Camera Control Pro 2 Reference Manual Overview This section describes the structure of this manual, outlines the main functions of Camera Control Pro 2, and gives the system requirements and installation instructions. Using Camera Control Pro 2 This section describes how to use Camera Control Pro 2. Appendices This section lists preferences and describes how to uninstall the software. Important Information on the Product Key The product key may be found on the CD-ROM case. Do not lose this key.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Overview Introduction 3 About This Manual 6 System Requirements Windows 7 Mac OS 8 Installing Camera Control Pro 9 Windows 10 Mac OS 15 Getting Started Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 19 Getting Help 26 Software Updates 27 Click a page number to view.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Introduction 1/3 This manual has been written to help you take advantage of the many features included in Camera Control Pro 2. Be sure to read this manual thoroughly, and to keep it handy when using Camera Control Pro 2. Camera Control Pro 2 Camera Control Pro 2 can be used to control cameras connected via interface cables or (with all wireless transmitters in the WT series apart from the WT-1) in a local-area network (LAN).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Introduction Appendices 2/3 Camera Control Pro Changes made to settings in the Camera Control Pro window only apply to photographs taken after the changes are made, not to photographs that have already been taken. Camera Control Pro can not be used to modify existing photographs. The controls in the Camera Control Pro window vary with the type of camera connected. More information on camera settings may be found in the documentation provided with your camera.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Introduction Appendices 3/3 Customer Support To link to a Nikon customer support website, click Link to Nikon in the Camera Control Pro 2 installer window and click the link for your region. Click here for more information. Notices • No part of the manuals included with this product may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without Nikon’s prior written permission.
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Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices System Requirements Windows Before installing Camera Control Pro, be sure that your system meets the following requirements: CPU Intel Celeron, Pentium 4, or Intel Core series processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz or faster recommended OS Preinstalled versions of Windows 7 Home Basic/Home Premium/ Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate (Service Pack 2), Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Ser
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices System Requirements Mac OS Before installing Camera Control Pro, be sure that your system meets the following requirements: CPU PowerPC G4 or G5 model, Intel Core, or Intel Xeon with a clock speed of 1 GHz or faster recommended OS Mac OS X version 10.4.11, 10.5.8 or 10.6.4 Hard-disk space A minimum of 500 MB (1 GB or more recommended) of free disk space available on the system startup disk for installation and when Camera Control Pro is running.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Installing Camera Control Pro Before installing Camera Control Pro: • Confirm that the computer satisfies the sy system stem requirements for Camera Control Pro. • Exit any other applications that may be running, including anti-virus software.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Installing Camera Control Pro Appendices Windows 1/5 Use an account with administrator privileges when installing Camera Control Pro. Camera Control Pro 2 Install Options To display install options for Camera Control Pro: 1 Insert the installer CD in a CD-ROM drive. If an existing copy of Camera Control Pro or Camera Control Pro 2 is detected, installation options will be displayed; proceed to the following page. Otherwise, proceed to Step 2.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Installing Camera Control Pro Appendices Windows 2/5 “Welcome“ dialog Install: Install the minimum software needed to run Camera Control Pro. ViewNX 2 Download: Displays the download page for ViewNX 2 in your web browser (Internet connection required). Camera Control Pro 2 is not equipped with an image browser; download ViewNX 2 to view pictures captured with Camera Control Pro. Exit: Close this dialog.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Installing Camera Control Pro Appendices Windows 3/5 Follow the steps below to install Camera Control Pro: 1 Click Install. 2 Click Next.