User manual NIKON COOLPIX 5600

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Trademark Information Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, Power Macintosh, PowerBook, and Quick Time are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Finder, Power Mac, iMac, and iBook are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Internet is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation. [. . . ] · [E4600] Insert the yellow plug on the video cable into the video-in jack on the television or VCR. 4 Turn the camera on · Press the x button for about a second to turn the camera on. The camera monitor will remain off and the television will display the image normally shown in the monitor. If the camera is connected to a VCR, images can be recorded to video tape. 48 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 (on CD). Before Connecting the Camera Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by: · Pressing the I (V) button on the camera (Q 81) · Clicking the button in PictureProject 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 option using the USB item in the SET-UP menu of the camera. The default option is Mass storage. SET-UP 2/3 Blur warning Auto off Format memory Language Interface :Set More on Playback ON 1m INTERFACE USB Video mode USB PTP Mass storage :Help :Set :Set Pictures transferred using: 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 Camera I (V) button* PictureProject button Choose Mass storage or PTP. Choose Mass storage or PTP. * The camera I (V) button can not be used to transfer pictures in the following cases. Use the PictureProject button. · 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. 49 Viewing Pictures on a Computer Connecting the USB Cable Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. After confirming that the camera is off, connect the UC-E6 USB cable as shown below. Connect the camera directly to the computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard. UC-E6 USB cable More on Playback You can now turn the camera on and transfer pictures as described in the Quick Start Guide. Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Do NOT select PTP when connecting the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems. If you have connected the camera to a computer running one of the above operating systems with PTP selected in the USB menu, disconnect the camera as described below. Be sure to select Mass storage before reconnecting the camera. Windows 2000 Professional A dialog will be displayed welcoming you to the Found New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to close the dialog, and then disconnect the camera. Windows Millennium Edition (Me) After displaying a message stating that the hardware information database is being updated, the computer will start the Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera. Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) The Add New Hardware Wizard will be displayed. Click Cancel to exit the wizard, and then disconnect the camera. 50 Viewing Pictures on a Computer Disconnecting the Camera If PTP is selected in the USB menu, you can turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable once transfer is complete. If you have not changed the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu from its default setting of Mass storage, you must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turning the camera off or disconnecting the cable. Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional Click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. More on Playback Windows 2000 Professional Click the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. [. . . ] 24 18 25 71 71 20 20 Pictures are too dark (underexposed) Pictures are too · Exposure compensation is too high. bright (overexposed) Pictures are out of focus · Subject was not in focus area when shutter-release button was pressed halfway. · Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus. Blurring caused by camera shake can be reduced by: Using the flash Using the Best Shot Selector (BSS) Using the self-timer with a tripod · Shutter speed too slow. [. . . ]