Owner's Manual

Installing ViewNX 2
Install the supplied software to display and edit photographs and movies that have been copied to your computer. Before installing
ViewNX
2, confirm that your computer meets the system requirements listed below.
Using ViewNX 2
o Copy pictures to the computer.
e View pictures.
[l] Starting ViewNX 2 Manually
• Windows: Double-click the ViewNX 2 shortcut on the desktop.
• Mac
as: Click the ViewNX 2 icon in the Dock.
You can crop pictures and perform such tasks as adjusting
sharpness and tone levels.
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Editing Movies
Click the Movie Editor button in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.
Retouching Photographs
Click the Edit button in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.
You can perform such tasks as trimming unwanted footage
from movies shot
with the camera.
A dialog will be displayed, allowing you
to print pictures on
a printer connected
to the computer.
Printing Pictures
Click the Print button in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.
1Start ViewNX 2.
Pictures
are displayed in ViewNX 2 when transfer is
complete.
[Z] For More Information
Consult online help for more information on using ViewNX 2.
Select NikonTransfer 2 for Import pictures and videos.
Under
Import pictures and videos, click Change program. A
program selection dialog will be displayed; select
Import File using
Nikon Transfer 2 and click OK.
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[Z] Windows 7
If the dialog shown at
right is displayed, follow
the steps below to select
Nikon Transfer
2.
2 Double-click Import File.
• SD card slot: If your computer is equipped with an SO card
slot,
the card can be inserted directly in the slot.
•
SD card reader: Connect acard reader (available separately
from third-party suppliers)
to the computer and insert
the
memory card.
If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a
program, select Nikon Transfer
2.
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2Confirm that the correct source is selected.
Confirm
that the camera or removable disk appears
as a device button in the"Source" panel of the
Nikon Transfer 2"Options"
area.
4Terminate the connection.
If the camera is connected to the computer, turn the
camera
off and disconnect the USB cable. If you are using
a card reader or card slot, choose the appropriate
option
in the computer operating system to eject the removable
disk corresponding
to the memory card and then remove
the card from the card reader or card slot.
3Click Start Transfer.
At default settings, all the pictures on
the memory card
will be copied
to the computer.
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1Choose how pictures will be copied to the computer.
Choose one
of the following methods:
•
Direct USB connection: Turn the camera off and ensure that
the memory card
is inserted in the camera. Connect the
camera
to the computer using the supplied UC-E4 USB
cable and then turn the camera on.
Click OK.
The following software is installed:
• ViewNX 2
• Apple QuickTime (Windows only)
[Z] System Requirements
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• Photographs/JPEG movies: Intel
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Photographs/JPEG movies:
PowerPC G4 (1 GHz or
Celeron, Pentium 4, or Core
better), G5, Intel Core series,
series, 1.6 GHz
or better
or Xeon series
CPU
• H.264 movies:
• H.264 movies:
- Playback: 3.0 GHz or better
- Playback: PowerPC G5 Dual
Pentium D
- Editing: 2.6 GHz
or better Core 2
or Core Duo, 2 GHz or better
- Editing: 2.6 GHz or better
Duo
Core 2 Duo
Pre-installed versions of Windows 7
Home Basic/Home Premium/
Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate,
Windows Vista Home Basic/Home
Premium/Business/Enterprise/
Mac
as xversion 10.4.11,
OS Ultimate (Service Pack 2), or
10.5.8, or 10.6.4
Windows XP Home Edition/
Professional (Service Pack 3). All
installed programs run
as 32-bit
applications in
64-bit editions of
Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
•
Windows 7/WindowsVista: 1 GB
or more (1.5 GB or more
512 MB or more (1 GB or more
RAM recommended)
recommended)
• WindowsXP: 512 MB or more (1 GB
or more recommended)
Hard-disk
A minimum of 500 MB available on the startup disk (1 GB or more
space
recommended)
Resolution: 1024x 768 pixels (XGA) Resolution: 1024x 768 pixels
Monitor
or more
(XGA) or more
Color: 24-bit color (True Color) or Color: 24-bit color (millions of
more colors) or more
4Exit the installer.
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SRemove the installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click
icon on desktop
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[Z] Installation Guide
For help installing ViewNX 2, click Installation Guide in Step 3.
2Select a language.
If the desired language is not available, click Region
Selection
to choose a different region and then choose
the desired language (the Region Selection
button is not
available in the European release).
3Start the installer.
Click
Install and follow the on-screen instructions.
1Start the computer and insert the installer CD.
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