Nikon 25369 manual

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    Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Reference M anual Ov e r view Thi s section d escri bes th e structu re of t his m an ua l, out lin es the m ain fu nc - ti on s of Cam era C on tr ol P ro 2 , and g ives t he syst em r equ ir emen ts and i nsta l- lation ins tru c tions . Using Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Thi s section d escr ibe s how t o use C amera C on tr ol P [...]

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    2 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Ov e r view Introduction 3 About This M anual 6 S ystem Requirements Wind ows 7 Macintosh 8 Installing Camera C ontrol Pro 9 Wind ows 10 Macintosh 16 Get ting Started Starting and E xiting Camera C ontrol Pro 21 Getting Hel p 28 Soft ware Updates 29 Cl ick a[...]

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    3 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Intr oduction 1/ 3 T h i s m a n u a l h a s b e e n w r i t t e n t o h e l p y o u t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e m a n y f e a t u r e s i n - clu de d in C am er a Cont rol Pro 2. B e sure to read th is manu al th oro ug hl y , an d to ke ep it h an[...]

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    4 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Camera Contro l Pro Changes m a de t o set ting s in the Camera Con trol Pro wi ndow only apply to pho to graphs taken after the changes ar e made, not t o photographs tha t have alr eady be en taken. Ca mer a Con trol Pro can not be used to modify e xisting[...]

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    5 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Intr oduction 3/ 3 Notices • No par t of the manual s included with this pr oduc t ma y be reproduc e d, trans mitted, transcribed, stored in a r etrieval sys tem , or tr ans lat ed into an y language in an y form, by an y means, without Nikon ’s prior w[...]

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    6 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 About T his Manual How to Use T his Manual The pag es o f th is ma nua l are st ruc tu red as s how n her e: 0WFSWJFX "QQFOEJDFT 3FUVSOUPmSTUQBHF  6TJOH$BNFSB$POUSPM1SP $BNFSB$POUS PM1SP $BNFSB$ POUSPMT ?[...]

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    7 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 S y stem Requir ements Windows B e f o r e i n s t a l l i n g C a m e r a C o n t r o l P r o , b e s u r e t h a t y o u r s y s t e m m e e t s t h e f o l l o w i n g requirements : CPU Int el Celeron, P entium 4 , or Int el Core series proc essor with a[...]

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    8 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 S y stem Requir ements Maci ntosh B e f o r e i n s t a l l i n g C a m e r a C o n t r o l P r o , b e s u r e t h a t y o u r s y s t e m m e e t s t h e f o l l o w i n g requirements : CPU P owerPC G4 or G5 model, Intel C ore, or Int el Xeon with a clock[...]

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    9 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Bef ore i nstal lin g Came ra C ont r ol P ro: • C on fi rm that the computer satisfi es the sy sy st em req uir eme nts stem requir ements for Ca mera C on tr ol Pro. • Exit an y oth er appl ica ti on s tha t may be ru [...]

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    10 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Win dows 1/ 6 U se an ac c ou n t with ad min istra t or pr ivi leges wh en in stall ing Ca mera C on tr ol Pr o. Camera C ont rol Pro 2 Install Opt ions T o di spl a y in stal l opti ons f or Came ra Co n tro l P r o : If t [...]

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    11 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Win dows 2/6 T o un inst al l Came ra Con tr ol Pr o, s ee Unin st alli ng Uninstalling Camer a C ont rol P ro Camera C ontrol P ro . Easy Install : Install the minim um sof t ware needed to run Camera C ontr ol Pro. Instruct[...]

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    12 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Win dows 3/6 1 Click Easy Install . F ol lo w the st eps be low t o in sta ll C amera C on tro l Pr o : 2 Click Next .[...]

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    13 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Win dows 4/6 4 Pe rson al ize y our c opy of C amera C on tro l P r o (  ) and c lic k Nex t (  ).   3 Af t er r e ad in g the li cen se ag r eemen t (  ), selec t I accept the terms of the license a greement ([...]