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Installing Camera Control Pro 3 Windows 4/5 After reading the license agreement ( ), select I accept the terms in the license agreement ( ) and click Next ( ) to proceed with installation. A “ReadMe” file will be displayed. Take a moment to read this file, which may contain information that could not be included in this manual, and then click Next. 4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Installing Camera Control Pro Appendices Windows 5/5 “View Suggested Online Install” If the following dialog is displayed, select the desired software ( ) and click Confirm ( ) to view the website for the selected software (Internet connection required). Click ( ) to proceed without checking for additional software. 5 Click Yes and remove the installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Installing Camera Control Pro Appendices Mac OS 1/4 Use an account with administrator privileges when installing Camera Control Pro. Camera Control Pro 2 Install Options To display install options for Camera Control Pro: 1 2 Insert the installer CD in a CD-ROM drive. Double-click the Camera Control Pro CD-ROM icon ( ) on the desktop and then double click the Welcome ( ) icon.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Installing Camera Control Pro Appendices Mac OS 2/4 “Welcome“ dialog Install: Install the minimum software needed to run Camera Control Pro. ViewNX 2 Download: Displays the download page for ViewNX 2 in your web browser (Internet connection required). Camera Control Pro 2 is not equipped with an image browser; download ViewNX 2 to view pictures captured with Camera Control Pro. Exit: Close this dialog.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Installing Camera Control Pro Mac OS 3/4 Follow the steps below to install Camera Control Pro: 1 2 Click Install. After reading the license agreement ( ), click Accept ( ). A “ReadMe” file will be displayed. Take a moment to read this file, which may contain information that could not be included in this manual, and then click OK.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Installing Camera Control Pro 3 Mac OS 4/4 Follow the on-screen instructions. “View Suggested Online Install” If the following dialog is displayed, select the desired software ( ) and click Confirm ( ) to view the website for the selected software (Internet connection required). Click ( ) to proceed without checking for additional software. 4 Click OK and remove the installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 1/7 Starting Camera Control Pro 1 Turn the camera off and use the USB cable to connect the camera to the computer as described in the camera manual. If you are using a D100, choose P, S, A, or M mode. Users of D3-series, D2-series, D300-series, D200, and D7000 cameras can select any mode other than M-UP (mirror up). Other cameras can be connected in any shooting mode.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 2 2/7 Turn the camera on. If Nikon Transfer or PictureProject Transfer starts, click the close button. USB Connection to Windows 7 Computers If the following dialog is displayed, click Change program under “Import pictures and videos” and follow the on-screen instructions to select Camera Control Pro 2.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 3 3/7 Start Camera Control Pro. Windows Method 1: Double-click the Camera Control Pro 2 shortcut on the desktop. Method 2: Click Start and select Camera Control Pro 2 in the program list. Mac OS Method 1: Click the Camera Control Pro 2 icon in the Dock (if available). Method 2: Open the “Nikon Software/Camera Control Pro 2” folder in the “Applications” folder and double-click the Camera Control Pro 2 icon.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 4 4/7 The Camera Control Pro window will be displayed.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 5/7 Product Key If prompted to supply a product key key, enter the key found on the product packaging and click OK. Users of the trial version will see a dialog listing the time remaining in the thirty-day trial period; click Trial to use the trial version or Buy (if available) to visit a website where you can purchase a product key (Internet connection required).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 6/7 Exiting Camera Control Pro Windows Select Exit from the File menu. Mac OS Select Quit Camera Control Pro from the application menu.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Starting and Exiting Camera Control Pro 7/7 Disconnecting the Camera Turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable. Note that if a camera that supports only Mass Storage is connected via USB, you will first need to click the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon in the taskbar (see below) and select the removable disk or USB Mass Storage device corresponding to the camera (Windows only).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Getting Help To view help on Camera Control Pro, select Camera Control Pro Help from the Help menu.