En Quick Start Guide Shoot pp. 1 ­ 8 Take pictures for any occasion -- just point and shoot! Review pg. 9 View your pictures at a touch of a button. Transfer pp. 10 ­ 27 Copy pictures to your computers quickly and easily using Nikon View. For information on installing Nikon View, see pages 11­20. Check the package contents Check that you have all the items listed below. COOLPIX 3100 digital camera CompactFlashTM memory card Rechargeable EN-MH1 batteries (× 2) Camera strap En Quick Start Guide Shoot pp. 1 ­ 8 Take pictures for any occasion--just point and shoot! Review pg. 9 View your pictures at a touch of a button. Transfer pp. 10­ 27 Copy pictures to your computers quickly and easily using Nikon View. For information on installing Nikon View, see pages 11­20. USB interface cable Video cable MH-70 battery charger with power cable Quick Start Guide (this guide) Nikon View Macintosh and Windows Nikon View Macintosh and Windows Jp En De Fr Es Nl It Warranty Reference Manual Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX 3100 Warranty "Important Information" envelope Nikon View CD-ROM Nikon View Reference Manual CD-ROM Use Only Nikon Brand Electronic Accessories Your Nikon COOLPIX digital camera is designed to the highest standards and includes complex electronic circuitry. Only Nikon brand electronic accessories (including AC adapters) certified by Nikon specifically for use with your Nikon digital camera are engineered and proven to operate within the operational and safety requirements of this electronic circuitry. THE USE OF NON -NIKON ELECTRONIC ACCESSORIES COULD DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA AND MAY VOID YOUR NIKON WARRANTY. For more information about Nikon brand accessories, contact your local authorized Nikon dealer. Parts of the Camera The principle camera parts are listed below. See the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX 3100 for more information. Mode dial Power-on lamp Shutter-release button Eyelet for camera strap Power switch Memory card slot cover Zoom buttons Viewfinder Multi selector (play/transfer) button Green (AF) lamp Battery-chamber cover Battery-chamber cover latch Interface connector cover Monitor USB/video-out connector Parts of the camera 1 Taking Pictures Step 1 Charge the batteries 1 Plug the AC adapter plug into the battery charger. Plug the wall plug into a power outlet. The CHARGE lamp will light. AC inlet AC adapter plug CHARGE lamp Wall plug 2 Charge the batteries 2 Insert a pair of EN-MH1 batteries as indicated on the charger. 3 The CHARGE lamp will start to blink. 4 Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp stops blinking. It takes about two and a half hours to charge a pair of batteries once they are fully discharged. Taking Pictures Replacing Batteries Turn the camera off and make sure that the power-on lamp has gone out before removing or inserting batteries. Read Battery Warnings Read and follow all warnings and instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer. Damaged Batteries The following batteries can not be used: · Batteries with peeling or damaged insulation. Using batteries with damaged insulation could result in leakage, overheating, or rupture. Note that due to manufacturing defects even new batteries may have faulty insulation. · Batteries with insulation that covers only the sides of the battery and not the area around the negative terminal. · Batteries with a flat negative terminal. Do not use such batteries even if the insulation adequately covers the area around the negative terminal. EN-MH1 Batteries Using an MH-70 battery charger, charge EN-MH1 batteries before first use. Charge each pair of batteries at the same time--do not charge batteries one at a time or mix batteries with different charges. Note that EN-MH1 batteries may discharge quickly immediately after purchase or after the batteries have been left unused for an extended period. This is normal, and the batteries will retain a charge for longer periods after being used and recharged several times. For more information on charging batteries, see the documentation provided with the MH-70. Alternative Power Sources · To power the camera continuously for extended periods, use an EH-61 AC adapter. Do not, under any circumstances, use another make or model of AC adapter. Failure to observe this precaution could result in overheating or in damage to the camera. · We recommend that you buy CRV3 lithium batteries as a back-up power source. · The camera can also be used with a pair of ZR6 (AA) nickel-manganese batteries or FR6/L91 (AA) lithium batteries. · Alkaline batteries can not be used. Taking Pictures Charge the batteries 3 Step 2 Attach the camera strap Attach the camera strap. Step 3 Insert the batteries 1 Attach the camera strap / Insert the batteries 4 Open the battery-chamber cover Pressing the battery-chamber latch ( ), slide the cover out and flip it open ( ). 2 Insert the batteries Insert the batteries as shown in the label inside the battery chamber. 3 Close the battery-chamber cover Close the battery-chamber cover ( ) and slide it in until it latches ( ). Be sure that the battery-chamber cover is properly latched. Taking Pictures Step 4 Insert the memory card Your Nikon digital camera stores pictures on CompactFlashTM memory cards. 1 Confirm that the camera is off The power-on lamp should be off. 2 Open the memory card slot cover 3 Insert the memory card Insert the memory card in the direction of the arrow as shown in the label on the underside of the memory card slot cover. The memory card is fully inserted when the eject button is level with the top of the memory card. Insert the memory card Eject button Direction of insertion Terminals Insert the memory card terminals first. Inserting the card upside down or backwards could damage the camera or the card. Check to be sure the card is in the Front correct orientation. 