Connecting to a Computer

Connecting to Televisions, Computers, and Printers

Use the USB cable and PictureProject software supplied with your camera to copy (transfer) pictures to a computer.

Before Connecting the Camera

Installing PictureProject

Before transferring pictures or movies to a computer, PictureProject must be installed. For more information on installing and using PictureProject, see the Quick Start Guide or the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).

Confirming USB Option

The following two methods can be used to transfer pictures from the camera to a computer:

Press E (d) on the camera.

Click [Transfer] in PictureProject.

The method used will depend on your computer’s operating system and the USB option (c 65) selected in the camera’s setup menu (c 106).

 

Camera E (d)

 

PictureProject Transfer

Operating system

button1

 

button

 

 

USB mode2

Windows XP Home Edition

Choose [Mass storage] or [PTP].

Windows XP Professional

 

 

 

Windows 2000 Professional3

Choose [Mass storage].

Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later

Choose [PTP].

 

Choose [Mass storage] or

 

[PTP].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1The camera’s E (d) button cannot be used to transfer pictures in the following cases. Use the PictureProject Transfer button.

When transferring pictures from the camera’s internal memory and [Mass storage] is selected in the USB menu.

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

2This camera supports the USB mass storage device class (default setting [Mass stor- age]) and Picture Transfer Protocol ([PTP]) USB transfer protocols.

3If your computer is running Windows 2000 Professional, be sure to set the USB option to [Mass storage]. If [PTP] is selected, the Found New Hardware Wizard will be displayed when the camera is connected to the computer. Select [Cancel], close the window, and disconnect the camera from the computer.

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Nikon S9 manual Connecting to a Computer, Before Connecting the Camera, Installing PictureProject, Confirming USB Option

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