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Software Updates Camera Control Pro is equipped with an automatic update function known as Nikon Message Center 2. Nikon Message Center 2 checks for updates to a variety of Nikon digital products, including Camera Control Pro. If the computer is connected to the Internet, Nikon Message Center 2 will automatically check for updates and display an update dialog when an update is available. See the Nikon Message Center 2 Help menu for more information.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Using Camera Control Pro Screen Layout 29 Capturing Photographs to Disk 31 Viewing Captured Photographs 38 Live View 39 Recording Movies 46 Time Lapse Photography 49 The Camera Control Pro Window 53 Camera Controls 57 Saving and Loading Camera Control Settings 77 The Camera Menu 78 Custom Settings 82 Return to first page Camera Control Pro 2 28
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Screen Layout 1/2 Camera Control Pro screen layout is described below using the D3S as an example. Windows Menu bar Connection status: status Shows the status and name of any cameras connected. / : View or hide camera controls. Camera controls can also be displayed or hidden by selecting Show/Hide Camera Control Panels in the Tools menu. Camera control tabs: Click to view the associated camera controls.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Screen Layout Mac OS 2/2 Menu bar Connection status: status Shows the status and name of any cameras connected. / : View or hide camera controls. Camera controls can also be displayed or hidden by selecting Show/Hide Camera Control Panels in the Tools menu. Camera control tabs: Click to view the associated camera controls. Camera controls controls: Adjust camera settings.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Capturing Photographs to Disk Appendices 1/7 If Camera Control Pro is running when a supported camera connected, pictures taken with the camera will be stored on your computer hard disk instead of (or, in some cases, in addition to) the camera memory card. Pictures can be taken using either the “shoot” buttons in the Camera Control Pro window or, if Enable Controls on Camera Body is selected in the Camera menu, using the camera shutter-release button.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Capturing Photographs to Disk 2 Appendices 2/7 Select Download Options… in the Tools menu to display download options.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Capturing Photographs to Disk 3 3/7 Adjust capture options: Folder for images downloaded from the camera Select the folder to which photographs will be downloaded as they are taken. Next file name to be used Shows how images downloaded to the computer will be named. To change how files are named, click Edit.... The dialog shown below will be displayed.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Capturing Photographs to Disk 4/7 When a new image is received from camera Choose the application that will be used to display captured photographs after they are saved to disk. • Do nothing: Photographs are not displayed after being saved to the computer hard disk. • Show it with ViewNX (available only if ViewNX is installed): ViewNX starts automatically and displays the captured images. See ViewNX help for details. Use the latest version of ViewNX.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Capturing Photographs to Disk 5/7 Attach IPTC Information Check this option to add IPTC information to captured images and enable the Copy Shooting Data to IPTC Caption option. IPTC Information… Clicking this button displays a dialog where you can select the IPTC information, including keywords and captions, that will be added to images as they are captured.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Capturing Photographs to Disk 4 6/7 After adjusting options as described in Step 3, click OK to exit the dialog and apply settings to subsequent photographs.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Capturing Photographs to Disk 5 7/7 Take pictures using the camera shutter-release button or the “shoot” buttons in Camera Control Pro. The Status dialog shown below will be displayed. Close button Triangle To display a histogram of the current image, click the triangle at the bottom of the Status dialog.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Viewing Captured Photographs If Show it with ViewNX or Show it with ViewNX 2 is selected for When a new image is received from camera in the “Download Options” dialog dialog, pictures will automatically be displayed in the selected application after capture (for details, see the on-line help for the selected application; be sure to always use the latest version).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Live View Appendices 1/7 When a camera that supports live view is connected, photographs can be framed in the “Live View” window. 1 Click the Lv (live view) button.