4 Close the memory card slot cover Taking Pictures 5 Step 5 Take pictures 1 Turn the camera on. The power-on lamp will light, and a welcome message will be displayed. The camera is ready to shoot when the view through the lens is displayed in the camera monitor. The first time you use the camera, the date and time will not be set, and the ("date not set") icon will blink in the top right corner of the monitor. Take pictures 2 Turn the mode dial to and confirm that the camera is on. Mode dial 6 Taking Pictures 3 Check indicators in the monitor. The level of the batteries is shown in the monitor as follows: Display Camera status NO ICON Camera functions normally. Recharge or replace batteries without delay. WARNING ! ! Batteries exhausted. Replace BATTERY with fresh or fully charged EXHAUSTED batteries. Number of exposures remaining Take pictures 4 Frame your subject in the center of the monitor. Zoom buttons Press T to zoom in on your subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame. Press W to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame. Zoom out Zoom in Taking Pictures 7 5 When the camera focuses, the green (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder and the focus indicator in the monitor will light. If the lamp flickers, the camera is unable to focus on the subject in the center of the monitor. Change your composition and try again. Red ( ) lamp Green (AF) lamp Focus indicator Take pictures Flash will fire when picture is taken. Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from shutter-reBlinks lease button, then try again. Flash off or not required. Off Subject in focus. On Green (AF) Camera unable to focus on subject at center of frame. lamp/focus Flashes Using focus lock, focus on another subject at same disindicator tance, then recompose picture and shoot. Red ( ) lamp On 6 Press the shutter-release button the rest of the way down to shoot. The COOLPIX 3100 has a two-stage shutter-release button. Pressing the shutter-release button halfway focuses the camera. Pressing it the rest of the way down releases the shutter to record a picture. 8 Taking Pictures Step 6 View your pictures 1 Press the button. 2 Press / to cycle through your pictures in the order recorded. Press / to view pictures in reverse order. To return to shooting mode, press the button again. View your pictures 3 When you have finished taking pictures, turn the camera off. Now that you've taken a few pictures, you can transfer (copy) them to a computer, where you can view, edit, and organize them. Taking Pictures 9 Installing Nikon View and Transferring Pictures Step 1 Install Nikon View Windows Supported Operating Systems: · · · · Windows XP Home Edition/Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) *Preinstalled versions only *Only computers with built-in USB ports supported pg. 12 Macintosh Supported Operating Systems: · Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later) · Mac OS 9.0­9.2 pg. 17 *Only computers with built-in USB ports supported * See the back cover for detailed system requirements. Step 2 Transfer pictures pg. 21 10 Installing Nikon View and Transferring Pictures Step 1 Install Nikon View Before Installing Nikon View: · Turn off any virus-checking software · Exit all other applications that may be running Uninstall Existing Versions of Nikon View and Nikon Capture Version 1.x Before installing Nikon View, you will need to uninstall Nikon Capture version 1.x (if installed) and any earlier versions of Nikon View. Install Nikon View Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Mac OS X When installing, using, or uninstalling Nikon View, log on as the "Computer administrator" (Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional), "Administrators" (Windows 2000 Professional) or "Admin" (Mac OS X). Connecting the Camera to a Computer Be sure to install Nikon View before connecting the camera to your computer. If the Add New Hardware Wizard is displayed when the camera is connected, click Cancel to exit the wizard. Installing Nikon View and Transferring Pictures 11 Installing Nikon View (Windows) 1 Turn the computer on and wait for Windows to start up. 2 Insert the Nikon View installer CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The Install Center program will launch automatically and a language selection dialog will be displayed. Select a language and click Next. If the Language Selection Dialog Is Not Displayed Select My Computer from the Start menu (Windows XP Home Edition/ Windows XP Professional; in other versions of Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop) and double-click the CD-ROM (NKVIEW6) icon in the My Computer window. Install Nikon View (Windows) 12 3 Click Easy Install. The standard install includes: · PTP driver (Windows XP only) · Coolpix Camera Drivers (Mass Storage driver) (Windows 98 SE only) · Panorama Maker · QuickTime 5 · Nikon View Installing Nikon View and Transferring Pictures Windows 4 The first components to be installed are the camera drivers. What drivers are installed depends on your computer's operating system. Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Follow the on-screen instructions to install the PTP driver. On some systems a Microsoft Wizard may install the PTP driver. Click "Finish" or "OK" after the installation of the PTP driver. Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition (Me) No drivers are installed. Proceed to Step 5 . Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Coolpix Camera Drivers. Install Nikon View (Windows) 5 Installation of Panorama Maker opens with a language selection dialog. Choose a language and click OK. Installing Nikon View and Transferring Pictures 13 Windows 6 The opening dialog of the Panorama Maker install wizard will be displayed; click Next. 7 After reading the license agreement, click Yes to accept the agreement and proceed with installation. Install Nikon View (Windows) 14 8 The destination folder for Panorama Maker will be displayed under "Destination Folder". Click Next to install Panorama Maker to this folder, or click Browse to select another destination. 9 Click Next to install Panorama Maker. Installing Nikon View and Transferring Pictures Windows 10 Click Finish to exit the Panorama Maker install wizard. 11 Installation will continue with QuickTime 5. No registration number is required; leave the registration information blank and click Next. Install Nikon View (Windows) 12 The Nikon View setup program will now start. After reading the license agreement, click Yes to accept the agreement and proceed with installation. 13 The destination folder for Nikon View will be displayed under "Destination Folder". Click Next to install Nikon View to this folder, or click Browse to select another destination. Installing Nikon View and Transferring Pictures 15 Windows 14 Click Yes to create the destination folder. 15 16 Click Yes to create a shortcut t ...