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Printing Pictures
To print the pictures from the camera memory card:
• select pictures for printing using the
Print set
option and take the memory
card to a digital print service center (
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• select pictures for printing using the
Print set
option and insert the memory
card into a personal photo printer equipped with a card slot (
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• use the USB cable to connect the camera to a printer that supports Pict-
Bridge or Direct Print and print pictures directly from the camera (
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• transfer the pictures using Nikon View and print them from a computer (see
the
Nikon View Reference Manual
, on CD-ROM)
To print the time and date of recording on pictures:
• take pictures using the
Date imprint
option in the setup menu, which im-
prints the date or date and time of recording directly on pictures as they are
taken (
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• if the photo printer or print service supports
D
igital
P
rint
O
rder
F
ormat
(DPOF), use the
Date
option in the
Print set > Print selection
menu
(
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• transfer the pictures using Nikon View and print them using the Nikon View
date imprint option (see the
Nikon View Reference Manual
, on CD-ROM)
“ Print Set” and Digital Print Order Format ( DPOF)
The
Print set
option in the playback menu is used to create a digital “print order” listing
the pictures to be printed, the number of prints, and the information to be included on
each print. This print order is stored on the camera memory card in
D
igital
P
rint
O
rder
F
ormat (DPOF). Once a print order has been created, the memory card can be inserted
in a DPOF-compatible device and the pictures printed directly from the card. Before us-
ing this option, check that the printer or print service supports DPOF. Note that:
• If the
Print set
option has not been used to create a print order, one copy of all the
pictures on the memory card will be printed
• The print order is not included when pictures are transferred using Nikon View
“Date Imprint” Versus the Print Set “Date” Option
Date imprint
Print selection > Date
Must be set before picture is taken
Set after picture is taken
Date permanently imprinted on picture
Date stored separately
Date appears whenever picture is
printed
Date only appears when picture is print-
ed on DPOF-compatible printer