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    14 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Win dows 5/6 6 Click Install . 5 The dest ina tion f olde r for Ca mera C ont r ol Pr o wil l be dis pla yed un de r “In stall Cam era C on tro l Pr o to . ” Cl ick Next t o inst al l Came ra Con tr ol Pr o t o th is f ol[...]

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    15 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Wi ndows 6/6 8 Click Ye s and r emo ve t he i n sta ll er CD fr om th e CD -ROM d rive . If a d ia log is d is pl a yed d ir ectin g yo u to r estart the c omp ute r , f ol lo w the on- screen in s tructions. Thi s c om plet [...]

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    16 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 2 The fol low in g di alog w il l be di spl a yed; e nt er a n admi ni strat or n am e and pas swor d and cl ick OK . Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Maci ntosh 1/ 5 U se an ac c ou n t with ad min istra t or pr ivi leges wh en in stall ing Ca mera C on tr [...]

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    17 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Maci ntosh 2/ 5 T o un inst al l Came ra Con tr ol Pr o, s ee Unin st alli ng Uninstalling Camer a C ont rol P ro Camera C ontrol P ro . Easy Install : Install the minim um sof t ware needed to run Camera C ontr ol Pro. Instr[...]

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    18 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Maci ntosh 3/5 1 Click Easy Install . F ol lo w the st eps be low t o in sta ll C amera C on tro l Pr o : 2 Af t er re adi ng the l ice nse a gr eeme nt (  ), cl ick Acce pt (  ).  [...]

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    19 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Maci ntosh 4/ 5 3 Click Install . 4 Pe rson al ize y our c opy of C amera C on tro l P r o (  ) and c lic k OK (  ). 5 Click Ye s .  [...]

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    20 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Installing Camera C ont rol Pro Macintosh 5/5 6 Click Quit . 7 Click OK an d rem ove t he in stall er CD fr om th e CD -ROM d rive . Thi s c om plet es in stal la tion o f Ca mera C ont rol P ro .[...]

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    21 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 1 Tu r n t h e c a m e r a o ff and u se th e int erface ca ble t o c onnect the ca mera t o the c omput er a s desc ri bed in t he came ra man ual . If y ou ar e u si ng a D 1 -se rie s cam era , choos e “PC ” as th e opera ti ng mode . If you a re u [...]

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    22 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 2 T u r n t h e c a m e r a o n . I f N i k o n T r a n s f e r o r P i c t u r e P r o j e c t T r a n s f e r s t a r t s , c l i c k the c lose b ut t on. USB Connec tion to Windows Vis ta/ XP Compute rs When a camera with U SB in ter face is c onnec ted[...]

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    23 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Start ing and E xiting Camera C ont rol Pro 3/ 7 3 S tar t Ca mera C ont r ol P ro . Wind ows Metho d 1 : Doub le -cl ic k the Ca me ra C ont r ol Pr o 2 short cut on t he de sk t op. Metho d 2 : C li ck Sta r t and se lect Camer a Control Pro 2 i n the pr [...]

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    24 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Start ing and E xiting Camera C ont rol Pro 4/7 4 The Ca mera C on tr ol Pr o wi ndo w wil l be di spl a yed . Wind ows Macintosh[...]

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    25 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Start ing and E xiting Camera C ont rol Pro 5/ 7 Produ ct Key If promp ted to su pply a produc t key produc t key , enter the k ey found on the product pack aging and c lick OK . Users of the tria l vers ion will see a dialog li s ting the time r emain ing [...]

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    26 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Start ing and E xiting Camera C ont rol Pro 6/7 Exit ing Camera C ontrol Pro Wind ows Select Exi t fro m the F ile menu. Macintosh Select Quit Camera C ontrol Pro fr om the a ppli ca tion m enu.[...]

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    27 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Disconnec ting t he Camera T o disc onnec t the camera: • USB ( P TP or M TP /PTP )/IE EE 1 394 ( FireW ire) : T urn the ca mera off and d isc onn ec t the int er f ace c able. • US B (Mass St orage) : When u sin g a D 1 0 0 came ra unde r Windo ws 2 0[...]

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    28 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Getting Help T o v i e w h e l p o n C a m e r a C o n t r o l P r o , s e l e c t Came ra Control Pro He lp fro m the Help menu. Macintosh Wind ows[...]