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Live View 2 Appendices 2/7 Adjust settings in the “Live View” window as described in “Live Live View for D3series, ser ies, D700, and D300-ser D300-series ies Cameras: Hand-held Hand-held,” “Live Live View for D3series, ser ies, D700, and D300-ser D300-series ies Cameras: Tripod Tripod,” or “Live Live View for D90, D7000, and D5000 Cameras.“ Cameras Note that the controls on the camera body can not be used while the “Live View” window is displayed.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Live View 4 Appendices 3/7 Click the Lv button to end live view (note that the “Live View” window will close automatically if the camera is disconnected). Live view can be started again at any time by clicking the Lv button.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Live View 4/7 Live View for D3-series, D700, and D300-series Cameras: Hand-held Shows the view through the camera lens, updated in real time, with the current focus point ( ) superimposed. When the live view display is zoomed in, the navigation window shows Navigation area the position of the area currently displayed in the monitor. Magnification ratio Choose a zoom ratio to zoom the view in the image area in or out.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Live View 5/7 Live View for D3-series, D700, and D300-series Cameras: Tripod Shows the view through the camera lens, updated in real time, with the focus point ( ) superimposed. When the live view display is zoomed in, the navigation window shows Navigation area the position of the area currently displayed in the monitor. Magnification ratio Choose a zoom ratio to zoom the view in the image area in or out.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Live View 6/7 Live View for D90, D7000, and D5000 Cameras Shows the view through the camera lens, updated in real time, with the focus point ( ) superimposed. The focus point can be moved to a new location by clicking in the image area. In face-priority AF, faces detected Image area by the camera are indicated by a border ( ) and the current focus point by a icon.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Live View Virtual horizon button “Shoot” “AF and Shoot” “Lv” “REC” button Time available 7/7 Display or hide a virtual horizon (D7000 only). Take a picture. Focus using contrast-detect AF and then take a picture. No picture will be taken if the camera is unable to focus. Click to start or stop live view. Start or stop movie recording (D7000 only).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices 1/3 Recording Movies When camera that supports movie recording using Camera Control Pro 2 is connected, movies can be recorded (with sound) in the “Live View” window. Note that movies can only be recorded when a memory card is inserted in the camera. Be sure a memory card is inserted before proceeding. 1 Click the Lv (live view) button.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Recording Movies 2 3 Appendices 2/3 Adjust settings in the “Live View” window and the Storage > Movie sub-tab. Note that Auto Rotate and Adjust Focus controls in the “Live View” can not be used during recording. Click ● REC to begin recording. The time remaining is shown in the lower left corner of the “Live View” window. If no memory card is inserted, a warning will be displayed and no movie will be recorded.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro 3/3 Recording Movies 4 Appendices To end recording, click ● REC again. Recording ends automatically when the time remaining expires or the memory card is full. The Live View Countdown Display The camera’s internal temperature may rise if live view is used for extended periods. To prevent damage to the camera’s internal circuits, live view will end automatically before the camera overheats. A countdown display will appear 30 s before live view ends.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Time Lapse Photography Appendices 1/4 Using Camera Control Pro, you can take a series of photographs automatically at a time interval you select. 1 Select Time Lapse Photography… from the Camera menu. The Time Lapse Photography dialog will be displayed.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Time Lapse Photography 2 2/4 Before shooting starts, adjust the following settings: Autofocus before each shot If this option is checked, the camera will perform an autofocus operation before each shot. If the selected focus mode is AF-A (supported cameras only) or single-servo AF, an autofocus operation will be performed even when the check box is off.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Time Lapse Photography 3 4 5 6 3/4 Use the Shots box to choose a number of shots from 2 to 9,999. This option is not available when Keep shooting until cancelled is selected. The delay between shots can be set to any value between 00:00:01 (one second) and 99:59:59 (ninety-nine hours, fifty-nine minutes, and fifty-nine seconds). Click Start.