Nikon COOLPIX 700 User manual

iPIX Photography with

Nikon Digital Cameras

Coolpix 700, 800, 900, and 950 models

DOC- NIKL- R1

INTERNET PICTURES CORPORATION

CORPORATE

Oak Ridge, TN

World Headquarters

Internet Pictures Corporation

1009 Commerce Park Drive

Suite 400

Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

1-888-909-iPIX

Phone: (865) 482-3000

Fax: (865) 276-2331

Customer Service: 888-425-0098

Technical Support: 888-425-0048

Sales: 800-336-7113

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: ipixsr@ipix.com

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

SALES OFFICES

Oak Ridge, TN

Internet Pictures Corporation

1009 Commerce Park Drive

Suite 400

Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

Phone: 1-888-909-iPIX

(865) 482-3000

Fax: (865) 276-2331

Email: sales@ipix.com

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

United Kingdom/Europe

Internet Pictures UK LTD.

22 Welbeck Street

London W1G 8EG

United Kingdom

Phone: +44(0) 207 935 1287

Fax: +44(0) 207 486 8110

Email: info@ipix.co.uk

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: ipixsr@ipix.com

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

SUPPORT OFFICES

Oak Ridge, TN

Internet Pictures Corporation

1009 Commerce Park Drive

Suite 400

Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA

Technical Support: 888-425-0048

Customer Service: 888-425-0098

Fax: (865) 276-2331

Email:

[email protected]

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

United Kingdom/Europe

Internet Pictures UK LTD.

22 Welbeck Street

London W1G 8EG

United Kingdom

Phone: +44(0) 207 935 1287

Fax: +44(0) 207 486 8110

Customer and Technical Support:

[email protected]

Email: info@ipix.co.uk

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

LEGAL NOTICE

reserved. iPIX image, PhotoBubble, iPIX Real Estate Virtual Tour

Wizard software, iPIX Wizard software, iPIX MyPhotoBubble

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 February 11, 2002. DOC-NIKL-R1.

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Minimum Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 • Installing Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 1: Install iPIX Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 2: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 • Preparing for Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Photography Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Assembling Your iPIX Camera Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4 • Setting up Your Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Nikon Coolpix 700. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Nikon Coolpix 800. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Nikon Coolpix 900. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Nikon Coolpix 950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5 • Taking Your Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Photography Tips for iPIX Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Step 1: Set the Auto Exposure Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Step 2: Set the White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras

Step 3: Take the First Picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Step 4: Take the Second Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Step 5: Finish Your Photo Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6 • Downloading Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Option 1: Serial or USB Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Option 2: PCMCIA Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Option 3: USB Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Option 4: Parallel Port Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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 Cameras

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, and 995. This photogra-

phy guide covers the Coolpix 700, 800, 900, and 950 models. Contact

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

guides for camera models not listed here.

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.

Select a location Take the

firstpicture

Rotate the

cam era

Take the

second picture

Download

images

1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGING

Minimum Requirements

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 3

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, ME,

XP, 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).

iPIX® Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras

1 - WELCOME TO IPIX® IMAGING

Technical Support

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 4.0 or later installed.

• Quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive.

• PowerPC 603e 180 Mhz or faster processor.

• 64 MB of physical RAM.

• 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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