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    29 Using Camera Control Pro Appendices Return to fi rst page Overview Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Sof t ware Updates Cam era C on tr ol Pr o is eq ui pped wit h an au t oma tic u pda t e fun ction kn own a s Ni kon Mes sage Ce nt er . Nik on Messa ge C en t er chec k s for u pdat es t o a varie t y of Nik on di gita l prod ucts, inc lud in g Came ra C o[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 30 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Using Camera C ontrol Pro Screen Lay out 31 Capturing P hotographs to Disk 33 Viewing Captured P hotographs 39 Time Lapse Photograph y 42 Live View 46 The Camera C ontrol Pro Window 50 Camera Contr ols 54 Sa ving and Loading Camera C ontrol Set tings 72 The[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 31 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Scre en L a yout 1/ 2 Cam era C on tr ol Pr o scr een la you t i s de scr ibed belo w us ing th e D 3 a s an ex am ple . Wind ows         Menu bar  Co nnection sta tus Con ne c t io n st at us : Sho ws the sta tus a nd na me of a [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 32 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Scre en L a yout 2/2 Macintosh         Menu bar  Co nnection sta tus Con ne c t io n st at us : Sho ws the sta tus a nd na me of a ny cam eras c onnect ed.  / : View or hide camera c ontr ols. Camera c ontr ols can al so be dis[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 33 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Capturing P hotographs to Disk 1/ 6 1 S tar t Ca mera C ont r ol P ro . If Ca me ra C ontr ol P r o i s run ning w hen a s upported ca mera c onnected , pictur es tak en wi th t he came ra wi ll be st or ed on you r co mp ut er ha rd d i sk, no t the ca me [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 34 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Capturing P hotographs to Disk 2/ 6 3 Ad just ca ptu r e op ti on s: Folder for images downloaded from the camera Sel ect the f old er t o wh ic h phot ogra phs wi ll be do wn load ed as t hey a re ta k- en. Next fi le name to be used S h o w s h o w i m a[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 35 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Capturing P hotographs to Disk 3/6 When a new image is received from camera Ch oose the a ppli cati on tha t wil l be used t o di spl ay cap tur ed pho t ograph s afte r the y are sa ved t o di sk. • Do nothing : P hot ogra ph s are n ot di spl ay ed afte[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 36 Using Camera Control Pro 36 Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Capturing P hotographs to Disk 4/6 At t ac h IP TC Inf or m at io n Ch eck t his o pt ion t o add I PT C in fo rma tion t o cap tur ed im ages an d ena ble the Copy Shooting Da ta to IP TC C aption option. IPTC In fo r ma ti on… Cl ick ing t hi s butt [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 37 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 4 Af te r adj usti ng opt ions a s desc ribed i n S te p 3, c li ck OK t o exit th e dia log a n d a p p l y s e t t i n g s t o s u b s e q u e n t p h o t o g r a p h s . N o t e t h a t i f On or Au to - matic ( t h e d e f a u l t s e tt i n g ) i s s e[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 38 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Capturing P hotographs to Disk 6/6 6 Click Close to c lose t he S tat us di alog. 5 T ake p ictur es u s in g the ca mera s hutt er -re lea se butt on or th e AF and Shoot or Shoot but t on s in t he Came ra Co ntr ol P r o windo w . The S tat us d ia log s[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 39 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 If S h o w i t w i t h V i e w e r i s s e l e c te d f o r When a new image is recei v ed from camera When a new image is r eceiv ed from camera in the “ “ Down load Options” dialog Download Options” dialog , pi c tur es wi ll a ut oma tic al ly be[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 40 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Viewing Captured Photogr a phs 2/3 The T oolbar The t oolba r con tai ns th e fol lo wing i t ems : Item Name Descr iption Back Clic k this button or pr ess the lef t arrow on the k eyboard to selec t the nex t image t o the lef t in the thumbna il are a . [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 41 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The Thumbnail Area Li sts the i ma ges in t he fol de r selected f or Fold er for imag es downloaded from Folder for images do wnloaded from the camera the camera in th e “Downl oad Op ti on s” dia log, sorted b y dat e of modi fi cat ion wit h the m o[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 42 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Time Lapse P hotograph y 1/4 1 Select Time Lapse Photograph y … fro m the Ca mera me nu. The Ti me Lap se Ph o tog ra ph y dia log wil l be di sp lay ed. U sin g Cam era Co ntr ol Pr o, y ou can ta k e a seri es of pho tog raph s aut oma tica lly a t a ti[...]

