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Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control
Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control Preferences
Fine-Tuning Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control
To view the Preferences (Options) dialog for Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control, select Op-
tions… from the Tools menu (Windows) or select Preferences… from the application menu
(Mac OS X) or
Edit menu (Mac OS 9).
Viewing Preferences
To view settings in any of the three panels, click the
appropriate tab.
The Pref er enc es dialog contains the following three tabs:
Tab Description
General Choose how long the exposure meters remain active (D1-series only). 137
Temporary Files Specify the location of the folders used for tem po rary stor age. 138
Color Management Select the color profi les used by the Nikon Color Man age ment System (CMS). 138
After making changes to preferences, click OK to save changes and return to the Nikon
Capture 4 Camera Control window. Click Cancel to cancel any changes to settings and return
to the Nikon Capture 4 Camera Control window.
The General Tab
The General tab contains the following item:
While Nikon Capture Camera Control is
running, keep camera awake
Choose how long the exposure meters remain
on when the cam era is operated on battery
power. This set ting only takes ef fect when the
camera is con nect ed and pow ered on with Nikon
Capture 4 Cam era Control running, and takes
pre ce dence over the auto meter off option cho-
sen using camera Custom Set tings. D2-series,
D200, D100, D70s, D70, and D50 cameras will
stay awake indefi nitely, regardless of the setting
chosen here.
•
for 15 min utes (D1-series only): The exposure
meters turn off automatically if no operations
are performed for 15 minutes.
• Always: The exposure meters remain on indefi nitely. Note that this will increase the drain
on the battery.
When powered by an AC adapter (available separately), the camera stays awake indefi nitely,
regardless of the setting chosen.
Mac OS X Windows
Tab