5 Setting Up Nikon View for use with a CF Card (Mac OS)

The way that the image files and thumbnails are displayed changes according to whether the "PC Card Access" in the Nikon View Control panel is checked or unchecked. (see right). When the box is checked, the CF card appears on the desktop with the "Nikon Digital Camera"  icon. When the CF card is opened, the folders on the Card have the  Nikon View style of appearance. In the Card root directory, an icon "Browse Thumbnails" appears.

If the box is unchecked, then the CF card and its contents appear and behaves like a normal hard disk. In this case (shown right), the card is connected by a San Disk™ USB reader, so the CF card is identified by the San Disk™ logo. . If the card was inserted in the PCMCIA slot of a PowerBook, a normal MacOS disk icon would be seen.

When the Box is Checked		When the Box is not Checked
If the box is checked, then the image files will be presented as a small thumbnail. (generated inside the file by the camera). Clicking on the Browse Thumbnails Icon opens the folders on the CF card and generates a large thumbnail for each image which you can drag and drop to an application such as Photoshop™ Notes: You cannot copy files back to the CF card. Uncheck the box when connecting a D-1 via Firewire.		If the box is unchecked, then the image files will be presented as standard JPEG files, according to how your Mac is set up. To view the files as larger thumbnails, find and launch the Nikon View Browser Application in the Nikon View folder then navigate to the CF card folder where your images are located. Note that if you navigate to any other folder, the Nikon View Browser application will create large preview-sized icons of the files which will may appear odd. It is possible to copy files back to the CF card.