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Time Lapse Photography 7 Appendices 4/4 Once the specified number of shots has been taken, the Stop Shooting button will change to Shooting Complete. Click Shooting Complete to exit the “Time Lapse Photography” dialog. Error Logs If an error occurs during shooting, an error log will be displayed; click OK to close the log and return to the Camera Control Pro window.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices The Camera Control Pro Window 1/4 The Camera Control Pro window shows current camera settings, which may be viewed by clicking the five page selection tabs. Camera settings can be altered using the controls in each tab as in “Camera Camera Controls Controls.” The other settings in this window are described below.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro The Camera Control Pro Window The / Appendices 2/4 Button Click this button to view or hide camera controls. Simulated LCD Panel This panel shows the information displayed in the camera’s viewfinder, with the exception of camera errors. Clicking on an indicator in the panel opens the Camera Control Pro window to the tab that controls the selected option, where adjustments can be made.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro The Camera Control Pro Window Appendices 3/4 Shoot Buttons Click either of these buttons to take a photograph at current settings.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices The Camera Control Pro Window 4/4 Camera Settings That Can Not Be Adjusted from Camera Control Pro The following operations can only be performed using the controls on the camera body: Status not displayed Operation Burst photography (continuous shooting mode) Continuous servo autofocus Focus lock Autofocus-only operation (use AF and Shoot to perform autofocus) Manual aperture adjustment using the lens aperture ring (available via Custom Setting) Depth-of-
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 1/20 Camera controls are described below using the D3S as an example: The Exposure 1 Tab The following settings can be adjusted from the Exposure 1 tab: Exposure Mode Scene Mode D7000 D5000 Choose an exposure mode.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Shutter Speed Aperture Exposure Comp. Flash Comp. Flexible Program Appendices 2/20 The Exposure 1 Tab Shutter speed can only be adjusted in Manual and Speed Priority modes, when it can be set to values between the maximum and minimum values supported by the camera. Use high shutter speeds to freeze motion, low shutter speeds to suggest motion by blurring moving objects.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 3/20 The Exposure 2 Tab The following settings can be adjusted from the Exposure 2 tab. Focus Point Focus Area Metering The focus point and focus area can be selected using the arrow buttons; see the camera manual for details. For information on AF-area mode and focus mode, see “The Mechanical Tab.” The metering mode can be selected from this menu (D100 excluded). Metering mode defaults to the option selected with the camera.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls Auto ISO Auto White Balance 4/20 The Exposure 2 Tab When this option is checked, the camera will adjust ISO sensitivity automatically. If this option is selected when a D3-series, D700, D300-series, D90, D7000, or D5000 camera is connected, the maximum sensitivity and minimum shutter speed can be set by clicking the Detail… button.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Comment D3 series D300 series D2 series D200 D7000 Return to first page D700 D90 Appendices 5/20 The Exposure 2 Tab This field lists the comments for all white balance presets. Clicking Edit… when Preset is selected for white balance displays the dialog shown at right, where the comments for each of the white balance presets can be edited. Click OK to copy the comments to the camera.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 6/20 The Storage Tab The following settings can be adjusted from the Storage tab (the Storage tab displayed when a D7000 is connected contains Photo and Movie sub-tabs; the Photo sub-tab offers the same options as the Storage tab for other cameras): Cameras other than the D7000 Image Quality Image area D3 series D700 Return to first page D7000 Choose from the file types supported by the camera (see the camera manual for details).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls Image Size NEF (RAW) recording D3 series D2 series D700 D300 series D200 D7000 High-speed crop D2X D2XS Recording Images D3S D7000 7/20 The Storage Tab Choose image size. See the camera manual for details. Choose bit depth (D3 series, D700, and D300 series only) and compression settings for NEF (RAW) images. Select this option to enable high-speed crop. See the camera manual for details.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls The Movie Sub-tab ( Appendices 8/20 D7000 ) Movie quality Microphone Choose a frame size. Adjust microphone sensitivity. Choose Off to disable audio recording. Choose whether movies are recorded to the card in Slot 1 or Slot 2. If no Destination memory card is inserted in the selected slot, an error message will be displayed when recording begins and no movie will be recorded.