iPIXÆ Photography with Nikon Digital Cameras 1. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Welcome to iPIX® ImagingThank you for your purchase of an iPIX® Camera Kit featuring the NikonCoolpix digital camera. With your kit, you can shoot and build immersiveiPIX images in a matter of minutes. iPIX images enable you to “stepinside” an environment—exploring up, down, and all around. It is a solu-tion that has proven valuable for many markets, including real estate,travel, publishing, education, training, and journalism.This book describes the steps to set up your equipment, establish settingson your camera to optimize it for iPIX photography, and download yourimages to your computer.Two of the most important camera kit components are the fisheye lens androtator. The fisheye lens attaches to your camera and broadens the field ofview (FOV) of your camera’s fixed lens. The rotator lets you turn yourcamera exactly 180°—capturing one 180° picture, or “hemisphere.” Twohemispheres are used to create an iPIX image.The Fisheye Lensattaches to thecamera’s fixed lens.The fisheye lens and rotator attach to the camera. The rotators are customized for eachcamera model.The Rotator attachesto the camera baseand the tripod.1