Nikon D50 Quick Start Guide - MFCameras - Free Online Camera ...

Package Contents
The following items are found on the camera:
The following items are included with the camera:
❏ EN-EL3 rechargeable
Li-ion battery
(with terminal cover)
❏ EG-D100 video cable
❏ UC-E4 USB cable
Parts of the Camera
This guide provides fi rst-time users with information
on taking photographs with the D50
and on copying photographs to a computer.
Complete information on using your Nikon
digital camera can be found in the Nikon Guide
to Digital Photography with the D50 and the
PictureProject reference manual (on CD).
Confi rm that the package contains the items listed below. Purchasers of the lens kit option
should confi rm that the package also includes a lens. Memory cards are not provided; please
use one of the memory cards listed on page 114 of the Guide to Digital Photography.
❏ Quick Start Guide (this guide)
❏ Guide to Digital Photography
❏ Warranty
Viewfi nder
eyepiece
(menu)
button
(enter)
button
D50 camera
Viewfi nder
eyepiece cup
Monitor
Digital Camera
Quick Start Guide
(playback)
button
Shutter-release button
Diopter control
Control panel
❏ Accessory shoe cover
Power
switch
Multi selector
Memory card slot cover
(delete)
button
Built-in fl ash
❏ DK-20 viewfi nder eyepiece
❏ PictureProject installer CD (gray)
❏ PictureProject reference CD (silver)
Memory card
access lamp
Batterychamber
cover
❏ MH-18a Quick Charger
(with power cord)
❏ Strap
Battery-chamber
cover latch
❏ Body cap
En
❏ DK-5 eyepiece cap
(for use with self-timer;
clips to strap)
Mode dial
Focus-mode
selector
Zoom ring
Camera Menus
To view all items in the setup and Custom Settings menus, select Detailed for the
CSM/Setup Menu option in the setup menu as described on page 69 of the Guide to
Digital Photography.
Setup
Attach the Strap
Attach a Lens
Care should be taken to prevent dust from entering the camera when the lens or body
cap is removed.
Charge the Battery
Insert the Battery
Turn the Camera On
Insert the lens as shown, keeping the mounting
marks aligned, and then rotate the lens counterclockwise
until it clicks into place. Slide the A-M
switch to “A” (autofocus).
The battery takes about two hours to charge when fully exhausted.
Insert as shown
Charging
Blinks
Insert terminals fi rst in
orientation shown
Mounting
marks
Stops blinking
Charging complete
Insert a Memory Card (Available Separately)
Face
up
Insert as shown
Slide the memory
card in as shown
above until it clicks
into place.
Access lamp lights
for about 1 s when
memory card is
inserted.
Choose a Language and Set the Clock
A language-selection dialog will be displayed the fi rst time the camera is turned on.
Follow the steps below to choose a language and set the camera clock.
1 2
Select language.
3
Press multi selector up or down to edit item,
press left to right to select.
If monitor turns off, proceed to Step
Format the Memory Card
1 2
Highlight Yes. Format card. Do not turn camera off
or remove battery or memory card until
formatting is complete and monitor has
turned off.
Focus the Viewfi nder
Taking Photographs
Rotate the Mode Dial to
Display Date menu.
Exit Date menu.
If message shown at right is displayed, proceed to Step
Slide the diopter control up and down until the focus brackets
in the viewfi nder are in focus. When operating the diopter
control with your eye to the viewfi nder, be careful not to injure
your eye with your fi ngers or fi ngernails.
The eyepiece cup can be removed
when adjusting viewfi nder focus.
Set the Focus-Mode Selector to “AF”
4
Note that formatting permanently deletes any photographs and other data the memory
card may contain. Files that may be needed at a later date should be copied to a computer
before formatting.
Focus brackets
.
.
Ready the Camera
Hold the hand-grip with
your right hand
Keep your elbows in
Stand with one foot
half a pace in front of
the other
Frame a Photograph
Zoom in
Zoom out
Focus and Shoot
1 2
Press the shutter-release button halfway.
