User manual NIKON VIEW

[. . . ] Nikon View Reference Manual Overview · Overview · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Before You Begin Installation Guide Connecting to computer Confirming device registration Starting Nikon View Nikon Transfer Nikon Browser Nikon Viewer Nikon Editor Standard RGB Profile Supported in Nikon Editor Large Preview Generator for NEF file Nikon NEF Plug-in Troubleshooting Connecting the Camera and Inserting Memory Cards Reinstalling Nikon View Panorama Maker 3. 0 Carbonlib (Mac OS 9) Uploading images (for European resident) Set-up Applications Appendix Overview Welcome to Nikon View !Before using Nikon View , be sure to read this manual thoroughly. Use Nikon View to transfer images from a Nikon digital camera (hereafter camera) to a computer. To transfer images, connect the camera to your computer with the appropriate cable or remove the memory card from the camera and insert it into a card reader or card slot. [. . . ] In the thumbnails list section, select one or more thumbnails of the image files to be exported, and then select Copy and resize as JPEG file(s) from Tools menu. Copy and resize as JPEG file(s) dialog box will appear. TIFF, NEF and other non-JPEG images files can be converted to JPEG files and changed in image size and compression rate. JPEG files can be changed in image size and compression rate. Image size You can define the image size to be exported in JPEG format. Select Keep the original size, Fit to the new fixed frame size, or Apply a fixed reduction ratio to all images from the list box. Keep the original size The output image size will not change when select this option. it the new fixed frame size When this option selected, you can change the output JPEG image size by pixels. Select Small (160x120 pixels) thru Large (1600x1200 pixels) in a slide bar. Apply a fixed reduction ratio to all images When this option selected, you can change the output JPEG image size by specific ratio. Select Small (1/25) thru Large (1/4) in a slide bar Destination folder The currently specified destination folder is displayed. To change the folder, click Browse button. When the Browse For Folder dialog is displayed, specify a different folder. Rename file(s) You can change the output file names collectively when Rename files check box is selected. Click Change to display Rename all files dialog box ( p. 151). 181 Playing a slideshow In Nikon Browser, you can view the image files associated with the selected thumbnails as a slideshow. Displaying the Slideshow Properties dialog box To view a slideshow, select the thumbnails of the image files you want to view in the thumbnail list area, then click the Slideshow button on the tool bar or select Slideshow from the Tools menu. Slideshow button Quality settings Use slide-bar to specify the quality (compression ratio) of JPEG image. High compression ratio will reduce file size however decline quality at the same time. Select Low (high compression ratio, small file size) thru High (low compression ratio, large file size). If an image file is output in JPEG format, an ICC profile is added to the file. When one thumbnail is selected About sRGB profile change When outputting the image file in JPEG format, you can convert automatically the color space of the file to sRGB profile. 213 of Nikon Browser Preference settings. If you select only one thumbnail in the thumbnail list area, all the images in the same folder are played back in the slideshow. The slideshow window is displayed with the Slideshow Properties dialog box displayed in front of the slides. You can change the slideshow settings using this Slideshow Properties dialog box. 182 Setting the Slideshow Properties dialog box Files tab Displays a list of file names of the image files that are currently displayed in the slideshow. You can show or hide the Slideshow Properties dialog box by pressing the TAB key. Options tab Use this tab to set how each slide is displayed. Slideshow Slideshow technology licensed from iView Multimedia Ltd 2002. 183 Play movies to end Select this check box to play the movie to the end before showing the next slide. If you clear this check box, the next slide is shown after the specified time even if the movie has not finished. Using the toolbar The toolbar has buttons to control the playback of the slideshow, and buttons to specify how the slides are displayed. Play mode button Play/Pause button Fade button Play sound for all movies Select this check box to play back sound with all the movie files included in the slideshow. Display file info Select this check box to display the file location, size, and zoom ratio under each slide. Enable margin between grid cells If you selected a stage grid option that displays multiple slides at the same time, selecting this check box creates margins between slides. Clear this check box to remove the margins. Toggle button Exit button Back button Forward button Resize button Toggle button Expands and collapses ths Slideshow Properties dialog box. Grid style Select the format and number of slides to display at the same time. Exit button Exits the slideshow. Play mode button Use this button to set how to play back the slideshow. Select Click to advance to switch slides interactively by clicking the mouse button. [. . . ] Note that if you are connecting a camera to the computer for the first time, the camera must be registered as a device with Windows. Before disconnecting or turning a digital camera off, or removing a memory card from a card reader or card slot: To disconnect your camera from the computer, power off the camera before removing the USB cable if PTP is selected for USB communication. If Mass Storage is selected, be sure to do the following operation before removing the USB cable with your camera powered off: Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the task bar in the bottom right of the screen, then select Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. Windows Millennium Edition Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task bar in the bottom right of the screen, then select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears. 319 Mac OS X Drag the "NO_NAME" camera volume into the Trash. Windows 2000 Professional Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task bar in the bottom right of the screen, then select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. Mac OS 9 Drag the "Untitled" camera volume into the Trash. Windows 98 Second Edition In My Computer, right click the removable disk icon corresponding to the camera, then select Eject from the menu which appears. * If you are using a memory cards formatted on a D1 series or D100 camera, the following icon is displayed: D1: NIKON_D1 (Mac OS X) D1X: NIKON_D1X (Mac OS X) Read E drive here as the actual drive name on your computer. D1H: NIKON_D1H (Mac OS X) D70:NIKON_D70 (Mac OS X) NIKON D1 (Mac OS 9) NIKON D1X (Mac OS 9) NIKON D1H (Mac OS 9) NIKON D70 (Mac OS 9) D100: NIKON_D100 (Mac OS X) NIKON D100 (Mac OS 9) 320 Appendix F : Reinstalling Nikon View When Nikon View does not function as expected ( p. 317), you may have to reinstall the program. [. . . ]