Trouble installing software on a non-administrator account

I am the Administrator on the family iMac desktop. My daughter has a Nikon camera and I am trying to install the software for her camera while she is logged into her account. When I go to install the software, I am prompted by the Mac to enter my Admin name and password. Then a few secs later another msg comes up prompted by the software stating that Administrator or higher level access privileges are needed.......
Huh???
What does an administrator need to do in order to install software for a non-admin account? Do I need to log into my own account as an administrator to do this?
Thanks

Administrator privileges are normally required to install software. That's a Mac OS X security measure. I suggest booting into your account and installing it from there, globally, so all users can affectively use them.

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