Nikon View DX manual Overview

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Overview

Welcome to Nikon View DX for Macintosh (below, Nikon View), a browser program for the Nikon D1 digital camera. Nikon View allows you to connect your camera to a Macintosh for quick retrieval and browsing of the images stored in your cam- era. Once Nikon View is installed on your Macintosh, the cam- era can be used like any other drive, allowing free access to images in the camera via standard Mac OS file operations. Nikon View Browser is also provided, making it possible to dis- play the contents of the camera’s memory as thumbnail images. Once you have installed Nikon View and mastered its simple operations, you’ll be able to distribute your digital photographs by disk or electronic mail, or include them in your home page and other documents you create for business or personal use.

Nikon View’s features include those listed below.

a driver function that supports connection to your camera and allows you to operate your camera’s memory like any other drive

thumbnails viewed in Nikon View Browser can be copied to disk or opened in other applications using drag-and-drop

images in the camera’s memory can be handled using stan- dard Mac OS file operations

images can be opened in any application that supports JPEG or TIFF for retouching or to be saved in another format, allowing you to use images as desktop pictures or distribute them by electronic mail

if you have a compact flash-memory reader or a PCMCIA card slot and card adapter, the digital camera’s compact flash-memory cards can be browsed even when not inserted in the camera

files containing raw image data from the CCD in Nikon

Electronic Image Format (NEF) are displayed as thumbnail images; NEF files can be opened for editing in Nikon Capture (sold separately) simply by double-clicking on the thumbnails

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Contents Nikon View DX Trademark Information Concerning the Manuals Provided with This ProductDisclaimer of Liability Overview Contents of This Manual Mounting the Camera Setting up the Camera as a DriveNikon View Control Settings Connection errors Camera Drive SettingsMounting compact flash-memory cards Unmounting the CameraCreating thumnail images Choosing the application used to open camera filesCamera cannot be shared over a network Other ways to unmount the cameraRemounting the camera Only one camera is supported at a timePage Working with Images Tip Copying Images to Disk Deleting Images from the Camera Opening selected images from the image folder Opening Images in Another ApplicationOpening images from the application’s Open dialog Opening selected images by drag and dropBrowsing Images inYour Camera Nikon View BrowserAnother way of starting Nikon View Browser Nikon View Browser Browsing Compact Flash-Memory Cards Browsing Compact Flash-Memory CardsAnother way of starting Nikon View Browser Browsing Images on Disk Selecting images Viewing Images with the Built-inViewer Zooming the image in and out Scrolling and resizing image windows Deleting Images Printing Images Printing images from the browser windowPrinting from the image window Changing the Appearance of Thumbnails Viewing Image Information Nikon View Browser Copying Images to Disk Nikon View Browser Opening Images in Another Application Opening selected images from the browserNikon View Browser Opening Images in Another Application Opening selected images by drag and drop Browser Window NikonView ReferenceAbout Nikon View Browser… New Folder NOpen O Close Window W Setup…Print P Move to TrashPreferences… Can’t Undo Z Cut X / Copy C / Paste V / ClearSelect All a Show ClipboardSleep Empty Trash…Eject Disk Erase Disk…