User manual NIKON COOLPIX 4300 - QUICK START GUIDE

Take Pictures/Transfer Pictures to Your Computer Quick Start Guide N En Let's Use COOLPIX 4300 Contents Shoot Take Pictures P.4 P.15 Transfer Pictures to Your Computer P.16 P.39 Review Installing Software For Windows P.18 P.22 P.26 P.29 For Macintosh Transfer Connecting to a Computer P.30 P.39 2 3 Take Pictures with the COOLPIX 4300 Please take the time to read this Quick Start Guide and discover how to take and view pictures with your COOLPIX4300. 3 1 P.6 Unpack the camera P.8 Prepare the camera P.9 5 P.13 Review your pictures 4 P.10 P.12 Take pictures See the "Nikon Guide to DIgital Photography" for details on each operation. 2 P.7 Charge the battery 4 5 1 Unpack the camera Check that you have all the items listed below. 2 ----------------------------- Charge the battery Take Pictures/Transfer Pictures to Your Computer Quick Start Guide 1 Connect to AC power. CHARGE 1 COOLPIX4300 2 N En 3 Guide to Digital Photography with the COOLPIX4300 MH­53 LITHIUM ION BATTERY CHARGER Quick Start Guide (This Guide) Warranty 2 5 6 "Important Information" Envelope Camera Strap CHARGE Insert battery. Insert in direction of arrow CHARGE 4 Warranty Terminals MH­53 LITHIUM ION BATTERY CHARGER EN-EL1 MH­53 LITHIUM ION BATTERY CHARGER CF CARD 7 CompactFlashTM Memory Card 8 Rechargeable EN-EL1 battery with terminal cover 9 Battery Charger with power cable (Shape of cable depends on country or region of purchase) 3 The CHARGE lamp on the charger will blink while the battery charges. CHARGE lamp CHARGE 10 Video Cable 11 USB Interface Cable CD-ROMs included with the product vary with country or region of purchase. 12 Lens Cap with cord 4 Charging is complete when the CHARGE lamp remains lit. CHARGE 13 Nikon View 5 CD-ROM 14 Nikon View 5 Reference Manual CD-ROM Note: An exhausted battery can be fully recharged in approximately 2 hours. 6 7 3 Prepare the camera 1 Attach the camera strap. 6 Open the memory card-slot cover. 2 Camera OFF. 7 Insert the memory card into the slot and close the cover. 3 Open the battery cover. Pressing the battery-chamber cover latch /, slide the battery-chamber cover out ¤ and flip it open <. 4 Insert the battery. Important: Memory cards are labeled with an arrow(s) showing the direction of insertion. With this label facing the back of the camera (the side with the monitor), insert the card in the direction of the arrow, sliding it in until it is firmly in place. Direction of insertion Terminals Front of card 5 8 Close the cover. Hold the cover shut, and slide it to the closed position. 9 4 Take pictures 2 The steps below explain how to take pictures using the monitor in a (auto) mode, where most of the settings are controlled by the camera. Check the battery level and the number of exposure remaining in the monitor. 2272 1/250 F2.8 10 · No icon: Battery fully charged. · M: Recharge soon. · WARNING!! BATTERY EXHAUSTED: Recharge now! 1 Remove the lens cap. Mode dial to a. Camera on. Number of exposures remaining 10 10 3 Hold the camera steady. 1/250 F2.8 4 Note: The first time you use the camera, the date and time will not be set, and a flashing clock icon ( ) will appear in the monitor. For more information, see the Guide to Digital Photography, page 21. Frame your subject. Press W on zoom button to zoom out, T to zoom in. Continues to next page 10 11 4 Take pictures (continued) 5 Review your pictures 5 Halfway press to focus. Check the status of the autofocus (green) and flash-ready (red) lamps next to the viewfinder. 1 Press the QUICK p button. 2002.09.15 15:50 1 100NIKON 100NI KON 100NIKON 0001.JPG 0001. 000 JPG 2272 1/250 F2.8 9 2272 1/ 1 Press once Press twice Lamp On Flash-ready lamp (red) Blinks rapidly Off On Autofocus lamp (green) Meaning Flash will fire when picture is taken. Flash charging. Remove finger briefly from shutter release button, then try again. Flash not required or flash set to "off". Subject in focus. 2 Check all pictures: > previous < next 2002.09.15 15:50 100NIKON 0001.JPG Camera unable to focus on subject. Use focus Flickers lock to focus on another subject at the same distance, then recompose your picture. To end review and focus the camera for your next shot, press the shutter2272 release button halfway. 1/ 1 6 Press the shutter release button all the way to shoot. 3 When you have finished taking pictures, turn the camera off. Focus and exposure are locked when the shutter release button is pressed halfway down. They remain locked as long as the button is pressed. Press the shutter release button all the way down to take your picture. Congratulations on your first pictures! See the next page for the Scene mode and page 16 for installing software. 12 13 12 Scene Modes 12 Scene modes are available with the COOLPIX4300. Scene mode offers a choice of settings for specific scenes. Sunset Set mode dial to i and press the MENU button to display SCENE mode menu. Select desired mode by pressing the multi selector. Museum Portrait Night Landscape Fireworks Show Copy Night Portrait Party/Indoor Close Up Back Light See page 34-38 on the Nikon Guide to Digital Photography for details on each mode. 14 Beach/ Snow Landscape 15 Transfer Pictures to Your Computer Transferring your pictures to a computer allows you to view, store and organize your pictures. You will need Nikon View 5 to transfer your pictures. Follow the instructions to carry out the installation and then transfer your pictures to a computer. 