Viewing Pictures on a Computer

Using the UC-E6 USB cable and Nikon View software provided with your camera, you can view your photographs and movies on a computer. Before you can trans- fer (copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to install Nikon View. For more information on installing Nikon View and transferring pictures to your com- puter, see the Quick Start Guide and the Nikon View Reference Manual.

Before Connecting the Camera

Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by:

Pressing the a (V) button on the camera (Q 76)

Clicking the button in Nikon View

Which method you will use depends on your computer's operating system and the USB option selected in the camera setup menu. After consulting the follow- ing table, select the appropriate option using the USB item in the camera setup menu. The default option is Mass Storage.

SET-UP

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Welcome screen

Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

PTP

Date

 

USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mass Storage

Monitor settings

 

Video mode

 

 

 

Pictures transferred using:

Operating system

Camera a (V)

Nikon View

 

button*

button

Windows XP Home Edition

Choose Mass Storage or PTP.

Windows XP Professional

 

 

Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later

Choose PTP.

Choose Mass Storage

Mac OS X 10.1.2

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or PTP.

Windows 2000 Professional

 

 

Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

Choose Mass Storage.

Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

 

 

Mac OS 9 (9.0 - 9.2)

 

 

*The camera a (V) button can not be used to transfer pictures in the following cases. Use the

Nikon View button.

When your computer's operating system is Mac OS X 10.1.2

When Mass Storage is selected for the USB option when transferring pictures from the camera memory

When the memory card write-protect switch is in the "lock" position. Unlock by sliding the switch to the "write" position before transferring pictures.

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