Nikon View DX - Manual (Page 9)

- 9 - Setting up the Camera as a Drive: Unmounting the Camera
Other ways to unmount the camera
The camera will be unmounted automatically if you do any of
the following:
• Turn the camera off
• Let the camera go into sleep mode
• Remove the compact flash-memory card from the cam-
era
• Set the camera to a mode other than “PC” mode
When the camera is unmounted, the folders containing images
recorded by the camera will close and the Nikon DI icon will
disappear from the desktop.
Remounting the camera
The camera will be remounted if you do any of the following:
• Turn the camera off and then on
• Wake the camera up by pressing the shutter-release
button half way
• Remove and reinsert the memory card
• Return the camera to “PC” mode after switching to some
other mode.
Notes on Using the Camera as a Drive
Nikon View allows the camera’s memory to be used in much the
same way that you would use any other drive. Note however
that the following limitations apply:
Only one camera is supported at a time:
Even if two or more cameras are connected, only one camera
can be mounted at any one time. The first camera to be recog-
nized by the computer will be the one that is mounted.
The camera cannot be shared over a network:
The camera will not function as a network drive. Consequently
the Nikon D1 icon will not be visible to other computers.
The camera’s memory is read-only:
The camera’s memory is read only, so that files cannot be
copied to the camera’s memory, nor can files be saved after
being changed or edited in another application. Should you wish
to change a file name, do so after copying the image to the hard
disk. Once a file has been changed in any way, it cannot be
copied back to the image folder in the camera drive. (Although
New Folder and Duplicate in the File menu are enabled for
the camera volume, you can not create new folders or duplicate
files in the camera’s memory.)