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    iPIX Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Camer as Coolpix 700, 800, 90 0, and 950 models DOC - NIKL- R1[...]

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    L EGAL N OTI CE Copyright © 2000-200 1 Internet Pictures Corpor ation. All right s reserved. iP IX image, Photo Bubble, iP IX Rea l Estate V irtual T o ur Wizard so ftware, iP IX Wizard s oftware, iPIX MyPh otoBubble software, iPIX® Builder softwar e, iPIX TV-Studio software, iPIX W ebCam s oftware, and iPIX I-Link er software are tradem arks of [...]

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    iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 • We lcome to iPIX® Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Supporte d Camera Model s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The iPIX Picture-taking Proc ess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iPIX® Photograp hy with Nikon Digital Cam eras ii Step 3: Take the First Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Step 4: Take the Second Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Step 5: Fi nish Your Photo Sessi on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6 • Downloading Images . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W elcome to iPIX ® Imaging Thank you for your purcha se of an iPIX® Came ra Kit featuring the Nikon Coolpix digital cam era. With your k i t, you can shoot and build im mersive iPIX images in a matter of minute [...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 2 1 - WELC OME T O IPIX® IMAGIN G Supported Camera Models Supported Camera Models iPIX photogr aphy supp orts eigh t Nikon Coolpix digital camer a models, including the 7 00, 800, 88 0, 885, 900, 950, 990, and 9 95. T his photogra- phy guide covers the Co olpi x 700, 800, 900, an d 950 models. Co[...]

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    1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGI NG Minimum Requirement s iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 3 Minimum Requir ements The minimum system r equirements w ill depe nd upon the software yo u purchased. Y o ur iPIX software m anual contain s complete details. P ersonal C ompute r Requirements T o use this kit an d all included software with your [...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 4 1 - WELC OME T O IPIX® IMAGIN G Technical Support Macintos h Computer Requir ement s T o use this kit an d all included software wit h your Macintosh comp uter , you will need: • One free s erial port on your computer, USB port, or a PCMCIA Typ e II card s lot T o use th e US B conn ectiv ity[...]

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    iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In stalling Y our Softwar e Y our iPIX ® Camera Kit includes thr e e or mor e CD -RO Ms : iPIX So ftw ar e, Nikon Coolpix Refer ence Manuals, and Nikon View softwar e, depending upon your camera model. • iPIX S[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 6 2 - INSTALL ING YOUR S OFTWARE Step 1: Inst all iPIX Software Step 1: In stall iPIX Software The iPIX Viewer and iPIX Plug-ins are ins talled during this process. The exact steps may va r y. Pl ease refer to your iPI X User M anual for detailed instructions. Window s Installation This procedure [...]

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    2 - INSTA LLING YOUR SOFTW ARE Step 2: In stall Adobe Acroba t Reader iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 7 Step 2: Install Ad obe Acr obat Reader A dobe Acrobat Reader softwar e is used to read the electr onic copy of the software manual included with your i PIX software. T his step is o ptional. Window s Installation 1. Turn on y our c[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 8 2 - INSTALL ING YOUR S OFTWARE Step 2: Install Ado be Acrobat Reader[...]

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    iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pr eparing for Photogr a phy This chapter will walk yo u through p reparing y our digital c amera for iPIX® photography . Some s teps are specific to particul ar camera models. These sections are labe led with th[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 10 3 - PREPA RING FOR P HOTOGRAP HY Photography Preparations Photography Pr eparations The following ins tructions in t his section will wor k with any su pported Nikon Coolpix digital came ra models. Step 1: In sert the Batt eries 1. Remove the batt eries from the ki t. If y our kit comes with r [...]

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    3 - PREPA RING FOR PHO TOGRA PHY Photography Preparations iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 11 Step 2: In sert the Memor y Car d 1. Locate the memory card. Some kits include a larger memory card, like the one shown at right 2. Remo ve t he card from i ts plastic case. 3. Open the memory card doo r . 4. Gently insert the c ard. 5. As yo[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 12 3 - PREPA RING FOR P HOTOGRAP HY Assembling Your iPIX Camer a Equipment A ssembling Y our iPIX Camer a Equipment Careful assembl y of yo ur camera e quipment and tr ipod will ensur e high iPIX ima ge qu al ity . M ake sure your tr ipod is firmly set up and that you pay close atten tion t o avoi[...]

