En

First Steps
q Attach the strap.

Digital Camera D7000

Attach the strap securely to the two eyelets on the camera body as shown below.

Quick Start Guide

e Insert a memory card (available separately).

This guide provides rst-time users with information on taking

photographs with the D7000 and on installing and using the
supplied software. Complete information on using your Nikon
digital camera can be found in the Users Manual and in the
help menu of the supplied software application.

4GB

Check to be sure the card is in the correct orientation.

Digitutor
Digitutor, a series of watch-and-learn manuals in movie form, is
available from the following website:
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/index_eng.html

Slot 1

If you will be using only one memory card, insert it in Slot 1.

Printed in Hong Kong

SB0K02(11)

6MB10511-02

w Insert the battery.

r Attach a lens.

Check to be sure the battery is in the correct orientation.

Before You Begin

Be careful to prevent dust from entering the camera when

the lens or body cap is removed.

The orange battery

latch locks the
battery in place
when the battery is
fully inserted.

z Unpack the camera.

Conrm that the package contains the following items:

BS-1
accessory
shoe cover

Slot 2

Set switches as shown

(if applicable).

DK-21 rubber
eyecup

Keeping marks aligned,

position lens on camera, then rotate
until lens clicks into place.

For information on lenses that can be used with the D7000, see page 269 of the Users Manual.
D7000 camera
BM-11
monitor cover

BF-1B body
cap

Taking Photographs
x Choose a language and set the camera clock.
M

z Rotate the mode

M
dial to i.
EN-EL15
rechargeable
Li-ion battery
(with terminal cover)

MH-25 battery charger

(AC wall adapter supplied only in
countries or regions where required.
Shape of power cable depends on
country of sale.)

AN-DC1 strap
EG-D2 audio/video cable
UC-E4 USB cable
ViewNX 2 CD

2.1 Turn the camera on. A languageselection dialog will be displayed.

DK-5
eyepiece
cap

c Ready the camera.

M

2.2 Select a language and press J.

Use the multi selector to select a
time zone, choose a date format,
turn daylight saving time on or o,
and set the camera clock; press J
after each step to proceed to the
next dialog.

Quick Start Guide (this guide)

Users Manual
Warranty

Purchasers of the lens kit option should conrm that

the package also includes a lens. Memory cards are sold
separately.

x Charge the battery.

Plug the battery charger in and insert the battery. An
exhausted battery will fully charge in about two hours
and 35 minutes.

Battery
charging

Charging
complete

Viewing and Deleting Photographs

To view photographs: Press K.

To delete the current photograph:

Press O twice.

v Frame a photograph.
M
Frame a
photograph in the
viewnder with
the main subject
in the AF area
brackets.

AF area brackets

For information on focusing the

viewnder, see page 34 of the Users
Manual.

b Focus and shoot.

M
5.1 Press the shutter-release
button halfway to focus.
The in-focus indicator
(I) will appear in the
viewnder.

5.2 Smoothly press

the shutter-release
button the rest
of the way down
to release the
shutter and take a
Focus point (shows point on
photograph.
which camera is focused)

Power cable
Plug into outlet

Remove the lens cap.

Hold the handgrip in
your right hand and
cradle the camera body
or lens with your left.

In-focus indicator

To view other pictures, press the

multi selector left or right.

Recording Movies
Rotate the live view switch q and press the
movie-record button w to start recording.
To end recording, press the movie-record
button again. See page 57 of the Users
Manual for more information.

Installing ViewNX 2

Using ViewNX 2

Install the supplied software to display and edit photographs and movies that have been copied to your computer. Before installing
ViewNX 2, conrm that your computer meets the system requirements listed below.

q Copy pictures to the computer.

w View pictures.

how pictures will be copied to the computer.

1 Choose
Choose one of the following methods:

Your Imaging Toolbox

Direct USB connection: Turn the camera o and ensure that

the memory card is inserted in the camera. Connect the
camera to the computer using the supplied UC-E4 USB
cable and then turn the camera on.

