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iPIX Photogr aphy with Nikon Digital Camer as Coolpix 880, 885, 990, 995, 5000 models DOC - NIK - R4[...]

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iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 1 • Welcome to iPIX® Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Supported Camera Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The iPIX Picture-taking Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digit al Cameras ii 5 • Taking Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Photography Tips for iPIX Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Step 1: Set the Auto Exposure Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Step 2: Set the White Bala nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W elcome to iPIX ® Imaging Thank you for your purch ase of an iPIX® Camera Kit featuring the Nikon Coolpix digi tal camera. With your ki t, you can shoot an d build immersive iPIX images in a matt er of minutes. [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 2 1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IM AGING Supported Camera Models Supported Camer a Model s iPIX photography supports eight Nikon Coolpix digital cam era models, including th e 7 00, 800, 880, 88 5, 900, 950, 990, 995, and 50 00. This pho- tography guide cove rs the Coolpix 5000, 995, 990, 88 0, and 885 models. [...]

1 - WELCOM E TO IPIX® IMAG ING The iPIX Picture-taking Process iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 3 The iPIX Pictur e-taking Pr ocess This iPIX Ph otography gui de explains how to set up your camera and tak e pictures for iPIX image cr eation. The picture taking process is illustrated below . 1. Select a location and place the came ra c[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 4 1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IM AGING Minimum Requirem ents Minimum Requirement s The minimum system requirements w ill depend upon t he software you purchased. Y our iPIX softwar e manual cont ains complete det ails. P ersonal Computer Requir ements T o use this kit and all included software with your perso[...]

1 - WELCOM E TO IPIX® IMAG ING Technical Support iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 5 Macintosh Computer Requir ements T o use this kit and al l included software with your Macintosh computer , you will need: • One free ser ial port on you r computer , USB port, or a PCMCIA Type II card slot T o use the USB connectivity option, System[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 6 1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IM AGING Technical Support[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In stalling Y our Softwar e Y o ur iPIX® Camera Ki t includes three or more CD-ROMs: iPIX Sof tware, Nikon Co olpix Reference Manuals, an d Niko n View software, dependin g upon your camera model. • iPIX Softwar[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 8 2 - INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Step 1: Install the Niko n Camera Software Step 1: In stall the Nikon Camera Softwar e Y o ur digital camera comes with s eve ral software packages from Nikon. Y ou should install these pa ckages before you install your iPIX softw are. Window s Installati on This procedure[...]

2 - INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Step 1: Insta ll the Nikon Ca mera Software iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 9 Macintosh In stallation This procedure will walk you through installing th e Nikon software on your Macintosh computer . 1. Insert the Nik on View CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click on the Nikon View Installer EN to i[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 10 2 - INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Step 2: Install iPIX Software Step 2: In stall iPIX Software The iPIX View er and iPIX Plug-i ns are installed durin g this process. The exact steps may vary . Please refer to your iPIX User Manual for detailed instructions. If your Nikon Coolpix camera model is not liste[...]

2 - INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Step 3: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 11 Step 3: In stall Adobe Acr obat Reader A dobe Acrobat Reader software is used to read the elect ronic copy of the software manual incl uded with your iPI X software. This step is optional. Windows In stallation 1. Turn on your computer[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 12 2 - INSTALLING YOUR SOFTWARE Step 3: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pr eparing for Photogr aphy This chapter will wal k you through preparing your digital camera for iPIX® photography . Some steps are specific to particular camera models. These sections are la beled with the cam [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 14 3 - PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Photography Preparations Photogr aphy Pr epar ation s The following instructions in this section will work with any supported Nikon Coolpix digital camera models. Ex act instructions for insertin g bat- teries and opening and cl osing the bat tery compartment doors can b[...]

3 - PREPARING FOR PH OTOGRAPHY Photography Preparations iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 15 Step 2: Insert the Memory Car d 1. Locate the memory card . Some kits include a l arger memory card, lik e the one shown at right 2. Remov e the card fr om its plastic case. 3. Open the memory card door . 4. Gently insert the card. 5. As you in [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 16 3 - PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Assembling Your iPIX Camera Equi pment A ssembling Y our iPIX Camera Equipment Careful assembly of your camera equipment and tripo d will ensure high iPIX image q uality . Make su re your trip od is firmly set up and that you pay close att ention to a void bumpin g or mo[...]

