Connections— Connecting to

a Computer

Making the Connection: Connecting to Your Computer

Once you have installed Nikon View 5, you are ready to transfer photographs and movies to your computer. Pictures can be transferred via a direct USB connection between the camera and computer, or by removing the memory card from the camera and inserting it in a card reader or PC card slot.

Direct Connection: Connecting Your Camera by Cable

If your computer has a built-in USB interface, you can connect it to your cam- era using the UC-E1 cable provided.

1 Turn the computer on

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Mac OS 9

When connecting the camera to a computer running one of the above oper- ating systems, do not select PTP for the USB option in the camera setup menu ( 131). If PTP is selected, the computer will display a dialog stating that it has found new hardware or that the drivers for the device can not be used. Click Cancel to exit the dialog. Disconnect the camera and select Mass Storage from the camera USB menu, then reconnect the camera as described above.

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional

When installing, uninstalling, or running Nikon View 5 under Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional, log in as the “Computer adminis- trator”. When installing, uninstalling, or running Nikon View 5 under Win- dows 2000 Professional, log in to the Administrator account.

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Nikon S2H05000501 Making the Connection Connecting to Your Computer, Direct Connection Connecting Your Camera by Cable