User manual NIKON COOLPIX 7900

[. . . ] En The Nikon Guide to Digital Photography with the DIGITAL CAMERA Trademark Information Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac OS, and Quick Time are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trade names mentioned in this manual or the other documentation provided with your Nikon product are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. For Your Safety To prevent damage to your Nikon product or injury to yourself or to others, read the following safety precautions in their entirety before using this equipment. Keep these safety instructions where all those who use the product will read them. [. . . ] Confirm · No: Exit without deleting picture or voice memo · Yes: Delete both picture and voice memo Delete voice memo 62 Storage Voice memo file names consist of an identifier ("DSCN" for memos appended to original pictures), a four-digit file number copied from the associated picture, and the extension ". WAV" (e. g. , "DSCN0015. WAV"). Notes on Voice Memos · Voice memos can not be recorded or played during thumbnail playback ( 57) and playback zoom ( 59). · If a voice memo already exists for the current picture, it must be deleted before a new memo can be recorded. · Do not touch the microphone during recording. More on Playback 63 Viewing Pictures on TV The EG-CP14 audio/video (A/V) cable provided with your camera can be used to connect the camera to a television or video-cassette recorder (VCR). Choosing Video Mode Video mode in the Interface option of the camera Set-up menu offers a choice of NTSC and PAL standards ( 132). Be sure that the standard selected matches that used in the device. 1 2 More on Playback Turn the camera off Turn the camera off before connecting or disconnecting the A/V cable. Connect the A/V cable to the camera Open the Interface connector Cover and insert the black plug of the A/V cable into the camera's Audio/Video (A/V) out Connector. Check to be sure the connector is in the correct orientation and insert the plug straight. Do not insert or disconnect it forcibly. 3 4 5 64 Connect the A/V cable to the television or VCR Insert the yellow plug of the A/V cable into the video-in jack on your television or VCR and the white plug into the audio-in jack. Tune the television to the video channel For more information, see the manual for your television or VCR. Turn the camera on Press the Button for at least two seconds to turn the camera on. The camera monitor will turn off and the television will display the image normally shown in the monitor. Viewing Pictures on a Computer Using the UC-E6 USB cable and PictureProject software provided with your camera, you can transfer photographs and movies to a computer and view them. Before pictures can be transferred (copied) to your computer, PictureProject must be installed. For information on installing PictureProject, see the Quick Start Guide and the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD). Setting the USB Option on the Camera Before connecting the camera to a computer, set the USB option according to the method for transfer. Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by: · Pressing the (Transfer ) Button on the camera · Clicking the Transfer button in PictureProject Which method you will use depends on your computer's operating system and the USB option selected in the Set-up menu of the camera. Set the USB option by referring to the table ( 65) and the procedure ( 66). Operating system Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Mac OS X (10. 1. 5 or later) Camera (Transfer ) Button* Choose Mass storage or PTP. Choose PTP. (Transfer ) Button More on Playback Pictures transferred using: PictureProject Transfer button Choose Mass storage or PTP. Choose Mass storage or PTP. * The camera (Transfer ) Button can not be used when the memory card write protect switch is in the lock position. Slide the switch to "write" position when transferring pictures ( 13). **Pictures stored in the memory cannot be transferred with the camera (Transfer ) Button. Use the Transfer button in PictureProject, or copy the pictures in the memory to the memory card ( 113) and then transfer the pictures to the computer. 65 To Set the USB Option SET-UP 1/3 Welcome screen Date Monitor Settings Date imprint AF assist Confirm Confir Help SET-UP 3/3 Interface Auto transfer Reset all Menus Firmware version Confirm Confir Help Rotate the Mode Dial to and turn Highlight Interface and press the camera on. The Set-up menu* will be displayed in the monitor. INTERFACE USB Video mode . USB PTP Mass storage More on Playback Confirm Confir Confirm Confir Highlight USB and press . Select PTP or Mass storage. Make a selection. INTERFACE USB Video mode Confirm Confir * For more information on the Set-up menu, see "Using the Set-up Menu" ( 116). 66 Connecting the USB Cable Turn the computer on and wait for it to start up. [. . . ] 14 5 122 10 14 137 15 67 64 14 140 122 139 123 139 Technical Notes Monitor is blank Camera turns off without warning No indicators appear in monitor Monitor is hard to read 145 Problem Possible cause 19, 25 14 23 23 13, 130 13 85 · Camera is in Playback mode. · Green (AF) lamp flickers: camera unable to focus (when the monitor is off). taken when · Message "CARD IS NOT FORMATTED" appears in moniShutter-release tor: memory card is not formatted for use in camera. Button is pressed · Message "MEMORY CARD IS WRITE PROTECTED" appears in monitor: memory card is locked. [. . . ]