3 - PREPARING FOR PH OTOGRAPHY Assembling Your iPIX Camera Equipment iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 17 Step 2: Attach the F is heye Lens Adapter 1. Remove the fisheye lens with at tached adapter from the case. 2. Remov e the ba ck len s cap from the fi shey e converter lens , being careful not to touch the len s glass . 3. Leave the [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 18 3 - PREPARING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY Assembling Your iPIX Camera Equi pment Step 3: Attach the Camera to the Rotator 1. Place the camera on the rotator . 2. Align the threaded mo unt on the bot tom of the camera with the thumb scr ew on the rotator . 3. The camera body will sit differ ently on the rotator d[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting up Y our Camer a iPIX® phot ography uses op timized camera settings. Ea ch time you t ake iPIX image pairs, the exposure lock should b e reset to ensure th e highest quality . S ome settings are not retai[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 20 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 880 Nikon Coolpix 880 This procedure walks you thro ugh setting the image quali ty and the Fish- eye lens mode on your camera. When the Nikon Coolpix 880 camera is in Fisheye 1 mode, the Auto Co n- trast setting can cause images to be dark. S electing Normal [...]

4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA Nikon Coolpix 880 iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 21 5. Pres s the right arr ow to di splay the Image Size and Quality menu again. 6. Pres s the down arrow to highlight the Image Size options, then pr ess the right arrow to select it. 7. Use the down arrow to highlight FUL L and press the right arrow but- to[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 22 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 885 Nikon Coolpix 885 These instructions w alk you through setti ng the image qualit y and fisheye lens mode on your Nikon Coolpix 885 dig ital camera. Select Fis heye Lens Mode 1. Turn the mode dial to CSM mode . 2. Pres s the MENU button below the back LCD [...]

4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA Nikon Coolpix 885 iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 23 Turn off Best Shot Selector The Best Shot Selector is used to help minimize blur red images resulting from camera m ovement. This option should be turned of f for iPIX photog- raphy . For more informat ion about Best Sho t Selector , refer to page 14 1 in [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 24 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 990 Nikon Coolpix 990 These instructions w alk you through se tting the fisheye lens, imag e qual- ity , and auto contrast modes on you r Nikon Coolpix 990 digital ca mera. When the Nikon Coolpix 990 camera is in Fisheye 1 mode, the Auto Co n- trast setting c[...]

4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA Nikon Coolpix 990 iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 25 Set the Image Quality Setting th e image quality for iPIX photography is a crucial step. If your images are taken at a lower resol ution mode, iP IX images created using these hemispheres may appear pix ilated. 1. Press the QUAL button below the color LCD [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 26 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 990 Set the Auto Contrast The Auto Contrast setting shou ld be set to Normal mode for optimal iPIX Photography with the Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera. 1. Press the Menu butto n to display th e Shooting menu. 2. Using the arrow button s, highlight Auto Cont[...]

4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA Nikon Coolpix 995 iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 27 Nikon Coolpix 995 This section guides you through setting the fisheye lens, image qua lity , and auto contra st modes on your Nikon Coolpix 995 digit al camera. When the Nikon Coolpix 995 camera is in Fisheye 1 mode, the Auto Image Adjustment setting can c[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 28 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 995 Set the Image Quality Setting th e image quality for iPIX photography is a crucial step. If your images are taken at a lower resol ution mode, iP IX images created using these hemispheres may appear pix ilated. 1. Press the QUAL button below the color LCD[...]

4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA Nikon Coolpix 5000 iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 29 Nikon Coolpix 5000 This section guides you through setting the fisheye lens, image qua lity , and auto co ntrast modes o n your Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital ca mera. Set the Apertur e 1. Hold down the Mode butt on, and rotate the thu mbdial until an “ A ?[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 30 4 - SETTING UP YOUR CAM ERA Nikon Coolpix 5000 Turn off Best Shot Selector The Best Shot Selector is used to help minimize blur red images resulting from camera m ovement. This option should be turned of f for iPIX photog- raphy . 1. Press the Menu butt on once to display the menu. 2. Pres s the down[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T aking Y our Pictures This chapter will wal k you an iPIX® photograp hy session. Every time you take a new set of pictures (after e very two shots), you will need to repeat each of these steps, which include ta [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 32 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTUR ES Photography Tips for iPIX Images Photogr aphy Tips for iPIX Images Composing the Image Composing an iPI X image involves two ma jor decisions: seam placement and image view point. First, choose where the seam will fa ll. For example, if you are shooting a living room th at f[...]

