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So, how do you take pictures with your Nikon D200 'tethered' to your
Laptop or desktop computer? Very easy indeed, before you start, refer
to the page 107 in your English (USA) manual. The manual may
vary in different countries but trust me, is there. Make sure to
change the camera setting from Mass Storage, to PTP and
select OK on the camera's menu.
*Note
that you must have Nikon Capture 4 version 4.4 or
higher for this, at the moment, you'll need camera capture to do this
if you are using
Nikon
Capture NX. Make sure you have the software installed before
attempting to connect your Nikon D200 to your computer.
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A basic
simple set-up |
The final shot |
Once you have
the software installed and your D200 changed to PTP, launch Nikon
Capture and select from the Tools menu,
Show
Nikon Capture Camera Control.
Below (screen shot #1) is what you will see. The D200 is connected.
On the download options, there are a few options to choose from,
like the final destination of the images taken. Remember, the camera
is by-passing the Compact Flash card and the pictures are going
directly to your computer. You must know where those pictures
are ending up. This is the place to know where they go or make a
new folder especially for the ''tethered'' pictures (highly
recommended). You need a firewire cable.
Exposure 1:
As you can see on the screen shot below, you can control here your
camera's exposure, like aperture, shutter, EV, flash compensation. By
chequing the box for Enable
controls from camera body,
you can also do it on camera. I recommend to leave this enabled.
Screen
shot # 1
Exposure 2:
On this tab, you can control your D200's flash sync mode, ISO
sensitivity as well as white balance (see screen shot #3) with a fine
tunning to Kelvin degrees and on top you can see the focusing area.
Screen
shot # 2
Screen
shot # 3
Storage:
On this tab, you can control your D200 data format like RAW (12 bit)
JPEG quality and image size.
Screen
shot # 4
Mechanical:
On this tab, you can control your D200's AF mode, Focus mode,
bracketing shots and keep an eye on the battery level if your are
running on batteries instead of the AC power (Nikon EH-6)
adapter for your Nikon D200.
Screen
shot # 5
Image Processing:
On this tab, you can control your D200's image optimization, Color
Space and other handy stuff as seen on the
screen shot # 5.
Screen
shot # 6
Ok, and
where is the shutter button you might ask?
You see the Start
tab up on the screen shot?
That's
your shutter.
Nikon WT-3A
Wireless Transmitter & WA-E1
Extended Range Antenna
for Nikon
D200 Digital Camera.
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-In the studio-
This offers the versatility of
inmediate by-passing your Compact Memory Flash card and the files go
directly to your computer for post production with Nikon Capture software.
For more freedom without cables,
the Nikon wireless WT-3 is a great alternative in the studio, or in
the field for some situations where you don't want and/or can't be
obstrusive like the picture of the bird chicks in their nest. Setting
up your Nikon D200 with the WT-3 wireless, requires a bit of
knowledge in home networking. Not as difficult as it sounds.
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Happy
shooting with your Nikon D200!
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