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    3 - PREPA RING FOR PHO TOGRA PHY Assembling Your iPIX Camer a Equipment iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 13 Step 2: Attach the Fisheye Lens Adapter 1. Remove the fisheye lens with a tta ched adapter from th e case. 2. Remo ve the back len s cap fr om the fis heye con verter len s, being c areful not to touc h t he le ns gl ass. 3. Lea[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 14 3 - PREPA RING FOR P HOTOGRAP HY Assembling Your iPIX Camer a Equipment Step 3: Attach the Camera to the Rotator 1. Place the camera o n the r otato r. 2. Align the threa ded mount on the bottom of the camera with the thum b sc rew on th e rota tor . 3. The camera body will sit differ ently on [...]

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    iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting up Y our Camer a iPIX® photogra phy uses opt imized ca mera s ettings. E ach time you take iPIX imag e pa irs, th e ex posu re lo ck shou ld b e res et to ensu r e the high est quality . S ome settin gs [...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 16 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 700 Nikon Cool pix 7 00 This procedure will prepa re your Ni kon CoolPix 7 00 digital camera for iPI X phot ograp hy . Set Fis heye Lens Mode 1. Pivot the mode dial aroun d the shutter rel ease button on the top of the camera to M-REC mod e. 2. Pr ess t[...]

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    4 - SETTING UP YOUR C AMERA Nikon Coo lpix 800 iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 17 Nikon C oolpix 800 These instr uctions w alk you through sett ing the ima ge quality and fish eye lens mode on y our Nikon Coolpix 800 digital ca mera. Select Fisheye Len s M ode 1. Turn the mode dial to M-REC mode . 2. Pres s the MENU button below the [...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 18 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 800 Set the Image Quality Setting the i mage quality for I PIX photograph y is a crucial step. I f your images are taken at a lower resoluti on m ode, IPIX images created using these hemisph eres may app ear pixelated. 1. Make sure the camera is in M-RE[...]

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    4 - SETTING UP YOUR C AMERA Nikon Coo lpix 900 iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 19 Nikon C oolpix 900 These instr uctions w alk you through sett ing the ima ge quality and fish eye lens mode on y our Nikon Coolpix 900 digital ca mera. Select Fisheye Len s M ode 1. Pivot the switch around the silver shutter button o n the top of the ca[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 20 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 950 Nikon C oolpix 950 This procedure wa lks you th rough setting th e image quality and the Fish- eye lens mode on your camera. Select Fisheye Len s M ode 1. Pivot the mode dial aroun d the shutter rel ease button on the top of the camera to M-REC mod [...]

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    4 - SETTING UP YOUR C AMERA Nikon Coo lpix 950 iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 21 Set the Image Quality Setting the i mage quality for iPI X photog raphy is a crucial step . If your images are taken at a lower resolution m ode, iPIX image s created using these hemisph eres may app ear pixelated. 1. Press and hold the Q UAL button. 2.[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 22 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 950[...]

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    iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T aking Y our Pictures This chapter will walk yo u an iP IX® photog raphy sessio n. Every time you take a new set of pictures (after ever y two shots), yo u will need to repeat each of these steps, which include[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 24 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Photography Tips for iPIX Images Photography Tips for iPIX Ima ges Compos ing the Image Composing an iPI X image in volves two ma jor decisions: seam pl acement and image viewpoin t. First, choose w here the seam will fall. For exampl e, if you are s hooting a living ro[...]

