix 900 Control Panel The CoolPix 900 Folder The Browser Window Image Windows Cautions · The reproduction of this manual in whole or in part is prohibited save where Nikon's prior permission has been obtained. · The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. · Nikon has made every effort to produce a perfect manual, but should you find any mistakes, we would be grateful if you would kindly let us know. The address of the Nikon representative in your area is provided separately. [. . . ] If the application's Open dialog supports preview display, a preview of the image currently selected will appear in the dialog box. Select the image you wish to open and click the Open button to open the image in the application. Note: Previews will not be displayed in the Open dialog box if Create Thumbnails has not been selected in the CoolPix 900 control panel. Working with Images: Opening Images in Another Application - 34 - Nikon View Browser Nikon View Browser is a utility that allows you to browse the images in the camera's memory as thumbnail previews. It also incorporates many Finder functions, making it easy to copy or open images while viewing them in preview. This chapter describes how to browse images using Nikon View Browser, how to display images in the browser's built-in viewer, how to copy images to disk, and how to open images for editing in other applications. The browser window will open on the desktop and the images in the camera's memory will appear as thumbnails. Browsing Images To start Nikon View Browser and view thumbnail previews of the images in the camera's memory, double-click the Browse Thumbnails icon in the CoolPix 900 folder. From the browser window, you can select images to be opened in another application, printed, or copied to disk. You can also use the built-in viewer to view images at full resolution. These operations are detailed in the sections that follow. To exit Nikon View Browser and close the browser window, choose Close Window or Quit from the File menu or click the close box at the left end of the browser window's title bar. Note: The Browse Thumbnails icon is only visible if the Create Thumbnails item in the CoolPix 900 control panel was checked when the camera was mounted. Nikon View Browser: Browsing Images - 35 - Another way of starting Nikon View Browser Drag the CoolPix 900 icon over the Nikon View Browser icon, which may be found in the folder to which you installed "Nikon View 900, " and release the mouse button. Nikon View Browser can also be started by double-clicking the Nikon View Browser icon. A dialog will appear prompting you to select a folder to browse. Select "CoolPix 900" in the desktop folder and click Select. Nikon View Browser will start and the browser window will show thumbnail previews of the images in the camera. Note: "Nikon View Browser" may be found in the path "(Installation Disk)|(Installation Folder)|Nikon Software|Nikon View 900|Nikon View Browser. " Nikon View Browser: Browsing Images - 36 - Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards If your computer has a Type II PCMCIA card drive, you can read compact flash-memory cards using a flash-memory adapter (available separately from Nikon). Compact flash memory can also be read using a compact flash card-reader. If a card containing images recorded by the COOLPIX 900 is inserted in either device, its contents can be browsed from the CoolPix 900 folder. If another card is inserted in the camera and the camera connected to your computer, you can simultaneously browse images on the card and images in the camera. To browse images in a compact flash-memory card after inserting the card in a card slot or card reader, double-click the card icon on the desktop. The "IM01E900" folder contains images recorded by the COOLPIX 900. Drag this folder "Nikon View 900" over the Nikon View Browser icon and release the mouse button. The drive folder will open on the desktop. In the case of cards formatted by the COOLPIX 900, this folder will contain a "IM01E900" folder. Note: "Nikon View Browser" may be found in the path "(Installation Disk)|(Installation Folder)|Nikon Software|Nikon View 900|Nikon View Browser. " Nikon View Browser: Browsing Memory Cards - 37 - The browser window will open, showing the images recorded on the card as thumbnail previews. Another way of starting Nikon View Browser Nikon View Browser can also be started by double-clicking the Nikon View Browser icon. A dialog will appear prompting you to select a folder to browse. Navigate to the drive containing the compact flash-memory card, select the "IM01E900" folder, and click Select. To exit Nikon View Browser and close the browser window, choose Close Window or Quit from the File menu or click the close box at the left end of the browser window's title bar. Nikon View Browser will start and the browser window will show thumbnails of the images on the flash-memory card. Note: If you copy the Browse Thumbnails icon from the CoolPix 900 folder to the "IM01E900" folder, you can start Nikon View Browser by double-clicking the copy of the Browse Thumbnails icon. Nikon View Browser: Browsing Memory Cards - 38 - Browsing Images on Disk Nikon View Browser can also be used to browse JPEG images on disk. Select the folder containing the images you wish to browse, drag it over the Nikon View Browser icon in the "Nikon View 900" folder, and release the mouse button. The browser window will open, showing the images in the folder as thumbnail previews. Note: "Nikon View Browser" may be found in the path "(Installation Disk)|(Installation Folder)|Nikon Software|Nikon View 900|Nikon View Browser. " To exit Nikon View Browser and close the browser window, choose Close Window or Quit from the File menu or click the close box at the left end of the browser window's title bar. Nikon View Browser: Browsing Images on Disk - 39 - Another way of starting Nikon View Browser Nikon View Browser can also be started by double-clicking the Nikon View Browser icon. Viewing Images with the Built-in Viewer Images previewed in Nikon View Browser can be viewed at full resolution using the browser's built-in viewer. The viewer also offers zoom-in, zoom-out, and scroll functions. [. . . ] Shut Down Ends the current session of Nikon View Browser and any other open applications and turns off the computer. About Balloon Help. . . Provides an explanation of the Finder's "Balloon Help" function. Show Balloons/Hide Balloons Turns Balloon Help on or off. Reference: The Browser Window - 62 - Image Windows Image windows are where images opened in Nikon View Browser's built-in viewer are displayed. If Open images with built-in viewer is selected in the browser window Preferences dialog, images will be opened at full resolution in image windows when a selected thumbnail is double-clicked in the browser, or when Open is chosen from the browser-window File menu. [. . . ]