NIS-Elements Documentation User's Guide (Ver. 4.00)

[Pages:147]M396E 11.9.NF.17

*M396EN17*

NIS-Elements Documentation

User's Guide (Ver. 4.00)

Thank you very much for choosing Nikon. This manual explains installation and use of the NIS-Elements Documentation. For trouble-free operation, read this manual before using the program.

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To run NIS-Elements Documentation optimally, the following specifications are required. Minimum PC Specification:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or higher RAM for 32bit OS: 2GB or higher RAM for 64bit OS: 4GB or higher Operating system: Windows 7 Professional SP1 32bit/64bit (English/Chinese) HDD: 2GB or more of available hard disk space for installation Display: 1280x1024 pixel (True Color mode) User rights: Administrators for installation

* Operation cannot be guaranteed on all computer models. For further information, contact your nearest Nikon representatives.

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Table of Contents

1. Installation and Startup .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1. NIS-Elements D Installation ........................................................................................... 1 1.2. Command Line Options ................................................................................................ 6 1.2.1. Syntax and Example: ......................................................................................... 6 1.2.2. Switches: ....................................................................................................... 6

2. Application Appearance .......................................................................................................... 9 2.1. NIS-Elements D Screen ................................................................................................ 9 2.1.1. Menu Bar ....................................................................................................... 9 2.1.2. Application Tool Bars ....................................................................................... 11 2.1.3. Status Bar .................................................................................................... 11 2.1.4. Image Window ............................................................................................... 11 2.2. Modifying Layout ...................................................................................................... 13 2.2.1. Layouts ....................................................................................................... 13 2.2.2. Layout Manager ............................................................................................. 14 2.2.3. Docking Panes .............................................................................................. 19 2.2.4. Appearance Options ....................................................................................... 21 2.3. Organizer ............................................................................................................... 23 2.3.1. Image Filter .................................................................................................. 23 2.3.2. Operations with Images ................................................................................... 25 2.3.3. Adjusting the Organizer Layout ........................................................................... 26 2.4. User Management .................................................................................................... 26

3. Setting the Hardware Up ....................................................................................................... 31 3.1. Working with a Camera .............................................................................................. 31 3.1.1. Live Signal from Camera .................................................................................. 32 3.1.2. Capturing Images ........................................................................................... 32 3.1.3. Camera ROI on Live Image ................................................................................ 32 3.1.4. Controlling Cameras by Macro ........................................................................... 33 3.2. Camera Settings ...................................................................................................... 33 3.3. Connected Devices ................................................................................................... 36 3.3.1. Logical Devices .............................................................................................. 37 3.3.2. Tips ............................................................................................................ 39 3.4. Optical Configurations ................................................................................................ 39 3.5. Objectives .............................................................................................................. 42 3.5.1. Managing Objectives ....................................................................................... 42 3.5.2. Objective Calibration ....................................................................................... 43 3.5.3. Units .......................................................................................................... 46

4. Capturing .......................................................................................................................... 47 4.1. Single Image Capture ................................................................................................ 47 4.2. ND2 Acquisition ....................................................................................................... 47 4.2.1. Time-lapse Acquisition ..................................................................................... 48 4.2.2. Multi-point Acquisition ..................................................................................... 49 4.2.3. Z-series Acquisition ......................................................................................... 51 4.3. Capturing movies ..................................................................................................... 53

5. Image Files ........................................................................................................................ 55 5.1. Composition ............................................................................................................ 55 5.1.1. Image Layers ................................................................................................ 55 5.1.2. Image Types in NIS-Elements D ......................................................................... 56 5.1.3. nd2 files ...................................................................................................... 56 5.2. Working with Image Files ............................................................................................ 59 5.2.1. Opening Saved Images .................................................................................... 59

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