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 9/20 The Mechanical Tab The following settings can be adjusted from the Mechanical tab: The shooting mode for D80, D70-series, D60, D50, D40-series, or D5000 cameras can be selected from Single and Continuous.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Appendices 10/20 The Mechanical Tab Use the arrows to choose the maximum number of shots that can be taken in a single burst in continuous mode, or enter a value directly in the text box. The maximum permitted value varies with the current image-quality setting; the value chosen should not, however, exceed the capacity of Shots ( D100 excluded) the camera memory buffer as shown at the right edge of the LCD display.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Lens Edit… D3 series D700 D200 D2 series D300 series D7000 Main Battery Level Appendices 11/20 The Mechanical Tab Displays the focal length and maximum aper ture of the lens currently attached to the camera. Depending on the lens type, some information may not be displayed. If the lens focal length or maximum aperture have been specified manually, an asterisk will appear next to these values.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 12/20 Continuous Mode (All Models Except D100 ) The amount of memory remaining in the camera memory buffer is displayed at the right edge of the simulated LCD panel. This information is updated at regular intervals, but temporary discrepancies may exist between the display and the actual amount of memory remaining in the buffer.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 13/20 The Image Processing Tab (Cameras with Picture Controls) The following settings can be adjusted from the Image Processing tab: Choose a Picture Control (see the camera manual for details), or click Edit… to modify the selected Picture Control. Control Controls Manage Picture Control Select, rename, or delete custom Picture Controls. Color space Choose a color space. See the camera manual for details.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 14/20 The Image Processing Tab Vignette control D3 firmware version 1.10 or later/ Reduce vignetting. See the camera manual for details. D3X D3S D700 Auto distortion control D7000 D5000 Enable or disable auto distortion control. See the camera manual for details. Nikon Picture Controls Picture Controls provided by Nikon are known as “Nikon Picture Controls.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Appendices 15/20 Editing Picture Controls Clicking Edit… in the Image Processing tab displays options for the selected Picture Control (monochrome controls are shown at right, other controls at left).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Appendices 16/20 Editing Picture Controls Hue (Non-monochrome only) Use the slider to adjust hue. Filter effects (monochrome only) Choose a filter effect. See the camera manual for details. Choose a monochrome tint. Tint can be adjusted with the slider. Toning (monochrome only) Click this button to save settings as a new custom Picture Control. The following dialog will be displayed; name the new custom Picture Control and click Save.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Appendices 17/20 The “Custom Picture Control” Dialog Clicking Manage Picture Control… in the Image Processing tab displays the dialog shown below. Custom Picture Control Select a custom Picture Control. Rename the selected custom Picture Control. The following dialog will be displayed; rename the custom Picture Control and click OK. Rename… Delete… Close Return to first page Delete the selected custom Picture Control.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Appendices 18/20 The “Edit Camera Curves” Dialog Clicking Edit… when User Custom Curve is selected in the Picture Control settings dialog displays the dialog shown below.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Controls 19/20 The Image Processing Tab (Other Cameras) The following settings can be adjusted from the Image Processing tab: Optimize image D200 D80 D70 series D60 D50 D40 series Choose how much the camera sharpens outlines. See the camera manual for details. Adjust contrast. See the camera manual for details. Selecting “Custom“ or “Custom 1–3 “ (D2XS only) and clicking Edit will display “Edit Camera Curves Curves““ dialog dialog.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Controls Appendices 20/20 The Image Processing Tab Color Mode D2 series D200 D100 D80 D70 series D60 D50 Choose a color mode. See the camera manual for details.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Saving and Loading Camera Control Settings The Camera Control Pro option in the Settings menu is used to save Camera Control Pro settings and to load and apply previously saved settings. Select this item to load camera settings previously saved using Save Control Settings… (see below).