  • Page 43

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 43 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Time Lapse P hotograph y 2/ 4 2 Befor e shoo ti ng sta r ts, adj ust t he f ollo wing s et ti ngs: Autofocus before each shot If this opti on is che cke d, t he cam era will p er fo rm an autofocus op er ation b e - fo r e ea ch sho t. If the se lec t ed fo[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 44 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Time Lapse P hotograph y 3/4 3 U se th e Shots bo x t o choo se a n um ber of s ho ts from 2 t o 9 , 999 . Thi s op tion i s no t ava il able w hen K eep shooting until cancelled i s selected. 4 The de lay be t wee n sho t s can be s et t o an y val ue be t[...]

  • Page 45

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 45 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Time Lapse P hotograph y 4/ 4 6 Fol lo w the pr ogr es s of tim e la pse pho tog raph y in the p rogr ess d ial og. Click Stop Sho ot ing t o end t im e lap se pho t ogra phy a t an y tim e . If a n um- ber o f sh ots was s pecifi ed in th e “ Time La ps[...]

  • Page 46

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 46 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Live Vi ew 1/4 When a camera that s uppor ts liv e view is c onnected, Li ve View ( Han d- He ld) and Live View ( T ripod) op tion s ar e a vail able i n the Camera me nu . Sel ec ti ng e ithe r of th ese op ti on s open s th e “Liv e View” win dow . Ca[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 47 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Live Vi ew 2/ 4 The i ma ge ar ea s ho ws the vi ew th r ou gh t he came ra len s, u pda te d in r ea l time , wit h the c urr ent f ocu s poin t supe rim posed. The o the r con tr ols i n the “Li v e View (H and- hel d)” win dow a r e de scr ibed belo [...]

  • Page 48

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 48 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Live Vi ew 3/4 Live View ( T ripod) The f ollo win g wind o w i s di spl ay ed whe n Live View ( T ripod) is s el ec ted in t he Camera menu. Image area Focus poi nt for contrast- detect AF Navigation ar ea[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 49 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Live Vi ew 4/ 4 The i ma ge ar ea s ho ws the vi ew th r ou gh t he came ra len s, u pda te d in r ea l time , wit h the f ocu s poin t for c on trast -det ec t AF s uper impo sed. C lic k an y wh er e in th e ima ge ar ea t o mo ve th e focu s poin t t o t[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 50 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The C amera C ont rol Pro Windo w 1/4 The Ca mera C ont rol P ro w in do w sho ws c urre nt ca mera se tting s, wh ic h may be vie wed by c lic king th e fi ve page s election ta bs. Ca me ra se tting s can be a lte red us ing t he co ntr ol s in e ach t a[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 51 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The C amera C ont rol Pro Windo w 2/ 4 The / Button Cl ick t hi s button t o vie w or h ide ca mera c ont r ol s. Simulated LCD P ane l Thi s panel s how s the i nfo rmat ion di spla yed i n the ca mera ’ s vie w fi nde r , with t he ex- c e p t i o n o [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 52 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The C amera C ont rol Pro Windo w 3/4 Shoot Buttons Cl ick e ither o f these b utto n s t o take a p ho tog raph at c urre nt se t tin g s. If a D 3, D 2 -se- rie s, D 300, D 200, D 80 , D 7 0 -se rie s, D5 0, or D40 -se rie s camera i s con nec t ed, pho t[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 53 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The C amera C ont rol Pro Windo w 4/ 4 Camera Set tin gs That Can Not Be Adjust ed from Came ra Control Pr o The following operation s can only be per formed usi ng the control s on the camera bo dy: Operation Camera Status n ot dis played Burst photograph [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 54 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 1/ 18 Ca me ra c ont rol s ar e desc ribed bel ow u si ng the D 3 as an ex amp le: The Exposure 1 T ab The f ol low ing s etti ng s can be ad ju sted fr om th e E xpos ur e 1 tab: Exposure Mode C h o o s e a n e x p o s u r e m o d e . I [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 55 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 2/1 8 The Function Di al D100 The D 1 0 0 can only be used to tak e photographs when the function dial is set t o P , S , A , or M . At other settings, the con trols in the Exposure 1 tab wil l b e disabled. Bulb At a s hutter speed of Bu[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 56 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 3/1 8 The Exposure 2 T ab The f ollo wing s etti ng s can be ad ju sted fr om th e E xpos ur e 2 tab . Focu s Point Foc us A re a The focus point and focus ar ea can be selec ted usi ng the arrow buttons; see the camera manu al for detail[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 57 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 4/1 8 The E xpos ure 2 Tab ISO Sensitivity ISO sen sitivit y can be raised when taking phot ographs in low l ight condition s . See the user’s man ual provided with your camera for detail s. Auto ISO Sen siti vit y Auto Cont rol D200 D3[...]