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    5 - TAKIN G YOUR PIC TURES Photography Tips for iPIX Images iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 25 U se of Lighting Lighting pla ys a cr ucial role in ho w your hem ispher es look as a comp leted iPIX image. Just like in traditiona l pho tography , you must be aware o f light sources. If yo u take a picture of a room facing the brightest[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 26 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Step 1: Se t the Au to Exposure L ock Step 1: Set the Auto Exposu re Lock Turn on the Au to Ex posure ( AE) Lock to capture equal li ghting between two hemisphere images. T he first pictur e you take using the AE Lock in a pair of hemisphe re images will esta blish th e[...]

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    5 - TAKIN G YOUR PIC TURES Step 1: S et the Auto Exposure Lock iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 27 Nikon Coolpix 900 1. P osition the switch around the sh utter release butt on to M-RE C. 2. Pres s the menu button, a nd use the down arrow to select Extra Func option. 3. Pr ess the s hutter button t o activate it . 4. Scroll down to AE[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 28 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Step 2: Set th e Whi te B alan ce Step 2: Set the White Balance Next, set the White Bala nce. The step s for setting the White Balance depends upo n your camer a model and t he firmwa re version numbe r . Fir m- ware is a came ra’s operating system. Nikon perio dicall[...]

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    5 - TAKIN G YOUR PIC TURES Step 2: Set the Whit e Balance iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 29 Nikon Coolpix 800 V e rs ion 1.0 and 95 0 Ver sions 1.0, 1.1 T o set the Whit e Balance: 1. P osition the switch aro und the shu tter-release b utton to M- REC mode. 2. Pr ess the Menu button once to di splay the Shooting menu. 3. U se the zo[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 30 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Step 3: Tak e the First Picture Step 3: Ta k e the Fir st Picture When you take your first set of pict ures, be aware of w here you are in relation to t he camera’s field-of-view and the order in whic h pictures are taken. • Sequencing pict ures (f ront/back , back/[...]

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    5 - TAKIN G YOUR PIC TURES Step 4: Take th e Second Picture iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 31 Step 4: Ta ke the Second Picture The first picture you take using the Auto Exposure Lock will esta blish the exposure for bo th t he fr ont and back hem ispheres. 1. Move the r otator clockwis e 180° until it click s into place. While rota[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 32 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Step 5: Finish Your Photo Ses sion[...]

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    iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downloadin g Images There are severa l ways to downlo ad images from you r Nikon digital cam - era to your comput er . The most c ommon way is to use the seria l or USB cable provided with your cam era. Other opt[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 34 6 - DOWN LOADIN G IMAG ES Option 1: Serial or USB Cables Option 1: Serial or USB Ca bles Serial and/or USB cabl es are provided with you r camera. The Nikon Vi ew software mus t be installed on your comput er to establi sh a connection between your cam era and your computer. Connecting These in[...]

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    6 - DOWN LOADIN G IMAGE S Option 1: Serial or USB Cables iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 35 Downloading Images to a PC Follow these in structions to download the im ages to your personal co m- puter: T o do wnload images to your hard drive using th e provided s erial cables: 1. P ositi on the cam era’s mode dial to A-REC, M- REC, o[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 36 6 - DOWN LOADIN G IMAG ES Option 1: Serial or USB Cables 7. Once the image outlines are o ver the desktop, release the mouse but- ton. Y ou r computer will copy the images fr om the camera to y our hard drive. Mo ve the pictures to another location, if desired. 8. Close the Nikon View window wh[...]

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    6 - DOWN LOADIN G IMAGE S Option 1: Serial or USB Cables iPIX® Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Cameras 37 Downloading Images to a Macintosh T o do wnload images from the camera to y our Mac intosh comp uter: 1. Open the Contro l P anels folder by selectin g it under the Apple Menu. 2. Choose Niko n View Contr ol from th e Control P anels fo lder .[...]

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    iPI X® Photog raphy w ith Niko n Digi tal Cam eras 38 6 - DOWN LOADIN G IMAG ES Option 2: PCMCIA Card Option 2: PCMCIA Card If you have a computer with a Ty pe II PCMCIA card slot, you can use a PCMCIA adapter. Y our camera’s memory card fi ts directly inside th e PCMCIA adapter. The adapter fits in to the appropria te slot in you r porta- ble c[...]