2 Connecting to a Computer P.30 P.39 1 Installing Software P.18 P.29 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Connect your camera by USB cable Copy pictures to your computer Remove the camera from the system Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Read the Nikon View 5 Reference Manual on CD. Before you begin: installing Nikon View 5 Install Nikon View 5 So that you can enjoy your Nikon digital camera to the full, Nikon offers the following software to help you sort, manipulate, print, and share your pictures on a computer: · Nikon View 5: Use this program to copy pictures from the camera or memory card to your computer. Once transferred, you can view pictures at full size, print them into folders on your hard disk. See the Nikon View 5 Reference Manual (on CD) for details. · FotoStation Easy: The more adventurous can use this program for more comprehensive sorting, filing, and image manipulation. FotoStation is only available to users in Europe. · Panorama Maker: This program allows you to join several pictures to make a larger image. · QuickTime: Nikon View and FotoStation use this program to play back movies. · Windows Users P.22 P.26 P.25 P.29 · Macintosh Users 16 17 1 Installing Software Read the Nikon View 5 Reference Manual on CD 2 Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Step 1 To install Adobe Acrobat Reader, open the folder for the language of your choice. Double-click the installer icon. The first step to installing Nikon View 5 is to read the instructions. These are included on the reference CD provided with your camera. To view the instructions, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later. If you have already installed this version of Acrobat, skip Step 2. The installer start-up screen will be displayed; follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. Macintosh Windows 3 1 Insert the reference CD After turning on your computer, place the reference CD in a CDROM drive. Windows users: Windows users will need first to double-click the My Computer icon and then the Nikon icon to open the reference CD window. Macintosh users: Under Mac OS 9, the reference CD will open automatically on the desktop. If you are using Mac OS X, double-click the Nikon CDROM icon to open the reference CD. Read installation instructions for Nikon View 5 Once you have installed Adobe Acrobat Reader, double-click the INDEX.pdf icon in the root directory of the reference CD to view a clickable index of the documentation available for Nikon View 5. Follow the links to view the installation instructions for your computer system. If desired, you can print the installation instructions using the Print... command in the Acrobat File menu, and follow along during installation of Nikon View 5. Continues to next page 18 19 1 Installing Software Before You Begin: Installing Nikon View 5 Before Connecting the Camera Before connecting your camera to a computer, make sure that Nikon View 5 is installed. Step 2 Already Have Nikon View? To install Nikon View 5, you must have a computer running one of the following operating systems In order to transfer pictures to your computer using the UC-E1 USB cable, the COOLPIX4300 requires the version of Nikon View 5 provided with the camera. If you have a version of Nikon View that was included with another Nikon digital camera, you will need to upgrade to the version provided with the COOLPIX4300. Windows Pre-installed versions of: ·Windows XP Home Edition/Professional ·Windows 2000 Professional ·Windows Millennium Edition (Me) ·Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Users: P.22 P.25 Let's install Nikon View 5! Macintosh Pre-installed versions of: ·Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later) ·Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, or 9.2 Macintosh Users: P.26 P.29 20 21 1 for Windows Install Nikon View 5 · Coolpix Camera Driver (Windows 98SE Only) Click OK to begin installation of the Coolpix Camera Driver, and click OK again once installation is complete. Installing Software Step 3 To Users of Windows XP Home Edition/Professional and Windows 2000 Professional When installing, uninstalling or using Nikon View 5, log on as the Computer administrator (Windows XP Home Edition/Professional) or Administrator (Windows 2000 Professional). · Windows XP Update (Windows XP Only) Depending on the computer's operating environment, the PTP driver installation and Setup wizard may start when you click Easy Install. In such cases, follow the instructions on screen until the wizard's final dialog box is displayed. Then continue on to install the next application without restarting your computer. 1 2 Turn the computer on and insert the Nikon View 5 installer CD into a CD-ROM drive. Select a language and click Next. 4 ArcSoft Panorama Maker 3.0 Select a language and click OK. The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. 3 The Install Center program will be launched automatically. Click Easy Install to begin installation. Software installation includes the Panorama Maker, QuickTime 5.0.2, Nikon View 5, and FotoStation Easy (FotoStation is only available for users in Europe). 5 QuickTime 5.0.2 No registration number is required; leave the registration information blank and click Next. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. Continues to next page 22 23 1 for Windows 9 Complete installation. Installing Software Step 3 6 Install Nikon View 5 (continued) Click Finish Nikon View 5 Once you have accepted the terms of license agreement, the destination folder for Nikon View 5 will be displayed. Click Next. 10 FotoStation Easy Installation opens with a dialog asking you to select the desired language. Select a language and click OK. The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. If a message is displayed starting that a newer version of QuickTime is already installed, click OK. 11 7 Create a new folder for Nikon View 5. Restart the computer. Click Yes 12 Click Yes Once the computer has restarted, remove the Nikon View 5 installer CD from the CD-ROM drive. If the Welcome program starts up again after you have restarted the computer, click Quit to exit the Welcome program then remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 8 24 Create a shortcut to Nikon View 5 on the desktop. Now you are done with the installation of the Nikon View 5. Next step is to transfer pictures to your computer. Click Yes P. 30 25 1 for Macintosh 5 Panorama Maker Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. Installing Software Step 3 1 2 Install Nikon View 5 Turn the computer on and insert the Nikon View 5 installer CD into a CD-ROM drive. The Nikon View Welcome program will be launched automatically. · Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later) Nikon View 5 will not start automatically. Double-click the Nikon View 5 CD-ROM icon on the desktop, then double-click the Welcome icon. Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later) If you are using Mac OS X, the Authenticate dialog will be displayed before the Nikon View 5 installer. Enter your administrator name and password, and then click OK. 3 Select a language and click Next. 6 Nikon View 5 The Nikon View 5 installer will start. 4 The Install Center program will be launched automatically. Click Install to begin installation of all the software checked in the software tab. By default, the installation includes PanoramaMaker, QuickTime 5.0.2 and Nikon View 5, and FotoStation Easy (FotoStation is only available for users in Europe). QuickTime 5.0.2 is not installed under Mac OS X. Once you heve accepted the license agreement and viewed the ReadMe file, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Click Install to begin installation. Continues to next page 26 27 1 for Macintosh 9 QuickTime 5.0.2 Installation of QuickTime 5.0.2 opens with a welcome dialog. Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to accept the license agreement. When the dialog shown at right is displayed, select Recommended and click Continue. The Registration dialog will be displayed. No registration number is required; leave the registration information blank and click Continue. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. Installing Software Step 3 Install Nikon View 5 (continued) Add to Dock (Mac OS X)/Create an Alias (Mac OS 9) After you click Install, a dialog will be displayed where you can click OK to add Nikon View 5 to the Dock (Mac OS X) or create an alias to Nikon View 5 on the desktop (Mac OS 9). Mac OS X Mac OS 9 7 8 Click Quit to complete installation of Nikon View 5. 10 FotoStation Easy Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. One of the two dialogs shown right will be displayed. Click Restart to restart your computer. 11 Once the computer has restarted, remove the Nikon View 5 installer CD from the CD-ROM drive. If the Welcome program starts up again after you have restarted the computer, click Quit to exit the Welcome program then remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. Now you are done with the installation of the Nikon View 5. Next step is to transfer pictures to your computer. P. 30 29 28 2 Connecting to a Computer Readying the Camera for Transfer Before pictures can be copied to a computer via direct USB connection, you will need to select a USB setting according to your computer's operating system and whether pictures will be transferred using the camera TRANSFER button (p. 35) or the button in Nikon View 5 (p. 34). The following options are available: PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) and Mass Storage. The default setting is Mass Storage. Operating system Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later Mac OS X 10.1.2 Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) USB Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer PTP Date Mass Storage Interface USB Language Reset All SELECT SET INTERFACE Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Video Mode Language USB Reset All SELECT SET USB Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer PTP Date Mass Storage Interface USB Language Reset All SELECT SET Highlight USB USB Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer PTP Date Mass Storage Interface USB Language Reset All SELECT SET Display USB menu SET-UP2 Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Language Reset All PAGE1 SELECT SET Pictures transferred using: Camera TRANSFER button Nikon View 5 button Choose PTP Make a selection Choose Mass Storage or PTP. Choose PTP. --* Choose Mass Storage or PTP. Step 1 Connect Your Camera by USB Cable Remove the lens cap first Choose Mass Storage. * Pictures cannot be transferred using camera TRANSFER button in Mac OS X 10.1.2. Use Nikon View 5 button to transfer pictures. To select PTP: Set the mode dial of the camera to "SETUP", turn the camera on and press the MENU button once. SET-UP 2 menu is displayed. SET-UP2 Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Language Reset All PAGE1 SELECT 1 2 Turn the computer on. Connect the camera to your computer as shown in the illustration below, using the USB cable