  • Page 58

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 58 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 5/1 8 The E xpos ure 2 Tab Comme nt D300 D3 D2 series D200 This fi eld lists the comme nts for all whit e balance presets. Clicking Edit… when Prese t is se le c ted for whit e balance dis plays the dialog shown at rig ht, wher e the c[...]

  • Page 59

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 59 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 6/1 8 The Stor age T ab The f ollo wing s etti ng s can be ad ju sted fr om th e St or age ta b: Data Format Choose from the fi le t ypes suppor ted by the camera ( se e the cam- era manu al for deta ils ). This set ting dete rmines pix [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 60 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The Stora ge T a b Image Size Choose image s ize. See the camera manual f or details. NEF RAW Comp res sion NEF (RAW) r eco rdi ng D1H D3 D1X D2 series D200 D300 Choose bit depth (D 3 and D 300 only) and com press ion set- tings f or NEF (RAW) images. These[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 61 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 8/1 8 The Mechanical T ab The f ol low ing s etti ng s can be ad ju st ed fro m the Me ch an i cal ta b: Rele ase Mode Shoot ing Mode Sets the shooting mode for D 1 -series cameras connected in PC mode to Single or Continuous . C hanges t[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 62 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 9/1 8 The Mec hani cal Tab Shots D3 D2 series D300 D200 D80 D70 series D50 D40 series Use the arrows t o cho ose the maximum number of shots that can b e taken in a si ngle burst in c onti nuous mode , or enter a val ue dir ec tly in the [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 63 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 10 / 18 The Mechanical T ab Lens Displa ys the focal length and maximum ap er ture of the len s currently at - tached to the ca m er a. De p end ing on the lens ty pe, some in for ma tion may n ot b e d i s pl a y ed . I f t h e l e n s f[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 64 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 11 / 1 8 Continuous Mode (All Models Except D1 series D100 ) The amount of memory remain ing in the camera memor y buff er is dis p lay e d at the righ t e dge of the simu lated L CD panel. This inf ormation i s updated at r e gula r int[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 65 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 12 / 1 8 The Image Processing T ab ( D 3/ D300) The f ollo wing s etti ng s can be ad ju sted fr om th e Ima ge P ro c es s ing t ab: Pic ture Co ntro l Choose a Picture C ontrol ( see the camera manual for deta ils ), or click Edit… to[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 66 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Editing Picture Controls Click ing Edit… in t he Ima ge Pr oce ssi ng tab d isp lay s op tion s for t he se lec t ed Pictu r e C ont r ol (mon ochr ome c on tr ols a re s hown a t rig h t, oth er c on tr ol s at le f t ). Quick adjust (Non-mono chr ome on[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 67 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Editing P icture Controls Save as a n ew Custo m Pic tur e Contr ol Click th is button to sa ve settings as a new custom P ic ture Con trol. The following dialog will be dis played; name the new c ontrol and clic k Sa ve . OK Save change s and e xit . Rese [...]