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro The Camera Menu Appendices 1/4 The Camera menu contains the following options: Custom Settings… Selecting this option opens the Custom Settings dialog dialog, where camera Custom Settings can be adjusted. Set Date and Time… Selecting this option opens the dialog shown at right, where you can set the camera’s clock calendar to the current date and time. To view the current time and date settings, click Use Current Date/Time.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices The Camera Menu 2/4 D700 D300 series D90 D7000 D5000 ) Edit Camera Curves… (all cameras except D3 series This option is used to create a custom tone compensation curve and download it to the camera, where it applies when “Custom” is selected for the camera tone compensation option.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices The Camera Menu 3/4 Measure White Balance… Use this option to measure preset white balance. If the camera currently connected supports multiple values for preset white balance, the setting that will be used to store the measured value can be chosen from the pop-up menu at the top of the D2XS dialog.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices The Camera Menu 4/4 D700 D300 series Select Shooting Settings Bank… D3 series D2 series Selecting this option displays the dialog shown at right, where you can choose the shooting menu bank in which changes to settings will be stored while the camera is controlled from Camera Control Pro. See the camera manual for details.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Custom Settings Appendices 1/4 Most of the custom settings stored in camera memory can be viewed and adjusted from the Custom Settings window in Camera Control Pro. For more information on Custom Settings, see the documentation provided with your camera. 1 Select Custom Settings… from the Camera menu. The Custom Settings dialog for the current camera will be displayed.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Custom Settings Appendices 2/4 2 Choose a Custom Settings bank (Custom Settings set) from the pop-up menu of the Custom Settings dialog (see the camera manual for details). 3 After making any changes to Custom Settings, click OK to save changes in the camera Custom Settings bank and exit the Custom Settings dialog. Custom Settings Custom Settings can not be saved to a separate file. Clicking the Reset button resets all Custom Settings to their default values.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Custom Settings Appendices 3/4 Custom Settings for D3-series, D2-series, D700, D300-series, D200, D90, D7000, and D5000 Cameras Custom Settings in each bank are divided into six groups. The group can be chosen from the group menu or by clicking the Next and Prev. buttons. Group menu Prev./ Next buttons With the exceptions of the D90, D7000, and D5000, a descriptive comment can be added to the name of each Custom Settings bank.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Custom Settings 4/4 Custom Settings for D100 Cameras Custom Settings for D100 cameras are divided among three tabs: Page 1, Page 2, and Page 3. See the camera manual for details. Custom Settings for D80 and D60 Cameras Custom Settings for the D80 and D60 cameras are divided among four tabs: Basic, Advanced 1, Advanced 2, and Advanced 3. See the camera manual for details.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Appendices Camera Control Pro Preferences 87 The Shortcut Key Tab The Color Management Tab 88 Windows 89 Mac OS 91 Windows 93 Mac OS 94 Uninstalling Camera Control Pro RGB Color Space Profiles 95 Troubleshooting 97 Customer Support 98 Return to first page Camera Control Pro 2 86
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Control Pro Preferences 1/6 To view the Preferences (Options) dialog for Camera Control Pro, select Options… from the Tools menu (Windows) or select Preferences… from the application menu (Mac OS). Windows Mac OS The Preferences dialog contains Shortcu hortcutt Key and Color Management (Windows Windows, Mac OS OS) tabs.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Control Pro Preferences Appendices 2/6 The Shortcut Key Tab The Shortcut Key tab is used to assign keyboard shortcuts to the “shoot” buttons. Changes to keyboard shortcuts take effect immediately. Shoot AF & Shoot If this option is selected, the keyboard shortcut chosen in the pop-up menu can be used in place of clicking the Shoot button. Key combinations can include the Ctrl, Shift, and Alt keys (Windows) or control, shift, option, and command keys (Mac OS).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Control Pro Preferences Appendices 3/6 The Color Management Tab (Windows) The Color Management tab is where you specify the color management profiles used for displaying images on your monitor and for editing and saving RGB images. Change Display To choose a display profile, click Change Display Profile…. Profile The output color-space profile used when working with RGB images is displayed here. Click Browse… to choose a new default RGB profile.