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
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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: [phone]
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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: [phone]-iPIX
[phone]
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Web site: http://www.ipix.com
United Kingdom/Europe
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31 Welbeck Street
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United Kingdom
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Web site: http://www.ipix-eu.com
San Ramon, CA
Internet Pictures Corporation
3160 Crow Canyon Rd., 4th Floor
San Ramon, CA 94583
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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: [phone]
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: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Customer and Technical Support:
[phone]
Email: [email protected]k
Web site: http://www.ipix-eu.com

LEGAL NOTICE
Copyright ©2000-2001 Internet Pictures Corporation. All rights
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).
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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.

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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

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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.
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Supported Camera Models
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.

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The iPIX Picture-taking Process
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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

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Minimum Requirements
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).

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Technical Support
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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.