  • Page 68

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 68 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The “C ustom Picture Control” Dialog Click ing Manage Picture Con t rol… i n the I mage P roc es sin g ta b dis pla ys the d ia- log s hown be low . Custo m Pic ture Co ntro l Sele ct a cus t om Picture C ontr o l. Rena me … Rename the selected cust[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 69 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The “Edit Camera C ur ves” Dialog Click ing Edit… when Use r Custom Cur ve i s s e le ct ed in th e P i ctu r e C o n tr o l se t - ti ngs d ial og di spl ays t he di al og s ho wn belo w . The c on tr ols i n the E dit Ca mera C urves wi n d ow a re [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 70 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 17/ 1 8 The Image Processing T ab (O the r Cameras) The f ollo wing s etti ng s can be ad ju sted fr om th e Ima ge P ro c es s ing t ab: Image Optimize D50 D200 D80 D70 series D40 series Choose the ty pe of image optim ization per formed[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 71 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cam era Cont ro ls 18 / 18 The Image Pr oces sing Tab Color Mo de D200 D2 series D50 D1H D1X D80 D100 D70 series D40 series Choose a col or mo de. See the camera ma nual for de tails. With the D 1 , colors ar e op ti mized for the NTSC col or space, r e gar[...]

  • Page 72

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 72 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Sa ving and Loading Camera C ont rol Sett ings The Ca mera C on tr ol Pr o op ti on in th e Set tings me n u i s u se d t o sa ve Ca me r a C on - tr ol Pr o set ting s and t o load a nd appl y pre vio usly sa ved s ettin gs. Load Contr ol Settings… Selec[...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 73 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The C amera Menu 1/4 The Camera men u co nta ins t he fol lowi ng op ti on s: Cust om Set ti ngs… Selec ting this option opens the Custom Settings dialo g Cus to m S e t ti ng s d i al og , where camera Cu s tom Set tings can be ad ju s t ed. Set Date an [...]

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    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 74 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Edit C ame ra Cur ves… (all ca meras exce pt D3 D300 ) Thi s op t ion i s u sed t o cr ea te a cu sto m t one c om pen sa tio n cu r ve and d own lo ad it to th e cam e ra , where it applies when “ C us t om” is se lect ed for the camera t one compens[...]

  • Page 75

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 75 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The C amera Menu 3/4 Measu re White Ba lance… Use th is op tion to me asure pr eset whit e balanc e. If the cam era cur ren t ly con ne ct ed sup por t s multiple values f or preset whit e bal ance , the s et ting that will b e used to stor e the mea sure[...]

  • Page 76

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 76 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The C amera Menu 4/ 4 Select Shooting Settings Bank… D3 D300 D100 D200 D2 series Selec ting thi s option dis plays the dialog shown at righ t, where you can choose the s hooting menu bank i n which chang es to set ting s will be stor e d while the camera [...]

  • Page 77

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 77 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cu s t o m S e t t i n g s 1/4 Most of the custom se t ting s s t ored in camera memor y can be view ed and adju s t ed fr om the C u st om Setti ngs w in dow i n Came ra Co n tro l P ro . F or mor e inf orma ti on on C us tom Set tings, see the doc u men t[...]

  • Page 78

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 78 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cu s t o m S e t t i n g s 2/ 4 2 Choo se a C ust om Se t tin gs ban k (Cu sto m Set ti ngs se t) fr om the pop-up men u at th e top r ig ht c orner or t he C us t om Se t tin g s di alog ( see the cam era manual fo r de tails). 3 Afte r maki ng an y ch an [...]

  • Page 79

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 79 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Cu s t o m S e t t i n g s 3/4 C u stom Sett ings for D 1 -Series and D 1 0 0 Cameras C ust om Setti ng s for D 1 -se ries a nd D 1 00 camera s are d ivided a mong th ree ta bs: P age 1 , Pa ge 2 , and P age 3 . See the ca me ra ma nua l for de tail s. C us[...]