The camera will automatically focus on the
subject closest to the camera. When the
focus operation is complete, a beep will
sound and the in-focus indicator (●) will
appear in the viewfi nder. The fl ash will pop
up if required for additional lighting.
View the Results
Support the lens with
your left hand
Frame a photograph in the viewfi nder with the main
subject in any of the fi ve focus areas. The monitor remains
off during shooting.
Use the zoom ring to zoom in on the subject so that it
fi lls a larger area of the frame, or zoom out to increase
the area visible in the photograph.
Photographs are displayed in the monitor after shooting.
Press the shutter-release button the rest of
the way down to take the photograph. The
memory card access lamp will light while
the photograph is recorded to the memory
card; do not turn the camera off or remove
the memory card until the access lamp has
gone out.
Press the multi selector left or right to view additional
photographs.
To delete the photograph currently displayed
in the monitor, press the button. A confi rmation
dialog will be displayed; press the
button again to delete the photograph, or press
any other button to exit without deleting the
photograph.
To turn the monitor off and return to shooting
mode, press the shutter-release button halfway.
The monitor will turn off automatically if no operations
are performed for about 20 s. Press the
button to view pictures again.
For more information on taking photographs and other camera operations, see the Guide
to Digital Photography. See the other side of this guide for information on using the
supplied PictureProject software to copy photographs to a computer.
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Turn the computer on and insert the PictureProject installer CD into the CD-ROM drive.
The Install Center program will launch automatically. Depending on the region of purchase,
a “Select Region” dialog may be displayed; select a region and click Next.
A language-selection dialog will be displayed. Select a language and click Next.
Click Easy Install to begin installation of:
Nikon Mass Storage camera drivers (Windows 98 SE
only)
Drivers for D1-series cameras
Apple QuickTime 6
Nikon Fotoshare (Europe only)
PictureProject
Microsoft DirectX 9
Remove the PictureProject installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.
This completes installation of PictureProject. Proceed to “Viewing Photographs on a Computer.”
Installing PictureProject (Macintosh)
Follow the on-screen instructions to install the
Installing PictureProject drivers for D1-series cameras.
Viewing Photographs on a Computer
This section describes how to install PictureProject and copy photographs to a computer.
PictureProject can also be used to view, edit, and organize photographs. See the PictureProject
Reference Manual (on CD) for more information.
PictureProject
Before Installing PictureProject
PictureProject requires Mac OS X version 10.1.5 or later or a pre-installed version of Windows
XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), or Windows 98 Second Edition (SE). Turn off any virus-protection software and
exit all other applications before beginning installation.
Nikon View / Nikon Capture
Uninstall Nikon View before installing PictureProject. For information on using PictureProject
Important
with Nikon Capture, see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD).
Important
Important
View and organize photographs.
Collection list
Group photos into collections and
collections into folders.
Picture list
Windows XP / Windows 2000 / Mac OS X
Use an account with administrator privileges when installing or uninstalling
PictureProject.
Before Connecting the Camera
Be sure that PictureProject is installed. If the Windows hardware wizard is displayed
when the camera is connected, click Cancel to exit the wizard.
Installing PictureProject (Windows)
The illustrations in this section are intended as a guide only. The dialogs and messages displayed
during installation may differ in some respects from those shown here.
If the “Select Region” or “Select Language” Dialog Is Not Displayed
Open “My Computer” by selecting My Computer from the Start menu (Windows
XP) or by double-clicking the My Computer icon on the desktop (other versions of
Windows) and then double-click the CD (PictureProject) icon.
Edit
View the photos in the current collection
or folder.
Retouch photos using a variety
of tools, including cropping and
brightness and hue adjustment.
Windows 98 SE
The dialog shown at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen
instructions to install the Mass Storage drivers.
Arrange photos in a variety of
layouts.
Other tasks that can be performed with PictureProject include printing photographs,
sending photos by e-mail, viewing slide shows, and copying photographs to CD or
DVD (requires Windows or Mac OS X version 10.2.8 or later).
Click Yes.
The Nikon FotoShare setup program will start (Europe
only). Follow the on-screen instructions to
install Nikon FotoShare.
