Nikon Coolpix 5000 User manual

iPIX Photography with

Nikon Digital Cameras

Coolpix 880, 885, 990, 995, 5000 models

DOC- NIK- R4

INTERNET PICTURES CORPORATION

CORPORATE

Oak Ridge, TN

World Headquarters

Internet Pictures Corporation

1009 Commerce Park Drive

Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

1-888-909-iPIX

Phone: (865) 482-3000

Fax: (865) 482-5447

Customer Service: 888-425-0098

Technical Support: 888-425-0048

Sales: 800-336-7113

865-276-2315

Web site: http://www.ipix.com

San Ramon, CA

Co-Headquarters

Internet Pictures Corporation

3160 Crow Canyon Rd., 4th Floor

San Ramon, CA 94583

Phone: (925) 277-9499

Fax: (925) 277-9494

Email: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.ipix.com

SALES OFFICES

Oak Ridge, TN

Internet Pictures Corporation

Commerce Park Drive

Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

Phone: 1-888-909-iPIX

(865) 482-3000

Fax: (865) 482-5447

Email: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.ipix.com

United Kingdom/Europe

Internet Pictures UK LTD.

31 Welbeck Street

London W1M 7PG

United Kingdom

Phone: +44(0) 171 935 4260

Fax: +44(0) 171 486 8110

Email: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.ipix-eu.com

San Ramon, CA

Internet Pictures Corporation

3160 Crow Canyon Rd., 4th Floor

San Ramon, CA 94583

Phone: (925) 277-9499

Fax: (925) 277-9494

Email: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.ipix.com

SUPPORT OFFICES

Oak Ridge, TN

Commerce Park Drive

Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

Technical Support: 888-425-0048

Customer Service: 888-425-0098

Fax: (865) 482-5447

Email:

[email protected]

Web site: http://www.ipix.com

United Kingdom/Europe

Internet Pictures UK LTD.

31 Welbeck Street

London W1M 7PG

United Kingdom

Phone: +44(0) 171 935 4260

Fax: +44(0) 171 486 8110

Customer and Technical Support:

+44(0) 171 935 4260

Email: [email protected]k

Web site: http://www.ipix-eu.com

LEGAL NOTICE

reserved. iPIX image, PhotoBubble, iPIX Wizard software, iPIX®

Builder software, iPIX TV-Studio software, iPIX WebCam software,

and iPIX I-Linker software are trademarks of Internet Pictures

Corporation.

iPIX images are a means of viewing a totally immersive, unbounded

image created from two fisheye photographs. Based on the following

U.S. Patents RE 36,207; 5,384,588; 5,764,276; 5,877,801; and

5,903,319 (others pending).

Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

Acrobat and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems

Incorporated.

Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Microsoft, Windows, and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks

of Microsoft Corporation.

Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications

Corporation.

This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG

Group. Portions of the imaging technology of this product are

copyrighted by Accusoft Corporation. Other product and brand names

may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners

This manual was last modified on April 26, 2002. DOC-NIK-R4.

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 • Welcome to iPIX® Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Supported Camera Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The iPIX Picture-taking Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Minimum Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2 • Installing Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 1: Install the Nikon Camera Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 2: Install iPIX Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 3: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 • Preparing for Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Photography Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Assembling Your iPIX Camera Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4 • Setting up Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Nikon Coolpix 880. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Nikon Coolpix 885. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Nikon Coolpix 990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Nikon Coolpix 995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Nikon Coolpix 5000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Camerasii

5 • Taking Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Photography Tips for iPIX Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Step 1: Set the Auto Exposure Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Step 2: Set the White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Step 3: Take the First Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Step 4: Take the Second Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Step 5: Finish Your Photo Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

6 • Downloading Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Download Option 1: Serial or USB Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Option 2: PCMCIA Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Option 3: USB Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Option 4: Parallel Port Card Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 1

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Welcome to iPIX®Imaging

Thank you for your purchase of an iPIX® Camera Kit featuring the Nikon

Coolpix digital camera. With your kit, you can shoot and build immersive

iPIX images in a matter of minutes. iPIX images enable you to “step

inside” an environment—exploring up, down, and all around. It is a solu-

tion that has proven valuable for many markets, including real estate,

travel, publishing, education, training, and journalism.

