How to Updating Distortion Control Lens Data
Updating Distortion Control Lens Data
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Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide describes how to update distortion control lens data. If you are not confident that you can perform the update successfully, the update can be performed by a Nikon-authorized service representative. See the camera manual for information on camera operations
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Get ready
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| To perform the update, you will need: |
• | The camera |
• | A computer equipped with a card reader or card slot |
• | One of the following camera power sources: |
| — An AC adapter |
| — A fully-charged rechargeable Li-ion battery of a type supported by the camera |
• | A Nikon-approved memory card that has been formatted in the camera (note that all data on the memory card will be deleted when the card is formatted; before formatting the card, back up any data you wish to keep to a computer or other device) |
• | The camera User’s Manual |
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Download and extract the new lens data
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| 1 | Click the I agree - Begin download link on the download site to download the file to your computer. |
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2 | Double-click the downloaded file to start the installer. If a “User Account Control” dialog is displayed, click Yes or Continue. |
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3 | Select a language and click Next. |
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If the desired language is not displayed, click Region Selection and choose a different region. The language-selection dialog may not be displayed if you have previously installed other Nikon software. |
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4 | Click Next. |
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5 | After reading the license agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to begin installation. |
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6 | Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. When installation is complete, confirm that a “Nikon” folder has been created on the desktop and check that it contains the following items: |
- NKLD#####.BIN: Distortion control lens data; ##### represents the version number
- Legal: A folder containing the license agreement.
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Copy the lens data to the memory card
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| The data can be copied to the camera memory card using a computer equipped with a card reader or card slot. |
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1 | Insert a formatted memory card in the card reader or card slot. If Nikon Transfer or ViewNX 2 is installed, Nikon Transfer or Nikon Transfer 2 may start automatically; exit the application before proceeding. |
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Windows 7/Vista Under Windows 7/Vista, an AutoPlay dialog may be displayed. Click . |  |
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Windows XP Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk dialog may be displayed. Click Cancel. |  |
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2 | Copy “NKLD#####.BIN” to the memory card (##### represents the distortion control data version). |
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When copying is complete, confirm that the memory card contains the file “NKLD#####.BIN”, where ##### represents the distortion control data version. |
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Important Be sure to copy the lens data to the root directory of the memory card. The camera will not recognize the new data if it is placed in a folder under the root directory. |
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3 | If your computer shows the memory card as a removable disk, right-click the removable disk and select Eject from the menu that appears. Remove the memory card from the card reader or card slot. |
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