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Camera Control Pro Preferences 4/6 Multiple Displays In a multiple display environment, choose a single profile suited to all displays. Default Display Profile The default Windows display profile is “NKMonitor_win.icm.“ This profile is equivalent to sRGB. Supported Color Profiles See “RGB RGB Color-Space Profiles” les for a list of the RGB color-space profiles supplied with Camera Control Pro.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Control Pro Preferences Appendices 5/6 The Color Management Tab (Mac OS) The Mac OS version displays the following options. ColorSync Default Profiles for Documents Device Profiles Lists the ICC color-space profile used to display images. Default RGB color space: Choose the output color-space profile used when working with RGB images. If Use this instead of an embedded profile when opening files is checked, this RGB color space profile will be used for all images.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Camera Control Pro Preferences Appendices 6/6 Input Profiles If an input profile is selected for the default RGB color space, images will be displayed in the sRGB color space. Supported Color Profiles See “RGB RGB Color-Space Profiles” les for a list of the RGB color-space profiles supplied with Camera Control Pro. The Color Management Tab Changes to the display profile apply system wide.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Uninstalling Camera Control Pro Windows Use an account with administrator privileges to perform the uninstall. 1 Click Start and select Camera Control Pro 2 > Camera Control Pro 2 Uninstall from the program list. 2 Click Yes to begin removing Camera Control Pro and all of its components. 3 4 If the uninstaller encounters read-only files or components shared by another application, a confirmation dialog will be displayed.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Uninstalling Camera Control Pro Mac OS Use an account with administrator privileges to perform the uninstall. 1 Open the “Applications : Nikon Software : Camera Control Pro 2” folder and double-click the Camera Control Pro 2 Uninstaller icon. 2 Enter the administrator name and password and click OK. 3 Click Yes. 4 Click Quit to exit the uninstaller once Camera Control Pro has been removed.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro RGB Color Space Profiles Appendices 1/2 Profiles with a Gamma Value of 1.8 Profile Windows Mac OS Description This profile is used in desk-top publishing applications and in Adobe Photoshop versions 4.0 or earlier, and is the typical RGB Apple Nikon Apple profile for Mac OS monitors. The corresponding RGB setting NKApple.icm RGB RGB 4.0.0 in Adobe Photoshop is “Apple RGB.” This profile is suitable for working with images displayed on the Mac OS.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro RGB Color Space Profiles Profile Windows Appendices 2/2 Description A color-space profile defined in Adobe Photoshop 5.0. It has a wider gamut than sRGB and includes the colors found in most Adobe NKAdobe. Nikon Adobe CMYK gamuts, making it suitable for users involved in desktop RGB icm RGB 4.0.0 publishing. The corresponding RGB setting in Adobe Photo(1998) shop 5.0 is “SMPTE-240M,” the corresponding setting in Adobe Photoshop 5.5 or later “Adobe RGB (1998).
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Troubleshooting Captured Images Are Not Displayed Captured images will not be displayed if Do nothing or Send it to Capture NX (or Capture NX 2) watched folder is selected for When a new image is received from camera in the “Download Options” dialog. Select Show it with View NX (or ViewNX 2). Camera Controls Can Not Be Used Select Enable controls on camera body in the Camera menu. Note that camera controls can not be used in live view.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Customer Support 1/2 Nikon User Support Information If you are in need of technical assistance with the installation or operation of your Nikon product(s), please do not hesitate to contact one of the following Nikon representatives. When calling support, you will be asked to supply the serial and/or version number(s) of your Nikon software. For efficient communication, it is highly recommended that you have your Nikon product in front of you.
Overview Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Customer Support 2/2 Asia, Oceania, Middle-East and Canada Australia Nikon Australia Pty Ltd. Unit F1, Lidcombe Business Park, 3-29 Birnie Avenue, Lidcombe NSW 2141 Tel: +61-(0)2-8748-5200 Fax: +61-(0)2-8748-5274 Canada Nikon Canada Inc. 1366 Aerowood Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 1C1 Tel: +1-(0)905-625-9910 Fax: +1-(0)905-625-6446 China Nikon Imaging (China) Sales Co., Ltd.