  • Page 80

    Overview Appendices Return to fi rst page 80 Using Camera Control Pro Camera C ontrol Pro 2 C u stom Sett ings for D 3, D2-Series, D3 00, and D2 00 Cameras C ust om Setti ng s in e ac h bank a r e di vid ed in t o six gr oup s. The gr oup ca n be ch os en fr om t he gr oup me nu or b y cli ckin g the Nex t a nd Prev . butt ons. Group men u Prev. /[...]

  • Page 81

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 81 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Appendices Came ra Contr ol Pr o Pre fer ence s 82 The General T ab 83 The C olor Managemen t T ab Windows 84 The C olor Managemen t T ab Macintosh 86 Uninstalling Camera C ontrol Pro Wind ows 88 Macintosh 89 RGB Color Space Profi les 90 Device Registra t[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 82 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Camer a C ont rol Pro P references 1/ 6 T o vie w the P re fer enc es (Opt ions ) di alog fo r Camera C on tro l Pr o, sel ec t Options … fr om the To o l s men u ( Wi ndows ) or select Pref erenc es… fr om th e appl ica ti on men u ( Macintosh ). Wind[...]

  • Page 83

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 83 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 The General T ab The Ge ne ral t ab c on tain s the f ollo win g it em s: While Camera Contro l Pro is running, keep c am era awake Choose how long the exposur e mete rs rem ain on when the cam era is operated on battery power . This set ting on ly takes e[...]

  • Page 84

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 84 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Camer a C ont rol Pro P references 3/6 The C olor M anagement T ab (Windows) The C olor M ana ge me n t tab i s whe re y ou spec i f y the c olo r man agem en t pr ofi les us ed fo r dis pla ying im ag es on yo ur mon ito r and fo r ed it ing a nd savi ng[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 85 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Camer a C ont rol Pro P references 4/6 Multiple Displa ys In a multiple di splay en viron ment, choose a single pr ofi le suit ed to all d ispl ays. Defau lt Dis play Profi le The default Windows displ ay pr ofi le is “NKMonitor _wi n.icm. “ This pr[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 86 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Camer a C ont rol Pro P references 5/6 The C o lor Manageme nt T a b (Mac intosh) The Ma cin t os h ve rs ion di spl ay s th e fo llo wing op tio n s. Colo rSync Default Profi les f or Documents Lists the IC C color-s p ace pr ofi le used to di splay i m[...]

  • Page 87

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 87 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Input Profi les If an input pr ofi le i s sele cted for the default RGB color s pace , images will be displa yed in the sRGB col or sp ace. Suppo rte d Color Profi les See “ RGB Colo r-Space Profi les RGB Color-Spac e Profi les ” for a list of the[...]

  • Page 88

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 88 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Uninstalling Camera C ont rol Pro Win dows U se an ac c oun t with ad min ist ra t or privi leges t o perfor m th e un inst all . 3 If t he u ni nsta ll er enc oun t ers re ad-only fi les or c omponents shared by anoth- er app lication, a confi rma tion [...]

  • Page 89

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 89 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Uninstalling Camera C ont rol Pro Mac intosh U se an ac c oun t with ad min ist ra t or privi leges t o perfor m th e un inst all . 1 Open the “ Appl ica ti on s : Nik on Sof twar e : Came ra C ont rol P ro 2” f olde r an d dou ble- cl ick t he Camer a[...]

  • Page 90

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 90 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 RGB C o lor Space P rofi les 1/ 2 Profi les with a Gamma V alue of 1 . 8 Profi le Windows Mac intosh Description Apple RGB NK Ap pl e.ic m Nikon Apple RGB 4. 0. 0.3000 This profi le is used in desk -top publi shing applica tions and i n Adobe Phot osho[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 91 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 RGB C o lor Space P rofi les 2/2 Profi le Windows Mac intosh Description Adobe RGB (199 8 ) NK Adob e. icm Nikon Ado be RGB (1 998) 4. 0. 0.3000 A color -space pr ofi le defi ned in Adobe Pho toshop 5 .0. It has a wider gamut tha n sRGB and incl udes t[...]

