Overview

Welcome to Nikon View Ver.3 for Windows (below, “Nikon View”), browser software for the COOLPIX 990/950/800/700/ 900 series (below,“[COOLPIX digital] camera(s)”). The Nikon View camera drivers and browser allow rapid, easy access to camera image files when the camera is connected to a com- puter. With Nikon View, the camera functions as one of your computer’s drives, making it possible to apply standard Win- dows operations to the image files in the camera’s memory card. Once you have installed Nikon View and mastered its simple operations, you’ll be able to distribute your digital im- age files 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 principal features are listed below.

•camera drivers for COOLPIX digital cameras, which allow you to connect your camera to either the USB port or the serial port (SC-EW3 cable sold separately) of a computer and access the camera’s memory card in much the same way as you would an ordinary disk drive

•a browser function that makes it possible to preview at a glance all the image files stored in your camera’s memory card, and to select items for editing, deletion, or transfer to disk

•support of OLE 2.0 Drag-and-Drop, making it easy to copy images files to disk, open them in other applications, or in- sert them in documents

•simple operation featuring one-touch toolbars and menus

•photographs can be opened in any application that supports JPEG or TIFF for retouching or to be saved in another for- mat, allowing you to use photographs as wallpaper for your desktop or distribute them with electronic mail

•movie files can be played in any application that supports Apple QuickTime movie format

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

Terminology used in this manual

A new feature of Nikon View Ver.3 is its ability to support movie files created with the COOLPIX 990 digital camera. As you read this Reference Manual, keep in mind that most functions introduced apply to both still image files and movie files. Where this is the case, “image file(s)” will be used to refer to both types of files. Specific references to “still image(s)” or “photograph(s)”, or “movie(s)” apply only to the file type mentioned.