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Using the UC-E6 USB cable and Nikon View software provided with your cam-
era, you can view your photographs and movies on a computer. Before you
can transfer (copy) pictures to your computer, you will need to install Nikon
View. For more information on installing Nikon View and transferring pictures
to your computer, see the
Nikon View Reference Manual
(on CD-ROM) and
the
Quick Start Guide
.
Before Connecting the Camera
Pictures can be copied from the camera to the computer by:
• Pressing the
(
) button on the camera
• Clicking the
button in Nikon View
Which method you will use depends on your comput-
er’s operating system and the USB option selected in
the camera setup menu. After consulting the follow-
ing table, select the appropriate option using the
USB
item in the camera setup menu. The default option is
Mass Storage
.
Viewing Pictures on a Computer
* Pictures can not be transferred using camera
(
) button in Mac OS X 10.1.2.
Use Nikon View
button to transfer pictures.
Nikon View
button
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional
Choose
Mass Storage
or
PTP
.
Camera
(
)
button
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Mac OS 9 (9.0–9.2)
Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later
Choose
PTP
.
Choose
Mass
Storage
or
PTP
.
Mac OS X 10.1.2
—
*
Choose
Mass Storage
.
Pictures transferred using:
Operating system
The Write Protect Switch
The camera
(
) button can not be used to transfer pictures when the memory
card write protect switch is in the lock position (
11).
(
) button