  • Page 92

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 92 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration If D 1 -se ries cam eras a r e no t rec ogniz ed by th e c omput er t o whi ch Came ra Co n tr ol P r o i s in stal led, th e camera o r IEE E 1 394 (F ir eWi re ) boar d ma y not be c orrectl y r egi s- t ered w ith the Wi ndo ws De vi[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 93 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration Win dows X P 1/ 4 Registering t he IEE E 1 394 Inter face Board Con fi rm tha t the OHC I -com pli an t IE E E 1 3 94 int erf ac e boar d or card h as been c or - r ectly r egi st er ed wit h the syst em . Logging On Log on as the “C[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 94 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Registering t he Device Driv er F ol lo w the i nstru c tion s belo w to c hec k th at the ca mera h as bee n corr ec tly r egi s- t ere d wit h the syst em . Device Registration Win dows X P 2/ 4 1 Open the Devi ce Manager Open the Device Manager and con?[...]

  • Page 95

    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 95 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Reinstalling t he Device Driv er If th e camera i s li sted u nde r “Other d evic es, ” re inst al l the de vic e dri vers a s inst ruc t ed bel o w . Device Registration Win dows X P 3/4 1 Doubl e -cli ck t he li sting f or the ca mera th at a ppe ars[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 96 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration Win dows X P 4/ 4 6 Con fi rm th at “ Thi s devi c e is w orki ng pro perly” appe ars u nde r “Devic e sta tu s” in t he “Gen eral” ta b of the ca me ra “Ni kon Di gita l Cam era D 1 Serie s Pr oper - tie s” di alog. 5 [...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 97 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Registering t he IEE E 1 394 Inter face Board Con fi r m t h a t y o u r O H C I - c o m p l i a n t I E E E 1 3 9 4 i n t e rf a c e b o a r d o r c a r d h a s b e e n c o r - r ectly r egi st er ed wit h the syst em . Device Registration Windows 2 000 [...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 98 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration Windows 2 000 2/8 Registering t he Device Driv er F ol lo w the i nstru c tion s belo w to c hec k th at the ca mera h as bee n corr ec tly r egi s- t ere d wit h the syst em . 2 Do ubl e -cli ck t he li sting f or the ca mera t ha t ap[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 99 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration W indows 2 000 3/ 8 Reinstalling t he Device Driv er If th e cam era i s li st ed unde r “Othe r devic es, ” r ei nsta ll t he devi c e driv ers a s inst ruc t ed bel o w . 3 Click Next . 2 Open th e “Gene ral” ta b an d cl ick [...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 10 0 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration Windows 2 000 4/8 6 Click Next . If the message “ Windows was unable t o fi n d a su it ab le dr ive r fo r this de vi ce” is displayed, the CD was not correc tly inser ted or the correc t search location w as not selec ted. Clic[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 101 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration W i ndows 2 000 5/ 8 8 Con fi rm th at “ Thi s devi c e is w orki ng pr operl y" ap pears u nder "De vic e statu s” in t he “Ge neral” t ab of th e “Nik on Dig ital Ca mera D 1 Ser ies P rope r ties ” dia- log. 7[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 10 2 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration Windows 2 000 6/8 Updating t he Device Driv e r If y ou a r e alr eady u si ng the D 1 wit h Ni kon Vie w D X or N ik on Cap tur e, y ou wil l need t o upda te th e cam era d river s. 3 Click Next . 2 Open th e “Drive r” tab a nd [...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 10 3 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration Windows 2 000 7/ 8 5 P r es sin g the sh if t ke y t o pre ven t the l ang ua ge -se lec ti on di al og from ope n- in g, i nse r t th e Ca me ra C ont r ol P ro C D (if th e lang uage-se lec ti on dia log ap- pe ar s, c lic k Quit ).[...]

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    Overview Using Camera C ontrol Pro Return to fi rst page 10 4 Appendices Camera C ontrol Pro 2 Device Registration Windows 2 000 8/8 8 Click Fin i sh . 9 Con fi rm th at “ Thi s devi ce i s worki ng pr oper ly” appe ars u nder “Dev ice st a tu s” in t he “Ge neral ” ta b of t he “N ik on Di gi ta l Ca mera D 1 Seri es Pr opertie s?[...]

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