provided. SET Use the multi selector to display the USB menu. SET-UP2 Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Language Reset All PAGE1 SELECT INTERFACE Controls Shot Confirm Lamp Pic Data/Transfer Date Interface Video Mode Language USB Reset All SELECT SET Choose a Language Camera menus and messages can be displayed in your choice of German, English, French, Japanese and Spanish. See the Guide to Digital Photography, page 20. SET 30 Highlight Interface menu Display options Continues to next page 31 2 Connecting to a Computer Copy Pictures to Your Computer Step 2 1 Turn the camera on. · The lens will extend and the camera monitor will be blank. · Nikon View 5 will automatically detect the camera and display the Nikon Transfer window. Windows Nikon Transfer window Macintosh On a Macintosh, Nikon Transfer will start up after Nikon Browser has started. Nikon Browser window Nikon Transfer window AutoPlay (Windows XP) When you turn the camera on, the dialog shown at right will be displayed. Select Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon View 5 and click OK to start Nikon View 5. To bypass this dialog in the future, click Always do the selected action. Mac OS X (10.1.2 or later) Before turning the camera on, select Select None Applications from the Go menu and doubleclick the Image Capture icon. The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Select None Select None from the Hot plug action menu and close the Image Capture dialog. If you install Apple iPhoto software after you install Nikon View 5, please repeat this step to prevent both iPhoto and Nikon View 5 from starting when you connect your camera. Select Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Nikon View 5 32 Continues to next page 33 2 Connecting to a Computer Step 2 2 Copy Pictures to Your Computer You can also transfer pictures to your computer by pressing the TRANSFER button on the camera. · When the TRANSFER button on the camera is pressed, pictures with D markings are transferred to computer. The display in the camera monitor changes as follows: Transfer pictures to your computer Click the button to begin transfer. To copy all pictures on the memory card to your computer, select All images from the Image transfer rule menu in Nikon Transfer window PREPARING TO TRANSFER TRANSFERRING IMAGE TO COMPUTER TRANSFER COMPLETED Mac OS X Pictures can not be transferred using the camera TRANSFER button in Mac OS X 10.1.2. Use the button in Nikon Transfer window. Before using the camera TRANSFER button to transfer pictures in Mac OS X version 10.1.3 or later, set the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu to PTP (p. 30). Caution regarding image transfer While pictures are being copied to the computer, do not: · Disconnect the USB cable. · Turn the camera off. · Remove the memory card. Use a Reliable Power Source When transferring data between the camera and the computer, be sure that the battery is fully charged. If in doubt, recharge the battery before beginning transfer or use the optional AC adapter. Continues to next page 34 35 2 Connecting to a Computer Step 2 3 Copy Pictures to Your Computer When all pictures have been copied, they will be displayed in the Nikon Browser window. Windows Macintosh By default, pictures will be copied to the folder "Imgnnnn" in the My Documents folder or My Pictures folder, where nnnn is a four-digit number (starting from 0001) assigned automatically be Nikon View 5. By default, pictures will be copied to the folder "Imgnnnn" in the Documents folder (Mac OS 9) or Pictures folder (Mac OS X), where nnnn is a four-digit number (starting from 0001) assigned automatically by Nikon View 5. Congratulations! Now you are done with transferring pictures to your computer! 36 Continues to next page 37 2 Connecting to a Computer Remove the Camera from the System System Requirements (Nikon View 5) Windows OS Pre-installed versions of Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Only models with built-in USB ports supported 300 MHz Pentium or better 64 MB or more recommended Step 3 · If you have set the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu to PTP (see p. 30), you can now turn the camera off and disconnect the cable. · If you have not changed the USB option in the camera SET-UP menu from its default setting of Mass Storage, you must remove the camera from the system as shown below before turning the camera off or disconnecting the cable. Windows XP Home Edition/Professional Click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. Windows 2000 Professional Click the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB Mass Storage Device from the menu that appears. Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Click the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" icon ( ) in the taskbar and select Stop USB Disk from the menu that appears. Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) In My Computer, click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select Eject from the menu that appears. Mac OS X Drag the "NO_NAME" camera volume into the Trash. Mac OS 9 Drag the "untitled" disk corresponding to the camera into the Trash. Models CPU RAM Hard-disk space 25 MB required for installation, with additional free disk space of 10 MB plus double the capacity of the camera memory card available on system disk when Nikon View 5 is running. Video resolution Miscellaneous 800 x 600 or better with High Color (True Color recommended) CD-ROM drive required for installation Macintosh