This book describes the steps to set up your equipment, establish settings

on your camera to optimize it for iPIX photography, and download your

images to your computer.

Two of the most important camera kit components are the fisheye lens and

rotator. The fisheye lens attaches to your camera and broadens the field of

view (FOV) of your camera’s fixed lens. The rotator lets you turn your

camera exactly 180°—capturing one 180°picture, or “hemisphere.” Two

hemispheres are used to create an iPIX image.

The Fisheye Lens

attaches to the

camera’s fixed lens.

The fisheye lens and rotator attach to the camera. The rotators are customized for each

camera model.

The Rotator attaches

to the camera base

and the tripod.

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras2

1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGING

Supported Camera Models

iPIX photography supports eight Nikon Coolpix digital camera models,

including the 700, 800, 880, 885, 900, 950, 990, 995, and 5000. This pho-

tography guide covers the Coolpix 5000, 995, 990, 880, and 885 models.

Contact Internet Pictures on the World Wide Web at http://www.ipix.com

for guides for camera models not listed here.

Camera Configuration Files

Camera configuration files fine-tune your iPIX software for your specific

digital camera model. Occasionally, when new cameras are released, the

configuration files are not included with the installation yet. These config-

uration files are available from the Support section of the iPIX Web site at

http://www.ipix.com/support/support.shtml.

Newer versions of some iPIX software packages no longer required camera

configuration files. Refer to the user manual for your iPIX software pack-

age for more information.

1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGING

The iPIX Picture-taking Process

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 3

The iPIX Picture-taking Process

This iPIX Photography guide explains how to set up your camera and take

pictures for iPIX image creation. The picture taking process is illustrated

below.

1. Select a location and place the camera close to an area of interest.

2. Take the first picture using the settings outlined in this Guide.

3. Rotate the camera 180°.

4. Take the second picture.

5. Download the images to your computer.

Sel ect a l ocat i on Take t he

f ir st pict ur e

Rotatethe

camera

Take t he

second pict ure

Download

images

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras4

1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGING

Minimum Requirements

The minimum system requirements will depend upon the software you

purchased. Your iPIX software manual contains complete details.

Personal Computer Requirements

To use this kit and all included software

with your personal computer, you will need:

• One free serial port, USB port, or a

PCMCIA Type II card slot.

• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, or

Windows NT 4.0 or later.

• Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive.

• Pentium 133 MHZ or faster processor (166 MHz or faster recom-

mended).

• 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended).

• 75 MB or more free hard disk space.

• Video display capable of 800 x 600 pixels or higher with 256 colors

(65,535 colors or higher recommended).

1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGING

Technical Support

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 5

Macintosh Computer Requirements

To use this kit and all included software with

your Macintosh computer, you will need:

• One free serial port on your computer,

USB port, or a PCMCIA Type II card slot

To use the USB connectivity option, System 8.6

or later must be installed on your computer.

• System 8.1 with Appearance Manager

installed, System 8.6 or later recom-

mended.

• QuickTime 3.0 or later installed.

• Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive.

• PowerPC 603e 180 Mhz or faster processor.

• 64 MB of physical RAM.

A memory management program like RAM Doubler, which can “double”

32 MB of RAM to 64 MB, will not work with your iPIX software. The

installation program checks your system for at least 64 MB of RAM, and if

it is not found, the iPIX software will not be installed.

• 60 MB of free hard disk space.

• Video display capable of 640 x 480 pixels or higher with 256 colors

(thousands of colors or better recommended).

Technical Support

Technical support is available for assistance with any iPIX product by vis-

iting Internet Pictures Corporation’s Web site located at

http://www.ipix.com/support/support.shtml or by calling toll-free (888)

425-0048.

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