once you have installed nikon view 5, you are ready to transfer photographs and movies to your computer. pictures can be transferred via a direct usb connection between the camera and computer, or by removing the memory card from the camera and inserting it in a card reader or pc card slot.

    direct connection: connecting your camera by cable if your computer has a built-in usb connection, you can transfer your pictures using the supplied uc-e5 usb cable.

    1 choose a usb protocol

    the coolpix 2000 supports two usb protocols: mass storage (the default option) and picture transfer protocol (ptp). before connecting the camera to a computer, select the usb option in the camera setup menu ( 77) and choose a usb protocol that matches that used by your computer's operating system. if you are connecting the camera to a computer running windows xp home edition, windows xp professional, or mac os x (10.1.2 or later), choose ptp. if you are connecting the camera to a computer running windows 2000 professional, windows millennium edition (me), windows 98 second edition (se), or mac os 9 (9.0, 9.1, or 9.2) and have changed the usb setting to ptp, return to the usb menu and select mass storage.

   

    install nikon view 5

    be sure to install nikon view 5 before connecting the camera.

    use a reliable power source

    when transferring data between the camera and the computer, be sure that the battery is fully charged. if in doubt, recharge the battery before beginning transfer or use the optional eh-53 ac adapter.

    2 select the pictures to be transferred

    in quick review ( 22) or playback mode ( 46), press the ( ) button to display the pictures on the memory card in "contact sheets" of four or nine thumbnails ( 48).confirm that only the pictures you want to copy to the computer are marked with aicon. to remove theicon from a picture, or to select an unmarked picture for transfer, highlight the image with the multi selector and press the ( ) button.

   

    3 turn the camera off

    turn the camera off before connecting the usb cable.

    4 turn the computer on

    turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to start up.

    5 connect the camera and computer

    connect the uc-e5 usb cable as shown below. use the flat connector for connection to the computer, and connect the other end of the cable to the camera's usb connector. do not connect the camera via a usb hub or keyboard.

   

    transferring more than 999 pictures

    no more than 999 pictures can be transferred at one time using the () button. to copy more pictures, use nikon view 5. see the nikon view 5 reference manual (on cd) for details.

    6 turn the camera on

    when the camera is turned on with the uc-e5 cable connected, the monitor will remain off, and all controls except the () button and power switch will be inactive.

   

    7 press the () button

    when the camera is connected and turned on, nikon view 5 will start automatically (see the reference cd for details). once nikon view 5 has started, press the () button to begin copying the pictures selected in step 2 to the computer. the message "preparing to transfer" will appear in the camera monitor.

   

    8 wait for the pictures to be transferred to the computer

    while pictures being copied to the computer, the camera monitor will show "transferring image to computer." while transfer is in progress, do not:

    · disconnect the usb cable

    · turn the camera off

    · remove the memory card from the camera

   

    9 disconnect the camera

    when all marked pictures have been transferred, the message "transfer completed" will be displayed in the camera monitor. if you are using windows xp home edition, windows xp professional, or mac os x (version 10.1.2 or later) with the camera usb protocol set to ptp (see step 1), you can now turn the camera off and disconnect the usb cable.

   

    if you are using one of the following operating systems, you must remove the camera from the system as described below before disconnecting the cable or turning the camera off.

    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, click with the right mouse button on the removable disk corresponding to the camera and select eject from the menu that appears.

   

    mac os 9

    drag the"untitled"camera volume into the trash.

   

    once you have removed the camera from the system, you can disconnect the interface cable or turn the camera off.

    mac os x

    pictures can not be transferred using the () button in mac os x 10.1.2. use the button in nikon view 5 to transfer pictures. see the nikon view 5 reference manual (on cd) for details. the camera () button can be used to transfer images in mac os x 10.1.3 or later.

    reading pictures from memory cards

    if you have a compactflash. card reader or your computer is equipped with a pc card slot, you can transfer pictures directly from the memory card. before inserting the memory card in a card reader or card slot, turn the camera off and remove the card from the camera.

    if you are using a pc card slot, insert the memory card into a pc card adapter (see note below), and then insert the adapter into the pc card slot. if you are using a card reader, insert the memory card directly into the card reader. if installed, nikon view 5 will detect cards from nikon digital cameras and start automatically. see the nikon view 5 reference manual (on cd) for information on transferring pictures to your computer.

    compactflash. card readers

    before using a card reader, be sure to read all documentation provided by the manufacturer.

    pc card adapter

    to read compactflash. memory cards using a pc card slot, you will require an ec-ad1 pc-card adapter (shown at right), available separately from nikon.

   

    removing the memory card

    1、be sure that transfer is complete before removing memory cards from the card reader or pc card slot.

    2、before removing the memory card from a pc card slot or card reader, you will need to remove the card from the system:

    windows xp home edition/windows xp professional

    click the "safely remove hardware" icon () in the taskbar and remove the memory card from the system.

    windows 2000 professional/windows millennium edition (me)

    click the "unplug or eject hardware" icon () in the taskbar and remove the memory card from the system.

    windows 98 second edition (se)

    in my computer, right click on the removable disk corresponding to the memory card and select eject from the menu that appears.

    mac os x

    drag the "no_name" volume that represents the memory card into the trash.

    mac os 9

    drag the "untitled" volume that represents the memory card into the trash.