5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Photography Tips for iPIX Images iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 33 U se of Lighting Lighting plays a cruci al role in how your he mispheres look as a com pleted iPIX image. Just like in traditional pho tography , you must be aware of light sources. If you take a picture of a room facin g the brightest light s[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 34 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTUR ES Step 1: Set the Auto Exposure Lock Step 1: Set the Auto Exposur e Lock Turn on the Auto Exposure (AE) Lock to c apture equal li ghting betwe en two hemisphe re images. Th e first picture you take using the AE Lock in a pair of hemisphere images will estab lish the exposure f[...]

5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Step 1: Set the Auto Exposure Lock iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 35 6. Pres s the right arr ow again to select AE Lock. 7. Pres s the down arr o w twice to highlight once to hightailed Reset and pres s the right arrow to reset AE Lock. Nikon Coolpix 990 1. P osition the switch around the shutte r release but[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 36 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTUR ES Step 2: Set the White Balance Step 2: Set the White Balance Next, set the White Balance. The st eps for setting th e White Balance depends upon you r camera model and t he firmware version number. Firm- ware is a camera ’s operating system. Nikon periodically provides firm[...]

5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Step 2: Set the White Balance iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 37 Nikon Coolpix 990 and 995 T o set the White Balance: 1. P o sition the switch aroun d the shutter-release button to M-REC. 2. Pres s the Menu button once to display the Shooting menu. 3. Pres s the down arrow button once and select the first opti[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 38 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTUR ES Step 3: Take the Fir st Picture Step 3: Take the Fir st Picture When you take your first set of pict ures, be aware of where you are in relation to the camera’s field-o f-view and the order in which pictures are taken. • Sequencing pi ctures (front/b ack, ba ck/fro nt) h[...]

5 - TAKING YOUR PICTURES Step 4: Take the Second Picture iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 39 Step 4: Take th e Second Pictur e The first picture you take using the Auto Exposure Lo ck will establish the exposure for both the front and bac k hemispheres. 1. Move the rotato r clockwise 180° u ntil it clicks in to place. While rotating t[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 40 5 - TAKING YOUR PICTUR ES Step 5: Finish Your Photo Session[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downloading Images There are several ways to download images from your Nikon digital cam- era to your computer . The most common way is to use the serial or USB cable provided with your camera. Ot her options incl[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 42 6 - DOWNLOADING IMAGE S Download Option 1: Serial or USB Cabl es Download Option 1: Serial or USB Cables Serial and/or US B cables are provided with your camera. The Nikon View software must be install ed on your computer to establish a connection between your camera and your computer. Connecting The[...]

6 - DOWN LOADING IM AGES Download Option 1: Serial or USB Cables iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 43 Downloading Images to a PC Follow these i nstructions to download the im ages to your perso nal com- puter: T o download images t o your hard drive us ing the provided serial cables: 1. P osition the camera’s mode dial to A -REC, M-RE[...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 44 6 - DOWNLOADING IMAGE S Download Option 1: Serial or USB Cabl es 7. Once the image outlines are ov er the desktop, r elease the mouse but- ton. Y o ur computer will copy the images fr om the camera to y o ur hard drive. Mo ve the pictures to another locatio n, if desired. 8. Close the Nikon View wind[...]

6 - DOWN LOADING IM AGES Download Option 1: Serial or USB Cables iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 45 Downloading Images to a Macintosh T o download images from the camera to your Macintosh computer: 1. Open the Control P anels folder by selecting it under the Apple Menu. 2. Choose Nikon View Contr ol fr om the Contro l P anels f older [...]

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 46 6 - DOWNLOADING IMAGE S Option 2: PCMCIA Card Option 2: PCMCIA Card If you have a computer wi th a Type II PCMCIA car d slot, you can use a PCMCIA adapter . Y our camera’s memory card fits directly inside t he PCMCIA adapter . The adapter fits in to the appropria te slot in your porta- ble computer[...]