SD card slot: If your computer is equipped with an SD card

slot, the card can be inserted directly in the slot.
SD card reader: Connect a card reader (available separately
from third-party suppliers) to the computer and insert
the memory card.
If a message is displayed prompting you to choose a
program, select Nikon Transfer 2.
installer CD.
1 Start the computer and insert the
Windows
Mac OS

4 Exit the installer.

Windows

Double-click
icon on desktop

Mac OS

Click Yes.

Double-click
Welcome icon

Nikon Transfer 2 for Import pictures and videos.

1 Select
Under Import pictures and videos, click Change program. A

5 Remove the installer CD from the CD-ROM drive.

CPU

q Select region
(if required)

w Select language
e Click Next
OS

Start the installer.

Click Install and follow the on-screen instructions.

Click Install
RAM

Windows

Mac OS

Photographs/JPEG movies: Intel

Celeron, Pentium 4, or Core
series, 1.6 GHz or better
H.264 movies:
- Playback: 3.0 GHz or better
Pentium D
- Editing: 2.6 GHz or better Core 2
Duo

Photographs/JPEG movies:
PowerPC G4 (1 GHz or
better), G5, Intel Core series,
or Xeon series
H.264 movies:
- Playback: PowerPC G5 Dual
or Core Duo, 2 GHz or better
- Editing: 2.6 GHz or better
Core 2 Duo

Pre-installed versions of Windows 7

Home Basic/Home Premium/
Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate,
Windows Vista Home Basic/Home
Premium/Business/Enterprise/
Mac OS X version 10.4.11,
Ultimate (Service Pack 2), or
10.5.8, or 10.6.4
Windows XP Home Edition/
Professional (Service Pack 3). All
installed programs run as 32-bit
applications in 64-bit editions of
Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
Windows 7/Windows Vista: 1 GB
or more (1.5 GB or more
512 MB or more (1 GB or more
recommended)
recommended)
Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB
or more recommended)

Hard-disk A minimum of 500 MB available on the startup disk (1 GB or more

space recommended)

Installation Guide
For help installing ViewNX 2, click Installation Guide in Step 3.

Resolution: 1024 768 pixels (XGA)

or more
Monitor
Color: 24-bit color (True Color) or
more

Starting ViewNX 2 Manually

Windows: Double-click the ViewNX 2 shortcut on the desktop.
Mac OS: Click the ViewNX 2 icon in the Dock.

Retouching Photographs

You can crop pictures and perform such tasks as adjusting

sharpness and tone levels.

program selection dialog will be displayed; select Import File using

Nikon Transfer 2 and click OK.

System Requirements

Select a language.
If the desired language is not available, click Region
Selection to choose a dierent region and then choose
the desired language (the Region Selection button is not
available in the European release).

complete.

Click the Edit button in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.

Windows 7
If the dialog shown at
right is displayed, follow
the steps below to select
Nikon Transfer 2.

Click OK.

The following software is installed:

ViewNX 2
Apple QuickTime (Windows only)

ViewNX 2.
1 Start
Pictures are displayed in ViewNX 2 when transfer is

Editing Movies

2 Double-click Import File.

Click the Movie Editor button in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.

rm that the correct source is selected.

2 Confi
Conrm that the camera or removable disk appears
as a device button in the Source panel of the
Nikon Transfer 2 Options area.
You can perform such tasks as trimming unwanted footage
from movies shot with the camera.
Device button

Printing Pictures
Start Transfer.
3 Click
At default settings, all the pictures on the memory card

Click the Print button in the ViewNX 2 toolbar.

will be copied to the computer.

Click Start
Transfer

the connection.
4 Terminate
If the camera is connected to the computer, turn the
camera o and disconnect the USB cable. If you are using
a card reader or card slot, choose the appropriate option
in the computer operating system to eject the removable
disk corresponding to the memory card and then remove
the card from the card reader or card slot.

A dialog will be displayed, allowing you to print pictures on

a printer connected to the computer.
For More Information
Consult online help for more information on using ViewNX 2.

Resolution: 1024 768 pixels

(XGA) or more
Color: 24-bit color (millions of
colors) or more
2010 Nikon Corporation