Read the license agreement…
…and click Yes to accept and proceed with installation.
Click Next to install PictureProject to the location
shown, or click Browse… to choose a different
folder.
Click Yes.
Click Yes.
Click Finish.
DirectX 9
If DirectX 9 is not already installed, the dialog shown
at right will be displayed. Follow the on-screen
instructions to install DirectX 9.
Click Yes or Finish to restart the computer.
Displayed if DirectX 9 is not
installed in Step
Displayed if DirectX 9 is
installed in Step
After the computer restarts, the PictureProject Import Assistant will be displayed. The
Import Assistant is used to catalog existing images for display in PictureProject.
1 Click Import to catalog the images in the “Import from” folder in PictureProject.
The time needed to catalog the images is proportional to the number of images in
the folder.
2 Click OK to close the Import Assistant when import is complete.
To proceed without cataloging existing images, click Close. Existing images can be
cataloged manually at any time; see the PictureProject Reference Manual (on CD) for
details.
The illustrations in this section are intended as a guide only. The dialogs and messages displayed
during installation may differ in some respects from those shown here.
Turn the computer on and insert the PictureProject installer CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the PictureProject installer CD icon on the desktop, then double-click the
Welcome icon. Depending on the region of purchase, a “Select Region” dialog may be
displayed; select a region and click Next. A language-selection dialog will be displayed.
Select a language and click Next.
Click Easy Install to begin installation of:
Nikon Fotoshare (Europe only)
The dialog shown at right will be
displayed. Click OK.
PictureProject
Apple QuickTime 6
Enter the administrator name and password…
…and click OK.
Read the license agreement…
…and click Accept to accept and view the ReadMe fi le.
Take a few moments to read this fi le, which may contain
important information that could not be included in this
guide. Click Continue… to proceed with installation.
Click Install.
Click Yes.
Click Yes.
Click Quit.
Apple QuickTime 6
If an earlier version of QuickTime is installed, the
QuickTime 6 installer will start. Follow the onscreen
instructions to complete installation. When
the dialog shown at right is displayed, click Continue.
Do not complete the “Registered To,” “Organization,”
and “Registration Number” fi elds.
Click Restart to restart the computer.
Import button
Close button
Displayed if
QuickTime 6 is
not installed in
Step
Windows
“Import
from” folder
Close button
Macintosh
“Import from”
folder
Import button
Displayed if
QuickTime 6
is installed in
Step
When the computer restarts, log in to the account used to install PictureProject. To install
Nikon FotoShare (Europe only), open the “FotoShare” folder on the PictureProject installer
CD and drag the Nikon FotoShare icon to the “Applications” folder on the hard disk.
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The illustrations in this section are from Windows XP.
1 Turn
2 Turn
3 The
Use a Reliable Power Source
Nikon recommends using the optional EH-5 AC adapter to power the camera for extended
periods. Do not use another make or model of AC adapter.
the camera off and connect the supplied USB cable as shown below. Do not use
force or attempt to insert the connectors at an angle. Connect the camera directly to the
computer; do not connect the cable via a USB hub or keyboard.
the camera on. PictureProject will automatically detect the camera and the
PictureProject Transfer window will be displayed in the computer monitor. Click Transfer
to copy all photographs from the camera memory card to the computer.
Windows XP
The dialog shown at right will be displayed when the
camera is turned on. Select Copy pictures to a folder
on my computer using PictureProject and click OK.
To bypass this dialog in future, check Always do the
selected action.
photographs will be displayed in PictureProject when transfer is complete.
PictureProject periodically checks for updates
when the computer is connected to the Internet.
If an update is detected when PictureProject
starts, an update dialog will be displayed. Follow
the on-screen instructions to update to the
latest version of PictureProject.
Disconnecting the Camera
Before turning the camera off and disconnecting the USB cable, remove the camera from
the system as described below.
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, right
click on the removable disk corresponding to the camera
and select Eject from the menu that appears.
Macintosh: Drag the camera volume (“NIKON D50”) into
the Trash.
Transfer button
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